Shaz's Raw Chocolate

This recipe works best when made in small batches. It can be made with double the quantities listed here, but separation may occur and they may not look as good. There's less chance of the ingredients separating when done as listed below.

You may wish to double quantities for sharing purposes of course, but we eat with our eyes, so why not have them all look as amazing as they taste.  Have a play! Food is Fun!

Ingredients

1/3 cup cacao butter

1/3 cup coconut oil

Just under 1/4 cup raw cacao powder

2 tbsp. pure maple syrup

Method

Place the cacao butter and coconut oil in a glass bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water.  Gentle is the key here, so we keep all the nutritional benefits. Raw Cacao is really quite good for us, as is the coconut oil.  Stir until just melted.  If the coconut oil is already in its melted form, add it after melting the cacao butter and then blend together well.

Sift in the cacao powder and blend through.  Then add the maple syrup, 1 tbsp. at a time, stirring well.

Spoon into chocolate moulds or mini foil cups and get into the freezer to set straight away. Store them in the freezer or fridge in an airtight container, as they do melt fairly quickly in a warm environment.

I like to sprinkle a little Himalayan salt over mine before setting in the freezer.  Being just a little more creative, and taking just a little more time, you can spoon in a little chocolate into the moulds and set this in the freezer.  Then add a little organic peanut butter and a sprinkle of salt.  Top off with chocolate to finish and freeze again until set.  Raw nuts and dried fruit can also be added here, just make sure they're chopped well.

Do have fun experimenting with these as they are truly worth the effort.

Have fun making and sharing these and ask me if you have any questions

Happy to help 

Shaz   

♥

Special thanks to Yuki He for your beautiful photo

and to all the beautiful people with whom I've shared my heart