"Raw cacao" refers to the unprocessed form of cocoa beans. It is the purest and most natural form of chocolate before it is turned into cocoa powder or chocolate products.
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The awesome thing about this way of eating is that you can still enjoy all kinds of delicious chocolate - based treats; you just need to replace cocoa powder with
raw cacao powder.
* You can easily sub in
raw cacao butter for the coconut oil, if you want to make a more shelf stable chocolate.
If you prefer a darker chocolate brownie, go ahead and use 1/2 cup
of raw cacao powder in this recipe.
It's amazing how the cinnamon combined
with raw cacao powder adds a warming sweetness of its own.
I've also been wondering whether
using raw cacao powder in baked goods reduces its nutrient content.
Second layer Same as first, just leave mint and mint syrup out and add 3/4
cup raw cacao powder instead.
Blend 1 1/2 cups milk, 1 1/2 cups strawberries, 2
tablespoons raw cacao nibs, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 1/4 cup raw agave nectar.
I have been substituting the honey for an extra half of a banana and the chocolate chips
for raw cacao nibs.
Question: There is a lot of controversy going on
about raw cacao powder vs. roasted cocoa powder, which one is more beneficial to the body, etc..
You can easily whip up your own chocolate bars and chunks with simple ingredients
like raw cacao, cacao butter and a natural sweetener.
I
bought raw cacao instead of plain cocoa powder for it — and it takes even better!
Raw cacao provides natural antioxidants, coconut oil provides important long chain fatty acids, and hazelnuts provide plenty of healthy fat, vegetarian protein and fiber.
I mean, it's not just any chocolate... but antioxidant
rich raw cacao, which is totally different than your run - of - the - mill candy bar chocolate.
I also didn't have
raw cacao so I used regular cocoa powder.
Many capsules are processed to have a lower fat content than
raw cacao products and provide more antioxidant and cardiovascular benefits.
I love the dark stuff now (
especially raw cacao powder), but something about the beautiful white color of raw cocoa butter just makes things special.
Don't forget you've
got raw cacao powder you can add to smoothies or make a completely sugar and sweetener free low sugar hot chocolate recipe.
Raw cacao actually contains four times the antioxidant content of regular processed dark chocolate and 20 times more than blueberries.
Finish with oats and raspberries on the top sprinkled with a
few raw cacao nibs.
I used
chopped raw cacao butter in this to give the flavor of white chocolate but you can just use extra chocolate chips if you prefer.
I make it warm with vanilla and blend it up with a big scoop of wine - y +
dark raw cacao powder.
If you want it extra thick leave out the milk, and if you want it even darker add a little
more raw cacao.
Pour into glasses and top with homemade chocolate sauce and
then raw cacao chips or chocolate chips if desired!
Would you believe that these ingredients mixed with a
little raw cacao, hemp seeds, water, and cinnamon would eventually make a chocolate pudding?
The difference
between raw cacao and normal drinking cocoa is that cacao is in the most natural state.
If you don't have freeze - dried berry powder, simply use the same amount of
unsweetened raw cacao powder or 1/2 - 1 tablespoon of cinnamon.
But yes, they do have more of a dark chocolate taste as the chocolate is made with
real raw cacao powder and butter and no dairy ingredients are added.
Also you can
melt raw cacao butter and coconut oil and mix with cacao powder to make homemade chocolate.
For the chocolate sauce you'll just
need raw cacao powder and coconut oil, and the peanut butter sauce is just peanut butter and water.
If you can't get your hands on a ethically sourced 100 % chocolate bar, I
recommend raw cacao powder.
Interestingly, Consumer Labs also found that dark chocolate bars may be a safer choice
over raw cacao powder, as many of the latter were found to be contaminated with heavy metals.
I also
think raw cacao nibs would be great in this smoothie if you want to add a little extra chocolate - chip crunch!
Our drinking chocolate is freshly made in micro batches from
whole raw cacao beans and nothing else.
Those five healthy - girl pantry staples along with your trusty food processor are enough to whip up
raw cacao cookies worthy of any adventure or long - ass - day.