Monday, 3 September 2012

Going to a meet and greet tomorrow in Ballan, really looking forward to sharing ideas with some like minded people. I am taking along with me some home made raw chocolate.
Here is a sneak preview of what I am making:

Slowly melt 1/2 cup Raw Organic Cacao Butter with 1/2 cup of Virgin Coconut oil. Mix in Cacao powder a little coconut sugar and raw cashews. Spread into a tray, leave to set, cut up into pieces. Enjoy.

So, let us dissect the ingredients:
Cacao Butter: 
Can be truly referred to as one of nature's greatest superfoods. The core ingredient in chocolate (but not the chocolate that you might be used to), when consumed in its raw unprocessed state it is extremely rich in nutrients and health benefits.
Cacao contains the highest concentration of antioxidants of any known food by far, more than that found in blueberries, goji berries, red wine or green tea. It is an excellent source of magnesium which helps heart function and brain power whilst maintaining the body's alkalinity.

Cacao is rich in iron, chromium, zinc and sulphur (which help keep the skin beautiful. Cacao Butter is created when the pure edible fat is separated at low temperatures from the cacao bean solids. The result is a beautiful (stable) pale yellow butter with a mild chocolate taste and aroma.
It is also a good source of Vitamin E (beta- and gamma- tocopherols) essential fatty acids Omega-6 and monounsaturated Omega-9 (oleic acid, like olive oil) as well as stearic acid - an unusual fat in that it neither increases nor decreases blood cholesterol.

Organic Coconut Sugar: I am not an advocate of agave syrup, which many people are touting as the best sweetener but I disagree in its uses. In saying that, I always maintain a little bit of sweetness in life is okay, I only added 1 teaspoon of coconut sugar to this recipe which is not a lot. Some people make this chocolate without any sugar, whatever your taste buds are go with it.
Coconut sugar can be in place of cane sugar for me in much smaller quantities. It is richer in micro and macro nutrients than brown cane sugar and has a glycaemic index (GI) of 35 much lower than that of cane sugar. Therefore it is popular with those who wish to monitor their blood sugar levels. Coconut sugar is a great source of amino acids and minerals such as magnesium, nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium.

ENJOY THIS WONDERFUL TREAT, will let you know how it goes!

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