Some Splendid Ways to Savor the Goodness of Cacao at its Best

Can the highly nutritional elements of cacao really promote sound health? With this nutrient-powered super food which, originated in foothills of the Andes Mountains, termed as Raw Cacao, of course you can. The benefits of cacao are superfluous which, ends in improving the memory, increasing the bliss, shedding excessive fat, reducing heart diseases and creating loads of energy. 

Being packed with a series of health benefits, it can be mixed with a series of nutritious foods which, will end up in savoring the rich extracts of Raw cacao powder at its best.

Pudding

Here’s a recipe brought to you for Chocolate Cottage Cheese Chia Pudding which, is enriched with protein. Thus, it helps you to remain full for long hours which, also helps in adding the health benefits of Cocoa powder into the meal.

Another variation is the Raw Chocolate Super food Pudding, which can be consumed as a perfect snack or breakfast option. Another one is the Banana Avocado Pudding that falls somewhere in between a potential dessert and sweet breakfast treat.

Well, the following one might be a little rich for being treated as a breakfast. However, while considered as a healthy and sweet breakfast, you can try the Chocolate Avocado Pudding that is raw, vegan and filled with a pack of healthy fats and nutrients.   

Sprinkled over fruit

Another favorite snack which, can be consumed daily is a pack of frozen banana slices mixed with cocoa powder thereby, sprinkled over the top. This recipe typically falls somewhere in between a cold banana truffle and a chocolate-covered banana, this treat is one of the go-tos to satisfy a sweet tooth.

Taking it a step further, you can cocoa powder and frozen banana slices to a blender or food processor and blend it till it becomes smooth enough to prepare a creamy chocolate ice cream.

Granola bars

These are quite easy to make. Though, there is a list of granola recipes to prepare, but one of the healthiest and simplest is the 5 ingredient granola bar. You can simply add cocoa powder to the mix, thereby adjusting the moist ingredients to get sure of the fact that the mixture isn’t much dry. You can even simply add raw cacao nibs to the mixture of granola bars.

Apart from the aforesaid, you can also prepare a plate of delicious and nutrient-rich truffles, brownies and fudges, which will help you to gasp the varied flavors of raw cacao powder at its best. Thus, dive into the world of goodness of cacao with these appetizing recipes. Bon Appetit!

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Easy Dessert Recipes using Raw Cacao Powder

There is hardly anyone who does not like chocolate. In fact, everybody loves chocolate, irrespective of how old one is. It is widely used in preparing lip-smacking desserts. Yummy taste of items like chocolate strawberry shortcake, fudge babies, and double chocolate mocha biscotti, etc. proves most helpful to win over just anyone and everyone. In alternate words, chocolate is widely used in whipping up bakery items, including desserts. 

Innovative folks often blend raw cacao powder with the bakery ingredients to prepare varieties of desserts. Here, we will discuss preparing real fudge babies and sun butter brownies.  

Real fudge babies:

This item is obviously lip-smacking and unbelievably healthy. Moreover, the dish is pretty easy to prepare.

Ingredients

• ½ cup dates with the pits removed
• 1 cup walnut
• 3 tablespoons cacao powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon Celtic sea salt (however, this can be omitted if you do not prefer too much salt)

Procedure

• Place dates, walnuts, cocoa powder, vanilla and salt together in a food processor
• Pulse on high speed until the mass smooth ens
• Remove the mixture from food processor and roll into little balls
• Now, you can serve

Sun butter brownies

Ingredients that are required for this dish are as following:

• ½ cup sun butter
• 3 to 4 eggs
• ½ cup maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• ½ cup cacao powder
• ½ teaspoon each of Celtic sea salt, baking soda, chocolate chips

Procedure

• Take a food processor and put sun butter, eggs, and maple syrup together into it
• Pulse in vanilla, vinegar, cacao powder, salt, and baking soda
• Stir in chocolate chips by hand
• Transfer batter to a greased 8 x 8 inch baking dish
• Bake at 350° for about 15 to 20 minutes
• Leave it for about an hour to cool
• Now, you can serve it

However, here is a postscript (PS) for those who are conscious about it.

Most baked dishes that have sun butter as ingredient have a strong aftertaste, which is somewhat bitter. So, most kids and many grown-ups usually do not prefer the use of sun butter in desserts. In contrast to that the brownies mentioned above turn out to be really exceptional.

Using raw cacao powder invariably improves the health quotient of the dishes to considerable extent along with delivering a slightly different taste.

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