"Plain cocoa" refers to cocoa that is not flavored or mixed with other ingredients, such as sugar or milk. It is cocoa in its simplest, purest form.
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Just double check the label, but
most plain cocoa powders on the market should be free of dairy and vegan.
Cacao powder, nibs and
even plain cocoa powder are all full of the mineral sulfur that boosts your skin and liver health, magnesium that improves your energy and nervous system, and like most other beans, cacao is also a great source of fiber and iron.
Do your best to avoid the milk chocolate stuff that's high in sugar and lots of additives, and instead use lots
of plain cocoa powder, raw cacao powder, or try my favorite hot chocolate brew in the world — Crio Brü!
I used the excess trimmings to create small balls, coat / roll them in a variety of coverings
such plain cocoa powder, desiccated coconut, whole or ground flaxseed and / or chia seeds, cocoa nibs for crunch, etc..
Some people swear by dutch processed cocoa, but I'm after the extra nutrition available
in plain cocoa powder.
I may have even been known to
eat plain cocoa powder straight from the canister a few times.
Cacao powder, nibs and
even plain cocoa powder are all full of the mineral sulfur that boosts your skin and liver health, magnesium that improves your energy and nervous system, and like most other beans, cacao is also a great source of fiber and iron.
Do your best to avoid the milk chocolate stuff that's high in sugar and lots of additives, and instead use lots
of plain cocoa powder, raw cacao powder, or try my favorite hot chocolate brew in the world — Crio Brü!
Plain cocoa powder is also beneficial — it's just processed at a higher heat and can lose some of the purity of the nutritional value.
I substituted chocolate covered cocoa nibs for
the plain cocoa nibs.
(
Any plain cocoa powder will work, though.)
Be sure to use raw cacao,
plain cocoa, or 100 % baking chocolate in place of sugary sources of chocolate (which often contain milk and cane sugar).
(
Any plain cocoa powder will work, though.)