Sugar Free Dairy Free Chocolate Easter Bunny Candy
These sugar free, tree nut free and dairy free Easter bunnies are the easiest of Easter chocolates to make for Easter baskets. With a delicious creamy texture and just 5 simple ingredients needed, these solid chocolate bunnies will be a new Easter favorite!
Sugar Free Easter Bunnies
No need to buy expensive Easter candy for your kiddies when you can make it easily at home. No sugar added and only 5 ingredients needed to make these little chocolate bunnies!
Below is also a link to the white bunnies if you prefer! Less than 10 minutes and refrigeration time to harden for about 30 minutes and you’re done!
When stored at room temperature they do tend to soften but will not melt so they can be hidden in little Easter plastic eggs or wrapped in a little bag for your kiddies to find for Easter morning celebrations!
Milkless Chocolate Easter candy you can feel good about letting your kids have and of course you can sneak a piece or two as well for all that hard work into making them right?
Ingredients in Traditional Dark Chocolate Easter Bunny
Usually typical chocolate Easter bunnies are hollow bunnies. Our dairy-free ingredients for this better Easter treat is for a solid bunny and doesn’t include artificial colors, preservatives or sugar.
Hollow milk chocolate Easter bunnies typically consist of sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, chocolate, soy lecithin or sunflower lecithin (an emulsifier), and vanilla, with some brands including barley malt extract or vanillin (artificial flavor) so with the malt extract they are not gluten free.
Can I use unsweetened chocolate instead of cocoa powder?
If you want to use unsweetened cacao butter or dark chocolate, you can replace the unsweetened cocoa powder with it.
Just melt 1 ounce of unsweetened regular chocolate with the coconut oil in a small bowl and whisk until smooth then add to the rest of the ingredients.
You can also use sugar free chocolate chips if you prefer. You may not need any sweetener if using sugar free chocolate chips or bars but please note, check the ingredients as many are not dairy free.
The brands of sugar free great chocolate options are Lily’s Sweets, and Choczero. They both also sell some of the best candy for the Easter season if you don’t have time to make anything.
Can I swap the stevia?
If you don’t like stevia you can leave it out and sweeten our plant-based chocolate bunny mixture with any sweetener you prefer.
Use my Sweetener Guide & Conversion chart to help you decide how much to use. Always start with a small amount, then taste and decide if you need more before placing the mixture into the bunny mold to harden.
Can I make these into white Chocolate Bunnies?
Yes! If you don’t want dark chocolate bunnies, here’s my recipe for white coconut bunnies.
What is Coconut Butter?
Coconut butter is made by pureeing or grinding the coconut flesh, including the oil and fiber. It has a creamy, thick texture, similar to peanut butter and other nut butters.
Do not confuse coconut oil with coconut butter as they are very different.
Coconut oil is extracted solely from the fat content of coconut meat. It is a liquid at warmer temperatures and a solid at cooler temperatures. Do not replace coconut butter with coconut oil in this dark chocolate bunny recipe.
Can I swap the coconut butter?
If you don’t want to purchase the coconut butter you can swap it with almond butter, peanut butter or cashew butter, but they all have a stronger flavor than the coconut butter and they are all nuts which is a common food allergies for many.
You could also swap with sunflower seed butter which would keep these tree nut free and is a common food allergen free option.
Can I swap the coconut oil?
If you don’t need these to be dairy free milkless Easter bunny or a vegan friendly bunny, you can swap the coconut oil with butter.
Do they melt at room temperature?
No these coconut sugar free bunnies do not melt at room temperature, but with warm weather they will soften.
More Sugar Free Easter Desserts:
Naturally Sweetened Dark Chocolate Truffles
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
No Bake Sugar Free Chocolate Bunnies
No Bake Chocolate Coconut Bunnies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup coconut butter softened or see swaps above in the post
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil or see notes above for swapping
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder or see notes above for swapping
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla liquid stevia or see notes above for swapping
Instructions
- In a microwaveable bowl melt coconut butter with coconut oil.
- Whisk in cocoa powder. (If using chocolate bars or chips, melt with coconut butter and oil above.)
- Stir in vanilla extract and stevia. Taste and adjust sweetener if needed.
- Pour into silicone bunny molds.
- Refrigerate or freeze until hardened about 30 minutes to an hour.
- These can be stored at room temperature or freeze until ready to serve.
Notes
Nutrition
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Hello,
What a great recipe to make your own chocolate. I am trying to gradually eliminate dairy from my diet. However I would prefer to use xylitol instead of stevia. Do you have any idea how I can convert the measurements?
Thanks!
Can I replace the coconut butter with, peanut butter, almond butter, or cacao butter?
I’ve not tried it, my boys have nut allergies but it sounds like a great idea!
Hi. I just tried making these and the liquid stevia gave them an awful bitter/alcohol taste. I don’t have much experience with the liquid stevia-second time I’ve used it with the same results both times. Am i using the wrong kind? I so wanted these to turn out!
We brand did you use and was it vanilla flavored?
Hello, I just made these and they had a very strong coconut taste and a burning taste. I used vanilla liquid stevia. Did I do something wrong? I so wanted these to turn out for my kids for Easter.
It could have been the stevia you used, not all brands are created equal. If there’s a burning or cooling sensation the brand you have may have erythritol in it perhaps? But yes they will have a coconut taste that’s unavoidable, if they aren’t into coconut why not try these instead, if you’re child is allergic to nuts, sub the peanut butter with sunbutter:https://www.sugarfreemom.com/recipes/sugar-free-chocolate-peanut-butter-easter-eggs-dairy-free/
Thank you Brenda! I thought it was the Stevia. I did make the peanut butter ones with almond butter and they are good.
Are there any substitutions for the coconut butter or coconut oil? Or, do they have a strong coconut flavor? I’m really not a fan of coconut, but would like to try making these.
The chocolate masks the coconut flavor so I don’t believe you will notice. You could try peanut butter for the coconut butter however I would keep the coconut oil because it is what makes the bunny solidify.
Could the coconut butter be replaced by peanut butter?
No because coconut butter actually solidifies at room temperature but peanut butter does not.
I can’t wait to make these! I have some coconut butter on hand, but haven’t gotten into the habit of using it, so I have plenty. I’m thinking it’s probably gonna go quickly once I try this tasty snack. So glad you shared!
To the previous poster…..how do you MAKE coconut butter? I have coconut oil, but didn’t know coconut butter existed. ?
You can google making coconut butter, it’s fairly simple but I’ve never tried it myself.
Do you think you could use regular powder stevia? or only liquid?
You could use powdered, not sure how much, taste test. I like the liquid as it absorbs quickly and the flavor is fantastic!
YUM! Thank you! I’ve been craving chocolate all the time but don’t want to throw all of my hard work away and eat junk. Making these soon!
Mmm, I need to pick up coconut butter (or make some) so I can try these!! Thanks!