For years chocolate has been getting a bad rap for being bad for your health, skin and weight. But a new wave of nutritionists, chefs and dieticians have started espousing the benefits of this so-called superfood. In moderation, the right kind of chocolate can provide you with necessary antioxidants, amino acids and minerals that can help prevent cancer and cardiovascular disease.
The best way to ensure you’re eating healthful, antioxidant-filled chocolate rather than sugar-loaded, processed junk food is to make it at home. Try this delectable healthy chocolate recipe from Cyndi O’Meara .
Ingredients
250gms Changing Habits Cacao Wafers
100gms Rapadura Sugar
1/4tsp seaweed salt
50gms coconut oil
Method
Use a double boiler for this recipe. If you don’t have a double-boiler then you can place a stainless steel bowl over a saucepan of boiling water (make sure the water does not come right up to the bowl).
- Boil water in the saucepan. Place double boiler or bowl over the top.
- Add all ingredients together and stir for 20 minutes.
- For different variations, simply add your favourite food or oil at the end and stir through before placing in mould or dish to set.
Please note – The ideal temperature is 37 degrees, if you have a cooking thermometer then place this in the double boiler to maintain an ideal temperature.
Variations
- Kaffir Lime Chocolate – add 4 dried kaffir leaves into the mix, then remove and add 2 drops of lime essential oil before pouring into mould.
- Peppermint chocolate – stir in 3 drops of peppermint at step 3 of method
- Cherry Ripe – add 1/4 cup goji berries and 1/4 cup desiccated coconut at step 3 of method
- Nut Crunch Chocolate – Place 1 cup of chopped mixed nuts and add at step 3 of method.
- Ginger Chocolate – place 1/2 cup of chopped crystalised ginger at step 3 of method or if you would like to use fresh ginger place 1 inch of peeled, fresh ginger in the bowl at step 3 of the method
- Chili Chocolate – 1 tsp of chili flakes added at step 3 of the method, if you want it hotter add more.
- Berry Chocolate – If you have moulds place one blueberry in each mould and cover with the chocolate at step 3 of the method. You can use any berry it all depends on the size of the berry and the size of the mould.
- Orange Chocolate – 3 drops of orange essential oil added at step 3 of the method, you can also 1/2 cup of homemade orange marmalade at step 3 for extra taste.
- Fruit Chocolate – Any fruit, peeled and cut and cold then dip them in the chocolate, covering the whole fruit, place on a baking tray covered in baking paper, place in fridge and watch them become a favourite at any dinner party, if you can get them on the table before the kids find them in the fridge.
- Fruit and Nut – Add 1/4 cup oil free sultanas and 1/4 cup of chopped nuts at step 3
- Coffee Chocolate – Add 1/2 cup of slightly chopped roasted organic coffee beans at step 3 of method.
- Walnut chocolate – If you have moulds place 1/2 a walnut into the mould and cover with the chocolate at step 3 of the method. If you have larger moulds put the whole walnut in. My favourite.
- Rum and Raisin Chocolate – soak 1/2 cup of sultanas in 2 TBS rum, add at step 4 of the method but make sure you put your blade on reverse speed, otherwise you will lose all the rum out of the sultanas Coconut Rough Chocolate – my brothers favourite. Add 1 cup of organic desiccated coconut at step 3 of the method.
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