Raw Chocolate is such a delightful indulgent, guilt free treat..
I think it’s true, chocolate fixes most things. But instead of the guilt after the indulgence, why not just make your own beautiful organic raw chocolates (they keep in the freezer, so you can make bulk!).
I was going to a friends house for lunch and as always, she said, ‘just bring yourself”. As if, what a great excuse to get in the kitchen and have a play.
Raw Chocolates are super simple to make, have a play and you’ll see what I mean.
You will need chocolate moulds or foils, or a mix of both to add variety.
Have all the fillers ready to go as the chocolate sets quite quickly.
- 1 cup cacao butter
- 1 tspn vanilla essence or one vanilla bean scraped
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar (ground fine in coffer grinder)
- 1/4 cup agave nectar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup cacao powder
- Grind cacao butter into powder for easy melting (I use my thermomix, but a food processor will do the same job)
- Melt cacao butter by placing in bowl over another bowl of boiling water.
- add melted cacao butter and vanilla to blender or food processor and blend on high for 30 seconds
- add salt, agave nectar and coconut sugar and blend on high for 45 seconds to 90 seconds depending on the strength of your blender
- add cacao powder and blend on low until mixed well
- pour into wide bowl for easy use.
- If the chocolate starts to set while you are using it, place the bowl of chocolate over bowl of hot water for a few minutes
Oh and the other nibbles are from week 5 of the Living Raw Food Made Easy program… who said eating well needs to be tough!
If you love Chocolate, you will love this!!
I’m not much of a sweet tooth, but luckily a woman I met recently is, and her recipes are amazing. I have made lots for friends and family, and they are just delicious… yes, I was even tempted!
The good news is, they are all based on healthy options. So, if you are a sweet tooth, chocoholic, or just love the occasional sweetie…
Here’s the best sweets book I have ever found. Hope you like it too!
Coming soon to this region!
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