Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and we all enjoy a little something special for the occasion, preferably pink or red! Just because you are following the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol doesn’t mean that you have to miss out on all the fun! There are still ways to enjoy your food and watch your health at the same time. That’s why I came up with these adorable raspberry coconut candies! They are small, they are cute, they taste good, and if you wrap them up all nice and pretty, they make a wonderful gift as well!
Paleo – AIP
Sugar Free
Raspberry Coconut Candies
Only 3 ingredients!
The secret ingredient needed to give this vibrant crimson color is in fact unsweetened, freeze dried raspberries
Once you have your secret ingredient to hand, you are going to reduce these freeze dried goodies into a powder. To do this, you can either blitz them a few times in a small grinder (I have been using my old repurposed coffee bean grinder!), or grind them up by hand with a mortar and pestle. It is preferable to grind only the quantity of fruit powder you need for the recipe. Even in a dry climate like Colorado, the powder absorbs humidity in the air and becomes rock hard.
Special equipment needed: silicon molds
- 1/3 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup coconut butter
- 3 tablespoons freeze dried raspberries
, reduced to a powder
- In a sauce pan over medium-low heat, heat up coconut oil and coconut butter until melted.
- Add raspberry powder and mix well, making sure there are no lump.
- Carefully spoon the liquid into the shapes of a silicon mold.
- Chill in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours before taking the raspberry coconut candies out of the mold.
- Bon appétit!
This recipe has been shared on Paleo AIP Recipe Roundtable.
Sophie these look so lovely. They would make a stunning gift 🙂
Thank you Kate 🙂
Would it work to use raspberry puree?
Hello Jennifer,
I believe it might work. Go slow and add a small portion of puree at a time (about 2 tablespoons). Good luck!
Love the sound of these! Traveling now, but definitely making these on our return home.
Thank you for the recipe. I have dried strawberries I will try it with but can these be frozen?
Hello Marie,
I haven’t tried before but I believe you can freeze these raspberry coconut candies. They will keep for a long time in the refrigerator though!
These look so tasty! I just love raspberries.
Would dehydrated raspberries work ok in place of the freeze dried?
Hello Samantha,
The trick is that you have to reduce the raspberries to powder, or a smooth purée if you are using fresh ones. Not sure if you can obtain a similar result with dehydrated raspberries as they tend to be “sticky”. I would try with fresh ones if you can’t find freeze dried raspberries. Good luck!
Have you tried using ice cube trays or something besides silicon molds? Thank you! So excited to try!
Hello Lacy,
Yes, I have tried with regular ice-cube trays. While they will give you a nice shape, it is REALLY hard to get the candies out of the trays. The nice thing with silicon molds is that you can easily push on the underside to pop the gummy out. You can find silicon molds on Amazon. I also have been lucky to find some at our local hobby and craft store, in the cake decorating aisle. Good luck!
These sound awesome! I admit I’ve never heard of coconut butter. Do you buy it at health food stores?
Hello Lorie!
Yes, you can find coconut butter in health food stores like Vitamin Cottage – Natural grocers, Wholefoods, Sprouts,… Or online on Amazon.com. Good luck!
Is there any trick to ensuring the powdered fruit stays mixed with the coconut oil and butter? When I made these, the coconut oil/butter separated so they were half red and half white. They were still tasty! But I’m curious to know the reason why this happened.
Mine turned white on top and raspberry on the bottom. They are cute, and taste great, but wondering how to make the raspberry stay throughout the whole thing. I used a silicone mold shaped like little pumpkins.