These gorgeous chocolate candies are pretty easy, and use just three delicious ingredients. Plus, they are gluten and dairy free! They package well for gifts too!

I think coconut butter is divine in candy, because it gives you that melt in your mouth feel. Who am I kidding, I can eat it straight off the spoon! In this recipe I combined it with cherry concentrate for the candy centers and layered it between dark chocolate.

I used a silicon candy mold to make the heart shapes (here). Mini muffin cups will work also, but the mold was inexpensive and can be used for baking too!

These are perfect for Valentines Day, but I wouldn’t say no to them any time. You can even use different shaped molds depending on the season or occasion!!!

Here’s a photo of the mold as I was making the candy. This is the first layer.

Chocolate Cherry Valentine Hearts

Ingredients:

1 Cup of Dark Chocolate Chips, divided (I used Enjoy Life)

1/2 Cup of Coconut Butter

2 Tablespoons of Cherry Concentrate (I used this organic brand)

Directions:

In a double boiler, place 1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips, and melt them stirring slowly.

Put a teaspoon of melted chocolate in the bottom of twelve heart molds, and put the mold on a cookie sheet. Tap the cookie sheet vigorously on the counter, so the melted chocolate spreads over the bottom of the hearts evenly. Put the mold in the refrigerator for ten minutes to set the chocolate.

Measure your coconut butter into a small microwave safe bowl that is big enough to use a hand held mixer in later. Melt the coconut butter in ten second increments, stirring in between until soft. Using a hand held mixer, and beat in the cherry concentrate.

Remove the candy mold from the refrigerator, and form the cherry filling into teaspoon sized balls. I use a teaspoon scoop to make this easy, and I scoop and roll them between my hands. Place a ball in each heart mold on top of the chocolate and press down to evenly cover the heart.

Melt the remaining 1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips, and spoon it evenly over the tops of the cherry filling. Vigorously tap the pan on the counter to flatten the melted chocolate and help it spread evenly. Refrigerate for ten minutes to set.

Makes 12 Heart Candies

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