Not exact matches
What I find
works is to melt the coconut oil first
with the maple syrup and add gradually the
cacao powder, stirring until you get the desired consistency.
I have only ever made this recipe
with cacao butter before but I imagine that cocoa butter should
work well too as I think they will give very similar results.
The taste of this is pretty insane too, the caramel - like dates
work so well
with the coconut oil, sweet apple puree, zesty ginger and chocolaty
cacao to create something totally divine.
The sweet - saltiness of the ice cream
works so well
with those roasted, rich,
cacao chunks striated through the whorls of ice cream, and the texture is gorgeous.
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.
The flavours can be a bit strong and earthy for some, but I've
worked out that hemp protein
works really well
with cacao / carob powder, so I add a few tsps of that to a smoothie and it's quite palatable.
It was an amazing experience for Galia to meet
with Carlos, Isabel and the other employees at Cofina
with whom we've
worked with over the past 3 years and she was particularly impressed by Carlos's knowledge and passion for
cacao and the Nacional Arriba bean in particular.
We
work with cooperatives of family farms that have been growing
cacao for generations.
Super rich, intense and
with a deep
cacao flavours it
works so well
with the sweet dough.
To help reverse this, we
work with the Rainforest Alliance ™ to ensure all products and the entire process of
cacao bean farming is ethical for the farmer and kind to the environment.
Scott and Martha then spent three years living in Mexico,
working with indigenous cooperatives that cultivated heirloom varieties of
cacao, vanilla and agave that their ancestors domesticated thousands of years ago.
With the depletion of Mesoamerican workers, largely to disease,
cacao production like coffee was often the
work of poor wage laborers and African slaves.
My delicate riff on the treat is a bit healthier,
with all natural sweeteners and lots of superfood ingredients like chia seeds,
cacao nibs, and pink Himalayan salt (but obvi any old salt will
work!).
Because they really are low sugar and packed
with healthy fats and nutritious
cacao, they shouldn't have you on a full sugar craving train and I found they could
work for a chocolate fix or post-meal craving well.
In Portland, we've paired up
with Xocolatl de Davíd, Alma, Woodblock, Missionary Chocolate, and Cocanú to capture the Pacific Northwest's obsession
with quality roasts and collaboration, and in Los Angeles we
worked with Compartés, ChocoVivo, Twenty - Four Blackbirds, Ococoa, and Bar au Chocolat to show off a uniquely Southern Californian approach to
cacao excellence.
Honey Mama's sources raw
cacao from Holy Kakow, who
works directly
with a co-op in Peru that grows, harvests and presses the raw organic
cacao on site using no water.
After scanning our pantry for what felt like an eternity, I got the bright idea to swap the coconut oil
with cacao butter (hoping that would make them stable at room temperature) AND IT
WORKED.
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Today, To'ak
works hand - in - hand
with a small group of
cacao growers in Piedra de Plata to help save Ecuador's historic
cacao from being on the drink of extinction.
Since
cacao butter can form six different form of crystals — and only one of them produces firm and shiny chocolate — it's what makes
working with raw chocolate so tricky.
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Of course, toppings are totally up to you, but being that v - day is right around the corner AND chocolate + raspberry is a delicious combo, I topped my bowl
with some freeze dried raspberries (fresh or frozen would also
work),
cacao nibs and of course some nut butter.
I'm not sure how it would
work as I'm not familiar
with it — apart from using
cacao nibs as nuts / chocolate chip subs in my smoothies or baked goods.
The addition of
cacao butter will thin the chocolate and make it easier to
work with.
I used a 22 cm square baking tin to make these
With the tapioca flour you can substitute rice flour, arrowroot flour, buckwheat flour or alternatively just use a little extra
cacao (the brownies become a little more bitter dark chocolate in taste but should still
work!)
Perhaps
with a tablespoon or two of
cacao powder in there too as choc - orange always
works so well.
Start off
with smaller amounts of
cacao and maca and
work your way up.
Cacao powder is also one of my favorite foods to bake
with (or make raw desserts
with like I've done in this recipe) because it
works great as a replacement to refined white flour.
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I modified the SCDiet to fit my body, so I quit eating all dairy while healing, and added in ingredients that
worked well
with my body, like
cacao, flax seeds, chia seeds, pysllium seeds, etc..
Finally, I topped off this tasty shake
with a nice big dollop of some plain coconut yogurt (vanilla soy yogurt also
works really well), some Navitas Organics
cacao nibs, and then I popped the glass in the freezer for 20 minutes to let the shake get all nice and thick and slightly frozen.
Start
with 50 %
cacao and
work your way toward a higher percentage (the bitterness is an acquired taste).
Ground chia seeds
work well in
cacao / chocolate pudding, while whole chia seeds are better
with delicate flavours such as vanilla, lemon or berries.
Honey Mama's sources raw
cacao from Holy Kakow, who
works directly
with a co-op in Peru that grows, harvests and presses the raw organic
cacao on site using no water.
I've never run across raw
cacao powder though... would it
work with a regular cocoa powder if other dietary factors aren't an issue?
After our epic hike last weekend, we staggered into Mill Valley Beer
Works and ordered just that (plus a few tasty small plates including beet soup
with crème fraiche and
cacao nibs, radicchio slaw
with orange yogurt dressing, and the gooiest ball of burrata slathered on grilled bread
with fennel and persimmon).
Consequently, internationally renowned chocolate makers have established businesses
working with the local
cacao farmers to produce exceptionally delicious chocolate treats.
«At Dagoba, we strive to ensure that the
cacao we use in our products benefits not only our chocolate, but also the land and those who harvest it and
working with the Rainforest Alliance helps us to achieve these goals.»