I can still remember about five years ago thinking chocolate was a fairly safe food and then being shocked when i looked at the label of a basic chocolate bar.
Raw chocolate bars recipe.
While still melted sprinkle with pumpkin seeds almonds coconut flakes and dried blueberries or other nuts and dried fruit of your choice.
This recipe is your most natural chocolate in its raw original form derived from whole cacao beans don t confuse with cocoa and cacao butter.
To make the raw chocolate bars form two balls and then spread each one of them on a piece of parchment paper.
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Ingredients cup coconut oil cup cocoa powder 3 tablespoons honey teaspoon vanilla extract.
Pour into chocolate bar molds or a mold that is shaped like a chocolate bar.
Whisk the chocolate filling ingredients in a small mixing bowl until smooth.
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It is really delicious makes a perfect pairing to a glass of red cup of espresso or by itself as a pick me up snack.
Set aside about 3 4.
Of course loads of sugar is also involved but most organic chocolate bars include sugar too which is why i decided to make homemade chocolate bars but i ll get to that in a minute.
Only 3 ingredients this recipe is a gem for those who are on the raw food diet.
Place the melted cacao butter and coconut oil in a bowl with the scrapped paste of vanilla bean.
Line a tray with baking paper covering the sides so no chocolate is spilt over the edges.
Pulse all ingredients for the crust in a food processor until a sticky dough mixture forms.
Steps to make it gather the ingredients.
Add the remaining ingredients and stir thoroughly using a whisk.
Freeze for 20 minutes.
Pour the chocolate into the tray and let is spread into a thin bark layer.
Sprinkle remaining crust on top and press gently to.
As the cocoa butter will harden quickly after it is melted blend everything quickly in a blender until completely.
It s a totally different recipe at that point which i can t help you with but the basic chocolate recipe which i ve never made in matthew kenney s raw chocolate cookbook uses 2 5 cups cacao liquor aka paste to 2 cups cacao butter plus 1 tbsp vanilla extract and 1 2 cup liquid sweetener so that might give you an idea.
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