Paleo Chocolate Marshmallow Cups

It’s Halloween, and there is LOTS of candy around, but I am not giving in! Those bite sized chocolate bars look so enticing… but then I remember that they are sugar and chemical laced, and it’s not so hard to resist. So I opted to make my own Halloween treats this year, without all the yucky stuff! And ooh. They are yummy in my tummy!

One of my favourite blogs, How Sweet It Is, posted these Homemade Mallo Cups the other day, and I just HAD to make a paleo friendly version. So I got out my handy dandy Kitchenaid mixer, and got on it!! The results were little cups of gooey, marshmallowy heaven, enrobed in deliciously rich homemade chocolate. Mmm! The marshmallow cream is perfectly fluffy, and of course, naturally sweetened with honey and coconut palm sugar. The chocolate is smooth and dark, and creates an irresistible crunchy shell. It too is sweetened with honey, and made with organic cacao powder, cocoa butter, and coconut oil! Superfood candy! I love it!!

Paleo Chocolate Marshmallow Cups
Grain Free, Gluten Free, Refined Sugar Free, Dairy Free, Gelatin Free

Ingredients:
Marshmallow Fluff:
(Yields.. a lot!)
3 egg whites
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup coconut palm sugar
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Chocolate:
(Yields enough for 12 mini marshmallow cups)
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup cocoa butter
1/2 cup cocoa powder or cacao powder
1/3 cup honey (give or take depending on desired sweetness)
1 tsp. vanilla

Directions
Chocolate:
1. In a small pot, add coconut oil, cacao, and honey, and stir over low heat until melted and combined.
2. Stir in vanilla, and remove from heat.
3. Pour a small amount into lined or coconut oiled mini muffin tins, then freeze until set.

Marshmallow Fluff:
1. Whip egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks have formed.
2. Combine honey, coconut palm sugar, and water in a pot and bring to a boil. Use a candy thermometer, and boil the mixture until it reaches between 240°F and 245°F. This should take a few minutes. Remove from heat.
3. Turn the mixer on low, and very slowly drizzle the syrup into the egg whites. Very slowly! If you go too fast, the eggs will scramble, and that would be devastating!
4. Once incorporated, add the vanilla, then increase the speed to medium high and whip until your fluff is glossy and creates stiff peaks. This could take anywhere from 5 – 10 minutes depending on your mixer.
5. Add a little scoop of the fluff to the muffin cups, on top of the now set chocolate, and pour an additional layer of chocolate on top of the marshmallow.
6. Place in freezer to set.
7. Store in fridge or freezer, and store remaining fluff in the fridge.
8. Indulge in a healthier Halloween treaty!! =)

*Note: This recipe makes A LOT of fluff. I made 36 mini marshmallow cups with it, plus Fluffernutter ice cream, and had some left over! It filled two thirds of my Kitchenaid stand mixer bowl! So feel free to half the recipe or use the excess to make a whole lot of s’mores. =)