You can gently mix in
cacao butter if you want to make solid chocolate (in a double boiler).
Spring for
cacao butter if you can, it lasts a long time, and is cheaper to buy online than in the grocery store.
There's cacao nibs in the bowl but they're just for the photo:) You don't have to use
cacao butter if you use powder.
Not exact matches
I do have cocoa
butter but I'm not sure
if I can use it interchangeably with the
cacao butter!
Combine almond milk, rolled oats, vanilla, banana, dates, hemp hearts, almond
butter, maca,
cacao nibs, chia seeds and cinnamon,
if using, in an upright blender.
We've been playing around with lots of variations of these recently, as we eat so many of them, so
if you're enjoying these we can definitely share more — we made some coconut and apricot ones on Friday that were a dream, and some
cacao and almond
butter ones too, which were delicious!
Hi Ella,
If you have time to reply I would really appreciate any store recommendations in London that would stock
Cacao butter (central London areas..)?
I'm not sure
if this was down to using homemade almond
butter (previously used cashew
butter), not sifting the raw
cacao or over-mixing in the Magimix — any thoughts on this would be appreciated (although this may be better directed at Madeleine as the recipe originated from her.)
I'm sure it was just as delicious with peanut
butter too, I think adding extra nut
butter and
cacao would take away any left over banana taste
if you wanted to try that next time Thank you for sharing your success with it, it's always so nice to hear!
They're all listed on the left hand side of the recipe
if you scroll down — it's coconut oil,
cacao powder, maple syrup and almond
butter x
I'm super excited to try out this recipe, but I wanted to know
if there was a good substitute for
cacao butter.
However,
if you're planning on taking the fudge to a party and don't want it to melt in everyone's hands, use
cacao butter instead.
Peanut
Butter + Coconut Butter + Chocolate - If you're ever had Artisana's Cacao Bliss, think that plus pnut b
Butter + Coconut
Butter + Chocolate - If you're ever had Artisana's Cacao Bliss, think that plus pnut b
Butter + Chocolate -
If you're ever had Artisana's
Cacao Bliss, think that plus pnut
butterbutter!
The brownie is made with frozen bananas, almond milk, chocolate protein powder (again,
if you have a plain protein powder, you can add
cacao powder and maple syrup or stevia), and the peanut
butter cookie crumble is made with coconut flour, vanilla protein powder, sweetener, cinnamon, almond or cashew
butter, maple syrup and dairy - free milk.
This delicious chocolate and coffee smoothie includes ice cubes, milk, brewed coffee, peanut
butter or almond
butter, banana, chocolate flavored protein powder and unsweetened cocoa powder (
if you have
cacao, use that).
Add all the ingredients, except the
cacao nibs, into a food processor and process until everything comes together and is smooth (this may take a while
if your coconut
butter is solid).
If making your own spread, you don't even need to add a sweetener, the hazelnut
butter with
cacao is delish!
To make real chocolate you don't use coconut oil, you use cocoa
butter and cocoa powder (or
cacao versions which are less processed
if you want to get really authentic) and a sweetener like ricemalt syrup.
If you wanted to use
cacao butter you could, but you would need to melt it first, and it will also make a slightly firmer filling.
In fact, they'd almost be raw,
if it's weren't for melting the chocolate and
cacao butter.
I was wondering why coconut oil is used in raw chocolate
if someone also has
cacao butter available does it make it better somehow?
If you don't have a scale, 60g of
cacao butter is right around 6 tablespoons of melted
cacao butter.
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
Though,
if you absolutely can not get your hands on
cacao butter, you can substitute coconut oil.
Gently melt the
cacao butter and coconut
butter together over a double boiler (glass bowl over a pot of boiling water), remove from heat and add the vanilla powder, coconut nectar and stevia,
if using.
4 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened, Using Greek yogurt may be a healthier option 1/2 cup organic creamy peanut
butter 1/2 cup confectioners sugar 6 - 8 lady fingers, chopped 1/3 cup
cacao liquor,
if using cookies you don't need the liquor, next time I will just use coffee, I didn't like the liquor flavor too much Chocolate fudge sauce 1/2 cup heavy cream plus 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar.
The best place to get started
if you're interested in the ketogenic diet is to first take a look at the fats you can incorporate, such as avocado, olive oil, or
cacao butter.
If you don't have
cacao butter, you can simply use coconut oil.
1 — Place 1/2 a cup of your coconut
butter, plus 2 drops of vanilla stevia (or 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract) into a bowl, add
cacao and collagen,
if using, stir to combine.
Be sure to store your homemade chocolate chips in a cool place (
if you used coconut oil they will need to be stored in the fridge or freezer) If made with cacao butter and maple sugar crystals they will hold up better at room temp, though I still store the bulk of them in the fridg
if you used coconut oil they will need to be stored in the fridge or freezer)
If made with cacao butter and maple sugar crystals they will hold up better at room temp, though I still store the bulk of them in the fridg
If made with
cacao butter and maple sugar crystals they will hold up better at room temp, though I still store the bulk of them in the fridge.
By the way,
if you don't have vegan chocolate, you can mix melted
cacao butter with cocoa powder and sweetener of your choice.
* 1/4 cup (60 g) unsalted
butter * 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil * 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup * 1/2 cup (100 g) packed light brown sugar * 1/2 cup (120 ml water) * 1 teaspoon medium grain kosher salt * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract * 5 cups (455 g) old - fashioned rolled or quick - cooking oats * 1 1/2 cups (140 g) nuts, chopped
if large (try an equal mix of sliced almonds, cashews and pecans) * 3/4 cup (65 g) flaked coconut, sweetened or not * 1/4 cup (35 g) raw, hulled sunflower seeds * 1/4 cup (35 g) whole or ground seeds, such as chia seeds, sesame seeds, flaxseeds, or hemp hearts * 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon * 1/2 cup (70 g) finely chopped candied ginger * 1/2 cup (70 g) raw pepitas * 1 cup (150 g) chopped dried figs * Candied
Cacao Nibs (p. 248)(optional)
If you do not have
cacao powder - you can just skip it and make a regular almond
butter cookie.
If you'd rather use 1/2 cup of
cacao powder, 1/3 cup maple syrup, 1 cup of peanut
butter, etc. have at it — the recipe can be tweaked to your liking.
Frying foods in
cacao butter adds a scrumptious richness and the amounts of fat you need are fairly low (especially
if you use a non stick frying pan).
If you have any questions or queries about CHOC Chick Raw Organic
Cacao butter please do get in touch.
If you want to go by weight it's 1.125 ounces of
cacao butter to 3 Tablespoons.
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.
The mould I used made six half - eggs and it's useful to have a blender for the cashew nut cream, however
if you don't have a blender you can substitute the nuts and
cacao butter for nut
butters (almond, peanut etc.) from your cupboard and simply stir your ingredients together with a spoon.
When the bars are frozen make the chocolate by melting the
cacao butter in a bain marie and then whisking in the
cacao powder, Sweet Freedom or agave / honey / maple syrup, vanilla essence and a pinch of salt
if desired.
Raw Chocolate Chunk Cheesecake with Peanut
Butter and Coconut Ingredients Crust 1 cup oats (or buckwheat if you want it GF) 1 cup dates Cheesecake 2 or more bananas1 / 4 cup melted coconut oil2 cups cashews1 1/2 cups dates1 / 4 cup liquid sweetener, like maple syrup, if desiredBeans from one vanilla pod (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract) Water, as needed1 / 4 cup cacao or carob powder Topping 3 tablespoons raw chocolate3 tablespoons raw peanut butter (or you can use regular — it's up to you) Preparation Process the oats (or buckwheat) and dates until they stick together.Press into the bottom of a spring form pan and put in the f
Butter and Coconut Ingredients Crust 1 cup oats (or buckwheat
if you want it GF) 1 cup dates Cheesecake 2 or more bananas1 / 4 cup melted coconut oil2 cups cashews1 1/2 cups dates1 / 4 cup liquid sweetener, like maple syrup,
if desiredBeans from one vanilla pod (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract) Water, as needed1 / 4 cup
cacao or carob powder Topping 3 tablespoons raw chocolate3 tablespoons raw peanut
butter (or you can use regular — it's up to you) Preparation Process the oats (or buckwheat) and dates until they stick together.Press into the bottom of a spring form pan and put in the f
butter (or you can use regular — it's up to you) Preparation Process the oats (or buckwheat) and dates until they stick together.Press into the bottom of a spring form pan and put in the fridge.
3/4 cup organic pecans or walnuts 2 - 3 tablespoons organic nut
butter of choice (we like cashew
butter) 1 tablespoon melted organic coconut oil 2 cups pitted organic Medjool dates 1/4 cup organic
cacao powder (or carob powder — you may want to add a bit of sweetener
if using carob) 1 teaspoon organic vanilla extract 1 teaspoon organic cinnamon pinch of salt 1/3 cup organic shredded coconut (optional)
If you don't have raw
cacao butter on hand to make this smoothie, don't worry, you can also use dark chocolate too.
Raw
cacao butter (or you could use dairy - free dark chocolate chips or raw
cacao nibs
if you don't have any
cacao butter on hand)
Feel free to use dairy - free dark chocolate chips or raw
cacao nibs
if you don't have any raw
cacao butter on hand.
280 g firm tofu, pressed and cut into triangles 2 lemons, juiced 1 garlic clove, minced 1/2 cup water (1/4 cup for marinade, 1/4 for crust) 1/2 cup almonds Handful of fresh basil 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/4 cup plain flour (gluten - free
if necessary) 6 CHOC Chick Raw
Cacao Butter beans Salt and pepper, to taste
This is why white chocolate products sold at the store typically aren't good for us, but raw
cacao butter (or cocoa
butter) can actually be beneficial for us
if we use the real deal and not the processed stuff.
You can use maple syrup instead of honey for the chocolate recipe, especially
if you've never made raw chocolate before as it is a little bit easier to mix with the
cacao butter.
I am just curious
if I need to add it or just stick with
cacao butter.
I changed Hannah K's recipe to include
cacao butter, rendering the bar more solid at room temperature and giving it that nice snap that chocolate should have, but you can just replace it with more coconut oil
if you want.