I'm not really an advocate for feeding chocolate to kids, but I found this recipe for 'healthy' chocolate, and it can easily be adapted to be kid friendly.
Dairy-free, Sugar-free Chocolates
Dairy-free, Sugar-free Chocolates
1/2 cup coconut oil
3 to 4 tablespoons of almond butter
1 tablespoon of honey
1 to 2 tablespoons of coco powder
Coconut oil turns solid when it cools and is essentially what holds these chocolates together, and thus cannot be substituted.
The original recipe says to blend ingredients in a blender and then press into molds. I ended up melting the coconut oil on the stove and then mixing it into the rest of the ingredients, and then pouring it into mini cupcake cups in a pan.
Put the pan in the freezer to solidify the mix.
For a softer type of chocolate, keep in the fridge after the mix had hardened, and let sit out on a plate for a minute before eating.
If left out of refrigeration for too long, however, the mixture will re-goopify.
To make these kid friendly you can substitute the honey for Agave nectar (because babies under 1 year should not consume honey, and some people prefer to wait even longer than that before introducing it), and the coco powder for carob powder (because chocolate contains caffeine and caffeine makes bouncy kids).
I also experimented with different toppings, like sliced almonds and berries.
You can change the nut butter used for a different flavour too.
Yummy treats without the guilt!
Happy Eating!
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