For 100 % raw, leave out the dark chocolate pieces or use raw chocolate (chop up a raw bar) or
add more cacao nibs.
You could make them room temperature stable if
you add more cacao butter.
If you prefer your muffins more chocolatey, you can
add more cacao powder.
You can taste the dough and
add some more cacao powder or sweetener, if you like.
Taste, and
add more cacao or sweetener if necessary.
I'd
add more cacao powder plus some maca powder and some cacao nibs.
The amount of raw cacao powder makes a light cocoa, if you want to deepen the chocolate flavor,
add more cacao but you'll also need to bump up the sweetener.
If you like a darker chocolate then by all means
add more cacao and decrease the coconut oil quantity.
Hm, next time
add more cacao, and keep it in a cool place:) Cacao or cocoa butter instead of coconut oil may also help.
Add more cacao or cashew flour if batter is too wet.
I regularly make your original sweet potato brownies (usually
I add more cacao to make them more chocolaty) and love those as well, but these are even better!!!
If you want it thicker, you need to
add some more cacao powder to the mixture, but you might need some more maple to balance the flavours.
Next time I will
add more cacao even though I did it to taste and the mix was chocolatey in its raw form — just not so much when it was cooked.
Perhaps try
adding more cacao for a deeper chocolate taste and make sure you use really ripe avocados to get a super smooth texture!
You could try
adding more cacao butter to the chocolate layer.
Note: Gummies can be tailored by
adding more cacao or none at all or try using different extracts or flavorings.
I also
added more cacao powder to the second batch to make them more chocolate - like.
The chocolate and sweetness are a tad subtle, the way I like it (although you can amp up both if you prefer by
adding more cacao and honey), and the texture is especially rich and creamy thanks to the addition of avocado.
Not exact matches
Taste and adjust the flavors,
adding more dates (or maple syrup if you want it sweeter) and
more cacao powder if you want it richer.
Hi Ella, I have all of these apart from the
cacao butter, is there anything I can use instead or
add more of to substitute?
In the mean time you can of course still make the brownies with cocoa though, although you'll need to
add much
more of it than the
cacao calls for as it's flavour is weaker.
Cacao powder can be quite rich if you're not used to it, so you might want to use a little less or
add a little
more maple to help with the flavour.
I
added one
more date and one
more tablespoon of maple syrup and
added cacao powder to taste as I was making the mixture.
I only had greek yoghurt in fride but
added a bit of coconut milk and mixed in some grated raw
cacao, banana slices and seeds and a bit
more almond milk in the morning.
I've just made these but the
cacao mixture was
more like a paste rather than a liquid and so became very dry when
adding to the puffed quinoa.
I'd
add a bit
more cacao next time I make it.
Yes, its high in cholesterol, but it increases HDL cholesterol, helps control blood sugar, and is a vital source of «anti-stress» antioxidants — even
more so when I
added a little bit of melted
cacao nubs into this amazing recipe!
I also always sprinkle the top of my smoothie with
cacao nibs for
added crunch, not to mention flavor, fiber, and you guessed it —
MORE antioxidants!
1/2 cup of almonds 1/2 cup of walnuts 1/2 cup of cashews 1 tbl maple syrup or 1 pitted Medjool dat 1 tbl of raw
cacao powder (you can
add up to 2 for a
more intense flavor) 1 tsp of ground cinnamon 1 pinch of salt (I used pink Himalayan) 3 cups of purified water
Today I
added dark chocolate (50 %
cacao) topping to make them even
more delicious.
I
added candy corn to the mix and I included both mini chocolate chips and
cacao nibs to
add a little
more dimension to the snack.
PS — if you're nut - free, you could also use my nut - free paleo pancake recipe as the base, then just
add the raw
cacao powder and maybe a smidge
more liquid.
And
cacao powder is a different type of dry ingredient so if you
add that it will act
more as a flour rather than solid bits in the banana bread.
I don't
add the
cacao nibs but instead, I sprinkle the bread with a
more cinnamon and sprinkle it all over with chopped pecans.
Ultimately as you grow
more confident with sweet,
add whichever fruit you like best — I personally love either chopped apple, peach or goji berries with
cacao nibs
* 2 cups raw, organic walnuts, toasted in a 300 degree F oven for 20 minutes and then cooled slightly (if you have time to soak your walnuts in water overnight first, go ahead and do so... this can help make them easier to digest; if you do soak them, rinse them in clean water and pay dry before toasting them, or skip the toasting step) * 1 tablespoon toasted walnut oil (or use a different neutral oil like grapeseed) * 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup, plus
more to taste * 1/4 cup unsweetened, unsulphured dried cherries, chopped (I bought mine at Trader Joe's) * pinch or two of fine Himalayan or sea salt (start with one pinch, blend, taste, and
add more if needed) * 1 - 2 tablespoons
cacao nibs or finely chopped dark chocolate
100 g CHOC Chick Raw
Cacao Butter 6 tbsp CHOC Chick Raw
Cacao Powder 3 - 4 tsp CHOC Chick Sweet Freedom, agave syrup, honey or maple syrup (to taste) 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper chili powder (taste and
add a little
more if required) 1/2 tsp vanilla bean extract
If you leave out the
cacao, you will have to
add more flour to make up for the difference in dry ingredients.
I used organic flour and used about 1 and 3/4 cups as organic flour needs
more moisture (so I use less of it),
added 3 tablespoons of
cacao and used whittakers dark Ghana chocolate which is 72 % dark and accidentally vegan.
But please do not stress about having that exact chocolate — any dark chocolate of minimum 60 %
cacao that you love will work just fine, and if it is not flavored with peppermint, just
add a few
more drops of peppermint oil.
Add 6tbsp
cacao powder and mix in 2 - 4tbsp Sweet Freedom (to taste), use a metal balloon whisk to blend well and taste to see if
more sweetener is required.
We make... organic, wholefood chocolate, from bean to bar, activated breakfast cereal, coconut and
cacao productsand a whole heap
more... All natural food, nothing
added.
** I use raw
cacao powder but if you want to use cocoa powder instead, try
adding a small amount at first as it might give a
more bitter taste.
Approx. 1.5 cups almond milk (or milk of choice),
add more if you prefer a runnier smoothie 1/3 cup of walnuts, or about 20g 1/4 of an avocado 2 tablespoons chia seeds 1 tablespoon raw
cacao (or to taste, I like my chocolate intense, I
added an extra half tablespoon) 2 heaped teaspoons maple or rice malt syrup, or sweetener of choice, to taste 1 heaped teaspoon maca powder (optional) 1 heaped teaspoon raw
cacao nibs 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon Pinch of vanilla powder (or essence) Pinch salt Leave half the walnuts and
cacao nibs aside.
Or if you wanted to adapt this recipe (https://www.feastingonfruit.com/homemade-vegan-golden-oreos/) to be chocolate you could try replacing the maple syrup with
more coconut butter,
adding brown / cane sugar (about 1/3 cup) and replacing 1/2 cup of the flour with
cacao powder.
he used
cacao nibs in them too which
added a great crunchy and
more chocolatey texture.
You can really make any variation - this year I made this recipe but istead of orange extract I
added a generous helping of ground ginger,
added a tiny bit of water to make the mix even
more fudgey, rolled them into balls and then dusted in extra
cacao.
You could do
more of a summer / fruity spin by swapping the chocolate lava cake protein for vanilla and
adding strawberries, dried fruit,
cacao nibs, etc..
Add toppings like chopped nuts, granola, coconut,
cacao nibs, fresh fruit, coconut whip and
more if desired.
I sifted the dry ingredients because I only had a 9 × 9 pan and so wanted to create volume LOL; 2) no soy milk — > used 1/2 full - fat coconut milk (canned) and 1/2 water; 3) no maple syrup — > mixed brown sugar and water together until they made a similar consistency; 4) used xylitol instead of coconut sugar; 5) used 100 %
cacao unsweetened chips.; 6)
added 1/2 cu or so of chopped walnuts, again, to create
more volume since I had the wrong - sized pan.