Chocolate-Raspberry Sauce


Chocolate or Vanilla?

The subject of today’s post is once again chocolate. You didn’t think I’d ignore it two days in a row, did you?

chocolate syrup

Above, on top of my Voluminous Ice Cream.

The sauce is actually not my recipe; it’s Barleans Essential Woman chocolate-raspberry swirl. I discovered this healthy chocolate sauce while shopping at my local health food store. Don’t ask me why, but they were giving out free samples. Yes, on a spoon. Weird, right?

Or maybe not so weird… I certainly never would’ve bought it on my own. But as soon as I read it was vegan, I was all over those free samples.

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Barleans Essential Woman Chocolate-Raspberry Swirl

Oh my chocolate cream pie, this stuff is good. And—bonus—it’s rich in Omega-3s, 6s and 9s! I’m a big believer in only eating foods that taste good, regardless of their health benefits. If it doesn’t taste good, I’m not eating it. (So keep that wheatgrass away from me, thanks.)

This healthy chocolate syrup, while packing a nutritional punch, manages to taste like real chocolate syrup. It’s also sugar free. (Side note: The info on their website is outdated; this sauce is, in fact, vegan.)

Question of the Day:

Chocolate or Vanilla?

You know where my loyalties lie! Just in case, here’s a clue.

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85 Comments

  1. Hannah says:

    chocolate, hands down. although your vanilla ice cream from yesterday does look delicious…especially on top of the CHOCOLATE chip cookie pie! 😉

  2. Katherine says:

    I’m totally a vanilla girl. I add vanilla to everything! Though I also like wheatgrass, so maybe I’m just weird like that.

  3. Abby says:

    Chocolate all the way! 🙂

  4. Melissa says:

    The expression is, “that’s so vanilla” for a reason! Cho-co-late, baby!

  5. katie @KatieDid says:

    such a toss up for me honestly. I love vanilla based ice creams so much better than chocolate. But dark chocolate bars are my absolute favorite treat, and I even like unsweetened chocolate a lot too. So both!

  6. Jackie @ Baking Charms says:

    I really need to attempt the ice cream from yesterday… it doesn’t get much healthier or easier than your recipe! Amazing

    PS: Your skin is gorgeous you don’t need makeup 🙂

  7. Emma (Sweet Tooth Runner) says:

    CHOCOLATE ALL THE WAY BABY!! I think you knew that too 😉

    That sauce sounds AMAZING!! And it’s vegan?! I’m definitely looking out for it when go to the States in a month! 😀

    P.S. “Oh my chocolate cream pies”?! WAY better than Oh My Muppets if you ask me 😛

    1. Lo says:

      Haha I like both sayings! And how come the US has such yummy things?!?

  8. Lauren says:

    I love CHOCOLATE! Katie – That Chocolate Raspberry Sauce looks amazing! Will there be a future Copy-Cat Recipe?!

    1. Chocolate-Covered Katie says:

      LOL probably not… I’ll just keep buying this one. I could try to make something homemade for cheaper, but if I wanted to keep it high in omega 3s, I’d have to buy flax oil anyway.

  9. Holly @ The Runny Egg says:

    I love that it is called “essential woman” — it should be “essential FOR women” 🙂

    I love chocolate and vanilla, although I probably prefer vanilla a little more.

    1. Chocolate-Covered Katie says:

      Haha chocolate, itself, is essential for women!! 🙂

  10. Hannah says:

    I much prefer chocolate in general, but I usually prefer vanilla ice cream to go with other things. Actually, probably one of the best things is something rich and chocolatey with vanilla ice cream.