How many women do NOT like chocolate?
Probably not many.
I have always loved it and over the years, I have improved the quality of wine I drink and the quality of chocolate I eat. I really like fine chocolate!
My favourite is raw cacao. It is pure, raw chocolate from the cacao bean. It is not processed. It does not have sugar added or any additives or preservatives. You can buy the actualy cacao beans (chocolate beans) at the heatlh food store or you can buy the raw cacao powder (like cocoa powder). I tend to buy the powder because I use it in cooking and in drinks. Fantastic chocolate/nut milk!
Tis the season for Christmas parties and I have attended a couple functions. What I brought was some of my home-made chocolates.
Here is a super simple recipe to make some dairy free, wheat free & sugar free chocolate treats!
1/2 Cup Raw (not roasted or salted) Almonds
1/2 Cup Raw (not roasted or salted) Cashews
(You can use any of your favourite nuts)
1/4 Cup Unsweetened Natural Coconut
2 heaping Tbsp of Raw Cacao Powder
1 tsp Vanilla (Pure)
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
4-5 Madjool Dates (depends on how sweet you like it)
Some coconut to add after if you want
- Put nuts in food processor. Grind up as fine as you would like them. Depending on how smooth you want this to be or if you want it crunchier.
- Add coconut, dates and vanilla
- Mix until mixture starts to stick together
- Add raw cacao powder and cinnamon
- Mix again until well mixed and sticky
- Test by seeing if you can squeeze this mixture together and it will stick
Next, all you have to do is either press mixture into pan to make brownies or roll into balls and roll in coconut after. You can also make them into a little round flatter cookies.
You can chose to top or roll in coconut, ground nuts or raw cacao powder.
Pop them in the freezer. They are ready to eat any time. You can store them in freezer or in the fridge.
These are so good and so perfect to take as gifts.
If you really want to do this right then soak the nuts in filtered water overnight or all day. Then dry the nuts a bit and then use them. When you soak the nuts like that you make them easier to digest and they are healthier for you.
Test the mixture as you are making it and adjust ingredients to your taste. I like chocolate but I don't like really sweet chocolate so I do not add a lot of dates. If you want to add fewer dates, soak the dates first in water and then will become softer and you can also use some of the soak water when you are mixing. Therefore you will still get the sticky mixture texture using less dates!
Have fun, experiment and most of all ENJOY this healthy chocolate.
Share these treats. People love when you bring them something that you made yourself.
Raw Cacao contains more antioxidants than blueberries and green tea. Eat Natural!!
Enjoy the season!
No comments:
Post a Comment