Love Shmove.
Everyone knows the real reason to celebrate Valentine’s Day: it’s a great excuse to unapologetically consume exorbitant amounts of chocolate. So whether or not you buy into the manufactured holiday, don’t miss out on the chance to stuff your face with chocolate treats.
Most likely, you can already think of about a million ways to celebrate. Or ten million, if you’re as in love with chocolate as I am.
(But I don’t think that’s possible!!)
Here are some ideas: Healthy Chocolate Recipes.
The above recipes are healthy ideas to treat yourself, so you can be good to your heart while still treating your tastebuds. Most of them are also pretty easy and quick to make! However, just in case you feel like doing absolutely no work today, I still gotcha covered…
Every day, I get quite a few email offers for product reviews, and I have to turn most of them down. But when the Sweet Riot company offered to send samples of their new chocolate bars, I certainly couldn’t turn those down!
First and foremost, their chocolate is awesome because it’s fair-trade. It’s also vegan and gluten-free. I really enjoyed the 85% bars—the taste reminds me somewhat of Magic Shell. (My roommie gobbled up all of the little 70% squares. She appreciated the fact that they’re only 20 calories per square.)
It’s been awhile since my last giveaway, so how about a quick chocolate giveaway in honor of Valentine’s Day Chocolate Appreciation Day? (Every day should be Chocolate Appreciation Day.)
This giveaway is now closed.
Congratulations to Madi.
I’ve emailed you!
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They sound delicious, I’d love to try them all! Happy Chocolate Appreciation Day!
Love your website, so glad I stumble upon it. Chocolate what could be better, why 20 calorie chocolate is how!!
Happy Chocolate Lover’s Day.
( I need, WANT this. )
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Just found your website and can’t wait to try some of your recipes!
Wow, these chocolate bars sound amazing! I’d love to give them a try, even if I don’t win.
I was definitely hoping that this giveaway would be more along the lines of, “I’m giving one lucky reader one of EVERY single one of my recipes!” That would be a field day, for life.
But this will do too.
I would love to try the SweetRiot chocolate! I love the mini wrapped ones
Great Blog also 
Hi Katie,
So your German chocolate balls morphed into another concoction yesterday…
My good friend wanted to make her own chocolate covered strawberries for V-day. She thought up the idea to make Smores Strawberries (not sure if there is a recipe like this online but as far as I know she came up with these on her own). She stuffed strawberries with a marshmallow/graham cracker mixture and then covered them in dark chocolate. Yum! Picture here: https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=3374498966257&set=a.1552211210202.2071451.1382798185&type=1&theater¬if_t=photo_comment_tagged
ANYWAYS, she likes to multi-cook/bake when in the kitchen. I saw her put walnuts and dates in her food processor (assuming she was making your German balls because she is an avid follower as well) so I asked her what she was making and to my surprise she said, “I dunno.” Then I said. you could make a similar version of Katie’s GCCBs if you add a little salt and vanilla with some cocoa powder (I forgot to say “coconut” too but read on…)! She ran to her pantry, grabbed all of that and blended it all. Also to my surprise, she wasn’t too thrilled with the taste ( I think she doesnt like dates) but I was in heaven and had stop myself from eating it all. My dear friend saw how much I enjoyed these she she rolled and surprised me with bliss… she added coconut flakes on her own without knowing the recipe calls for coconut and then dipped them in the melted chocolate and then rolled them in coconut.. all for me for Valentine’s day! They are aWeSoMe! and thank you for the recipe!
One more thing, I saw the endangered spices chocolate bar on here one day and though how I would like to try it. Then I just happened to find a few bars at our local Sprouts (similar to WholeFoods)! I was super excited!
Ok, enough for now.
I hope you are having a wonder Love day! Remember, friends and family count as Valentines too!
Love you,
D
YUM! Thank you so much for sharing.
I hope you like the ES bars… they are my favorites!
Chocolate!!! Just found your site a couple days ago and am loving it. Thanks you!!!
I am thoroughly enjoying following your blog! Thanks for the contest
I can never get enough chocolate, these sound delish!!
you sure know how to make a girl’s heart twitter! dark chocolate that’s like magic shell? count me in!
I would love a Valentine treat!
Yum Yum!! Looks so lovely
My favorite day of the year: February 15 (aka 50% off chocolate day!)
I’m living away from home and nothing makes me feel better than CHOCOLATE
I love chocolate!! ^-^
mmmm Chocolate!!
Chocolate! Sugar! Yay!
I think everyday should be chocolate appreciation day, too.
Love your blog! Thanks so much for the giveaway.
The chocolate looks yummy! I am always pleased to try out new vegan chocolate!
I only tried 40% cocoa, so I’d love to try this!
Hope I win!! Love you Katie!!
Wow, these look delicious! I would love to win them; I could definitely use them to bake with, since vegan chocolate can be so expensive:)
I would love to win those bars.
Happy Chocolate Appreciation Day! I would luuuuuurve some dark chocolate
Those look so good! I like how there’s 60, 70, and 85% cacao to mix it up!
great giveaway! I would love to try these
I need some dark chocolate bars in my life.
Chocolate! Woohoo! Oh (and slightly more coherently), I made your deep dish cookie pie the other day for my omnivore dad and he loved it. He couldn’t believe how healthy it was compared to most desserts. And it was so quick to make!
Yum! These look amazing. I would love to try them
It’s my birthday! I would love some dark chocolate as a birthday present =D I have TWO reasons to eat lots of dessert-y decadence today!
I was at a restaurant over the weekend and they had their tables decorated with cutesy stuffed animals for Valentine’s Day. My elderly friend said, “Now what would you do if someone gave you one of these for Valentine’s Day.” and I said, “I would tell them to take it back and buy me some chocolate!” LOL.
I just got back from Whole Foods and I am going to be making your Chocolate-Pumpkin Pizookie for my mom’s Valentine’s dinner tonight….it will just be the two of us but what the heck…it’s Valentine’s Day…splurge a little
Happy Chocolate Appreciation Day! Just learned about your website and eager to try your recipes!
Oh my goodness…CHOCOLATE! I would love to win these!
Those look delicious! Awesome giveaway
I love your blog so much! It’s great that you promote veganism through delicious desserts, and I love that these bars are organic! You should try a recipe for black bean brownies sometime
what a perfect giveaway for Valentines Day!
I feel I must sample these bars!
i would love to try these!!!!!!
Yummm…pick me please
Happy Valentine’s Day!!! I would love to try these bars as I am lactose and gluten free!
Delicious…though this might last me all of an hour.
Happy Chocolate Appreciation Day to you too!
I would love to try these! Thanks for the giveaway!
Happy Valentine’s Day! I’d love to try that chocolate
Yum! Thank you for being so generous with all of that chocolate!
I would love to win this chocolate and try out some of your recipes with it!
Love all your ideas Katie!
Wow, these look amazing! Only 20 calories per square? I’d probably just eat the whole bar anyways…
It’s so hard to find 85% chocolate – that’s all I can handle. Hate the sweet stuff, got to have that rich deep dark chocolate flavour!
Yay! Happy Chocolate Lover’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day! I would love to try them! My boys (2 and 5) and I are going to make your sugar cookies into heart cut outs with sprinkles of course!
I loooove the Sweet Riot cacao nibs!
I just recently started following your blog and have already made a few of your recipes (the macaroons are amazing!!!). I love good dark chocolate and would love to try chocolate from this company!!! Chocolate Appreciation Day is my favorite holiday!!!!
Awesome blog Katie! I love your chocolate creations.
Those look absolutely delicious!!!
Happy v-tines day! Thanks for the offer!!!
I agree – every day should be chocolate appreciation day!!
Now there’s a reason to celebrate. There’s nothing quite like high quality chocolate!
Hi Katie, I made your Chocolate Bar Pie for my beloved this Valentine’s Day. I came across this recipe and wanted to pass it along to you.
Serves 4
http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/genius-recipe-two-ingredient-chocolate-mousse-173200947.html
8 ounces chocolate (we used 70% bittersweet – choose a high quality chocolate you love)
3/4 cup (6 ounces) water
ice cubes
freshly whipped cream for topping (optional)
1. Simply pour water into a saucepan. Then, over medium heat, whisk in the chocolate. The result is a homogenous sauce.
2. Pour the chocolate mixture into a bowl set over an ice bath, then whisk the chocolate sauce, either manually with a whisk or with an electric mixer (if using an electric mixer, watch closely — it will thicken faster). It will thicken and strands of chocolate will form inside the loops of the whisk. Pour or spoon immediately into ramekins, small bowls or jars and let set.
3. Note: Three things can go wrong. Here’s how to fix them. If your chocolate doesn’t contain enough fat, melt the mixture again, add some chocolate, and then whisk it again. If the mousse is not light enough, melt the mixture again, add some water, and whisk it once more. If you whisk it too much, so that it becomes grainy, this means that the foam has turned into an emulsion. In that case simply melt the mixture and whisk it again, adding nothing.
4. Serve immediately, or refrigerate. Top with whipped cream if desired.
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Chocolate Appreciation Day…haha. Love it =)
Thanks Katie ! You are awesome !
MMMMMMM CHOCOLATE!!!!! LOVE< LOVE<LOVE.
They make one of my favorite chocolate bars. It is a shame they are a bit expensive.
Chocolate!!! I’m always looking for better chocolate options- you want something that tastes good and is good for you/others too!
CCK, I follow you on twitter and facebook…I would love to try these bars!
Vegan and Gluten Free Chocolate completes me!!!
I love dark chocolate- I am sure I would be a big fan of the 85%!!:)
Oooh please please please pick me pick me! *w*
And furthermore… it’s so nice of you of not requiring to follow you in order to enter the giveaway… I now love you even more
Btw I hope the god of chocolate will bless me this time!
Love (:
chocolate appreciation day? i think yes(:
ever since a fellow vegan friend of mine recommended this blog to me i have been OBSESSED! every recipe i’ve tried so far has been ahh- mazing. whenever i bake your healthy desserts for people, and tell them afterwards that it’s vegan they are so surprised! it’s like what you said on your about me: i don’t want it to good, for being healthy. i want it to be good, period. <3
thanks for all the delicious recipes & happy valentine's day!
Love your blog! I love chocolate too
Love the packaging on those chocolate bars.
I deem this post the only good thing about Valentine’s Day!
Oh yummy!!! Nice to have found a girl with my same love for all things chocolate!
Happy Chocolate Appreciation day and Single’s Awareness day!
<3
I love CCK and chocolate bars!
Nothing like a giveaway to make me write my first comment! I just stumbled upon your blog a few weeks ago and I love it! I have made multiple recipes and am literally about to make chocolate mousse for valentines day dessert tonight. Thank you for the recipes and I look forward to trying even more of them!
I would love to win, do you think they would send them over to the UK though?
I just found your blog and I gotta say how much I love it!! I live for chocolate, and hope you have a good v-day!
I would love to have these
Would love to try these. So thankful to you for sharing your recipes – my kids ask for and prefer your desserts over everything else out there!
I’m always up for trying new chocolates!
I would love to win the set of Sweet Riot chocolate. My kids and I are chocoholics, but one has a milk allergy. The fact that these are vegan would be perfect for him. Thanks!
I don’t need an excuse to eat chocolate, but Happy Valentine’s Day!
Those look delicious! I made your chocolate mousse last night and LOVED it!
Thank you for the giveaway!
Pick me! Would love to win. Happy Valentines Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day to you too! Yesterday I bought a whole bunch of strawberries (buy one container get one free) and will probably douse them in dark chocolate tonight. Yum! I love the packaging of these chocolate bars, and it’s awesome that they’re vegan, gluten-free, and fair trade.
yum
I agree, I would love to win some of those chocolates. They sound amazing.
I would love to win these chocolate bars Katie! Happy Valentines day!
Mmm chocolate…
Happy Chocolate Day!
From one chocolate obsessed Katie to another
Wow, that chocolate sounds great!
My comment is to simply wish you a happy valentine’s day!
These look amazing!
Love your all the goodies you post!! I have a BIG sweet tooth, so it’s nice to indulge without the calories!! Oh…and OF COURSE I’d love some free chocolate:)
Sounds delicious!
Happy Valentine´s Day
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Love the design of the chocolate! And I love 85%! So good. (though I mostly use it for baking
Those sound absolutely delicious!!
I love this blog! I just recently found it and have already become addicted (I love the cookie dough dip!)! I hope I can win the giveaway
This would go perfectly with my fair trade coffee!!
Love your site, love dark chocolate = )
Wow! It’s really nice of you to do a giveaway. Good luck everyone!
I’ve never commented before but since I’m here I just need to tell you that frankly, this is the best website on the entire internet, and believe me, I have been to most of them. How I never heard of it before a few weeks ago (I was looking for a vegan cookie recipe) I do not understand but I tell EVERYONE about you!
Wow, thank you SO much!
WOW!! I’ve never heard of this company before, sounds great though!! I would really LOVE to get my fingers on some of that good-looking delishiousness in bar-form!!!!
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Happy Chocolate Appreciation Day
Happy Valentine’s Day!
I’m enjoying your website! Thank you for all the yummy recipes!
love chocolate and your blog!
Happy Valentíne’s to all the chocolate lovers!!! Thank you Katie for the amazing recipes and thanks to Sweet Riot for the giveaway. These chocolate bars sound and look so good! I’m just imaging how they taste! Sweet day everybody! =)
Chocolate bars? I’d love them!
Happy Valentine’s Day and thank you for your gifts of so many fun chocolate recipes. Have a wonderful day.
i love the name and packaging, too! mmm… chocolate!
Much better than my brother’s idea S.A.D. Single Awareness Day
I can always appreciate chocolate!
How could you possibly turn down Sweet Riot? I’m in!
Fantastic giveaway for Valentine’s Day! Good luck to all!
If Canadian readers are allowed to enter, I’d love to have a chance!
I made your red velvet pancakes and chocolate frosting today for my fiancé. Awesome! Thanks for the inspiration.
I would love to win! And the wraps just look sooo cute and colorful!!
Always in the mood for some chocolate!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
thanks for having this giveaway!
Every day at Chez Melissa is Chocolate Appreciation Day!
Those look lovely! Fingers crossed
This chocoholic would love to try those bars! Sounds fantastic!
I have never heard of sweet riot before. But I will definitely have to look for them in my store….. I am always looking for new vegan foods. And chocolate is definitely a plus!
I love the packaging!
Happy Valentine’s Day, Katie! I’ve made two batches of the German Chocolate Fudge Balls recipe since you posted them last week–I can’t get enough of them!
My mom gave me little fair-trade hearts fro Chocopreciation day, wrapped up in little red foils. So cute. I think I’ll put some in my oatmeal tomorrow…maybe with some strawberries. Love the post.
Making your chocolate mousse for my sweetheart tonight! xox
Looks delish! Checked out their website & Sweet Riot chocolate is sold right up the road from me!
Currently, the probability of you picking my comment is 0.00190839695 (1/524) if you randomly choose. Hopefully, you’ll be biased by my fabulous mathemathical skills and not randomly choose.
Happy Valentine’s Day, Katie!
Happy Chocoholic’s Day and thanks for the giveaway!
Holy deliciousness….whoever wins is one lucky rubber ducky
Yummmm! I looovve chocolate and would love to try these. They look great!
Oh my gosh. How perfect is this? I’m on a mission to find the perfect brownie recipe and i was looking for a good healthier daaaaark chocolate to use! This would be so useful.
Mmm, they look great, I’d love to try them!
I hope i win!!! And of corse I follow you on facebook
oooh! chocolate! Fun! Thanks for the chance!
Hi Katie! I love your website – I found the cookie dough dip recipe on Pinterest. At first I discredited it because it had chickpeas in it, but I got some courage and decided to make it over Christmas break. It was AMAZING! I can’t wait to try your other recipes. You’ve definitely changed my opinion towards healthier desserts. Thanks!
Pick me, pick me, pick me!!!
yummmm fair trade chocolate is the best
happy v day!
I always thought I didn’t like chocolate. You’ve made me realize I only like REAL chocolate
I am one of the biggest chocoholics alive – thats why i love your site so much katie!! i’d love to win these choco bars, but cant say they’d last long hehe
CHOCOLATE! this looks delicious (==
Katie~
I absolutely love your blog. It has truly inspired me to broaden my chocolate addiction pallet. I would love to win Sweet Riot chocolate! YUM! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Valentine’s Day! I will be enjoying some chocolate mousse yogurt!
Oh good lordy those sound amazing.
We are just taking baby steps to vegitarianism! Your site is giving me hope that it is possible to have yummy foods that are healthy too! Have to say we are all about chocolate here
or as my 4 year old little guy calls it “chocolick mommy, chocolick”! Thanks a bunch 
Oh yum, I love chocolate!
I never realized there was someone who understood chocolate the way I do…until I found your blog! I would never give up my vegan lifestyle (I love animals and care about the environment way to much) but I do miss all the sweets I used to eat! Thank you for all the amazing recipes and making it so much easier for me to live this healthy and kind lifestyle. Happy Valentine’s Day!
These look so good!! Love the packaging too!
I would love to try try these. Sounds delicious!
Mmmm yes please!
Love chocolate! I’ve been making your oatmeal breakfast cookies like crazy – so good
Happy Chocolate Appreciation Day!
I don’t think I love chocolate as much as you but oh do I still love chocolate! Thanks for the giveaway Katie!
Mmmmm chocolate! Thanks for the opportunity, and Happy Valentine’s Day/Chocolate Appreciation Day!
Holy cow I want to try the 20-calorie squares! Slightly less practical when you eat a dozen, but it’s good to imagine…
I want me some chocolate!
I actually have an 85% sweet riot bar sitting in my pantry at this very moment! Haha. A souvenir from my last trip to Whole Foods (the closest one to me is 2.5 hours away)
I’d love to have more 
Hi Katie!
I’ve been meaning to tell you thanks you for creating such wonderful recipes! Because of you I finally succeeded in eating only vegan foods. Every time I tried in the past I was just too bored with the foods/recipes I could find. I also want to tell you that I truly enjoy reading your blog! When I subscribed to other recipe blogs in the past I basically just looked at the recipes. Thanks again!
Can’t wait to try this brand!
Hey CCK! Sherlock here…entering your giveaway for the first time. *crosses fingers*
I’ve never heard of Sweet Riot but after mentioning they’re only 20 calories per square, even a guy can’t resist.
Thanks for hosting this giveaway
I already like you on Twitter/FB, and would ‘like’ you twice if I could.
Happy Valentine’s!
xxx
These sound yummy! Love your blog and am now following on Twitter.
Mmmm I cannot wait to try this brand!
wow those chocolate bars look fun! I’d love to try them…I love chocolate (but you probably could’ve guessed that)
Those look delicious!! Happy Chocolate Appreciation Day!
Me! Me! Me!
I need chocolate
How can I NOT enter a chocolate giveaway?
um YUM! who doesn’t love chocolate, especially free chocolate?
Kate, I just love you and your blog. I hope you’re feeling the love today, on LOVE DAY. Thanks for giving us a chance to win some chocolate! You’re the best. <3
Yay for enviromentally friendly/ animal friendly chocolate!
I am sure that nothing storebought could ever compare with your wonderful recipes! I am glad you are out there to appease my uncontrollable sweet tooth.
I want to try these chocolates, they look amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Um CHOCOLATE for FREE on Valentines Day?! Yes please!!
Mmm those sound so good! I’d love to try them
Mmmm… chocalate-y goodness!
Would love to win those chocolate bars!!! Fair trade, gluten free, vegan chocolate … what could be better?!? Yum!
Would love to win those chocolate bars!!! Fair trade, gluten free, vegan chocolate … what could be better?!? Yum!
I’m not feeling very lucky in love today, but maybe I’ll be lucky in this!!
These bars sound yummy – would love to try and win. Happy Valentine’s Day – I made your healthy brownies for tonight and red velvet pancakes this morning! Never too much chocolate!
You already have 576 comments in ONE HOUR?! Those aren’t very good odds for me, but if you don’t play you can’t WIN!
feliz dia de san valentin!!!
I want those chocolate bars! yum yum
I’m not feeling very lucky in love, but maybe I’ll be lucky in this!
I am vegan and I live in an area that is definitely not vegan-friendly; we only got our first Trader Joe’s three months ago (it has been amazing) and searching for vegan chocolate is even more difficult! Whether I get those bars or not, I think I will check the company out as I am always looking for new vegan options where I live!
I love Sweet Riot!
You are the best! Happy Valentine’s Day to an amazing chocolate-covered blog star.
I love chocolate, so the chocolate is more than welcome!…
These look fantastic! Thanks so much for the giveaway!
Happy Chocolate Day! <3 I am planning on making one of your recipes for tonight!
Me want chocolate!
I’ve never heard of this brand but it sounds wonderful. I’d love to try them!
Aaaahhh!!! Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate!!! Yuuum! It is such a shame that we do not have this brand in my country, because it sounds sooo good – vegan, gf and fair-trade. Oh I wish I could taste them at least once (dreaming)
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Thank you, Kate, for showing such a tastiness, but my taste buds are now quite mad on me, because I do not have any chocolate nor cacao in my dorm, oh no!
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Anyways, happy Chocolate Appreciation Day!
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Chocolate. They say men think about sex every 3 minutes, for me it’s chocolate. I put it in my morning green smoothies, have some dark chocolate after lunch and end my day with a few dark squares and a glass (or 2) of red wine. I don’t remember the last day of my life that I did not consume any chocolate! I would LOVE to win some and taste these babies!
Happy Valentine’s Day!! I love me some chocolate.
love dark choc! happy vday!
I love sweetriot!!! Happy hearts day!
I would love to win! Dark chocolate is my favorite
I need some chocolate to eat while my stitches heal up- then I can get back to baking!
Katie! You have to hook me up with the chocolate give away! I am your biggest fan and would love it so much!
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