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one full and one half piece of key lime filled chocolate hearts next to a slice of lime on a white plate on a lime green background
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Key Lime Protein Chocolates

Tart lime and sweet chocolate make a delicious combination in these Key Lime Protein Chocolates. Perfect healthy dessert or anytime treat! Makes 15 chocolates.
Prep Time30 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 15 pieces
Calories: 57kcal

Ingredients

Raw chocolate coating:

Key lime filling:

Instructions

  • Make the chocolate coating by mixing coconut oil, agave, and cacao powder. If the mixture is lumpy, warm it by placing the bowl in a larger bowl of warm water. You’ll want the chocolate to be smooth, but thick enough to stick to the mold. If it gets too thin, let it cool slightly. (This is the only tricky part, getting the right consistency.)
  • Fill the mold cavities about ½ way with the raw chocolate, and shift the mold so that the chocolate covers all sides of each cavity.
  • Over a sheet of parchment paper, turn the mold over and pour out what hasn’t stuck to the mold.
  • Using a bowl scraper or the back side of a knife, scrape off any excess chocolate from the top surface of the mold.
  • Place the mold in the freezer for 3-5 minutes to set the chocolate. Also fold and freeze the parchment to cool the chocolate so you can peel it off and warm it up again.
  • Meanwhile, mix the lime juice, lime zest, and whey protein.
  • Remove the mold from the freezer. Fill the chocolates with the key lime whey filling, leaving a little room in each mold cavity for more chocolate.
  • Top with remaining chocolate.
  • Freeze for at least 10 minutes.
  • Enjoy!
  • Store in the freezer. If the chocolates freeze for several hours or more, leave them out for a few minutes before serving.

Notes

A note about substitutions: you might try replacing the whey with casein, but I don’t think vegan powders would work well in the filling.

Nutrition

Serving: 1piece | Calories: 57kcal | Carbohydrates: 2.8g | Protein: 2.6g | Fat: 4g | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 1.4g | Net Carbohydrates: 2.4g