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Carob chips are made from carob. Carob is a flowering evergreen shrub that belongs to the pea family and is native to the Mediterranean region. This tree is mainly grown for its seeds. The seeds of carob tree are used from the ancient times, in the ancient Egypt carob was used as a sweetener and also consumed. The juice carob was also commonly consumed during the Islamic month.

Nowadays, carob is dried or roasted and then formed into chips or powder. These chips are used as unsweetened chocolate substitute in cookies and cakes. Carob powder is sometimes used as a substitute in coffee. This was a small introduction to the carob chips food ingredients. The recipes mentioned below, will tell you how you can use them in your cooking!

Traditional Carob Chips

Ingredients
Carob powder, 1 cup
Rapadura (form of sugarcane juice), 1 cup
Coconut oil, 1 cup
Chocolate extract, 1 teaspoon
Vanilla extract, 1 tbs

Process
This is a very simple recipe for making carob chips. Take a glass bowl and place all the ingredients in it. Place this bowl in simmering water only until the coconut oil and chocolate extract melts. Mix well and spread the mixture on a piece of butter parchment, chill in the refrigerator. If you want thick chocolate, line a loaf pan with parchment paper and then add the mixture to it. Remove the mixture when it has hardened. Cut the chips into desired shapes and store in an airtight container, in the refrigerator. This recipe contains coconut oil, so you have to store it in refrigerator as coconut oil melts quickly. Tip: if you are not able to find rapadura, you can replace it with 1 tsp of stevia powder.

Healthy Carob Chip Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
Carob chips, 1 cup
Whole wheat flour, 1 cup
Honey, 1 cup
Beaten egg, 1
Butter or oil, ? cup
Chopped nuts, 1 cup
Salt, 1 tsp
Vanilla extract, 1 ts
Baking soda, 1 tsp

Process
Firstly sift all the dry ingredients together. Then cream honey, butter, vanilla and egg in a bowl, now mix the dry ingredients to this mixture. Add in nuts and carob chips, mix well. Refrigerate the mixture for about 30 minutes. After the required time, drop the chilled mixture onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for about 10-12 minutes in a preheated 350 degrees F oven.

Butter Carob Chips Recipe
Ingredients
Carob powder, 1 cup
Coconut oil, 5/8 cup
Butter, 1 stick

Process
To start with, sieve carob powder through a wire mesh strainer. If the sieved powder measures less than 1 cup, sieve some more, set aside. Place coconut oil in a small saucepan and heat it on medium-low heat until it melts. Pour the melted coconut oil in the sieved carob powder and mix until thick paste is formed. Grease a baking sheet with the stick of butter, spread the carob mixture over the sheet, the thickness should be about ? inch. Transfer the spread mixture to the refrigerator and chill for about 30 to 40 minutes, or until hardened. Cut the hardened chips in desired shape, then place them in a zippered place and store in the refrigerator until needed.

Thus, these were ingredients in carob chips. Talking about the nutritional value of carob chips, these chips are rich in dietary fibers, proteins and potassium. As you must have observed, making carob chips is not only easy, but healthy too! So, start making those tasty cookies with the help of these carob chips chinafooding ingredients. Your guests will surely be impressed with the different kinds of delicious snacks you make out of carob chips!