Good Health Naturally

This recipe is a tastebud tantalising treat for health and taste conscious chocoholics.

Once you’ve made your own chocolate you’ll the taste the supermarket varieties for the processed, tasteless and unhealthy products they really are.

Many thanks to Jo Rushton of 6 Wisdoms for providing this recipe which was used at the Healthy Child Workshop earlier this year.  Unfortunately these wonderful workshops have been put on hold temporarily due to time constraints involved in organising enough people to attend – if you’d like to see them revived sooner rather than later please feel free to contact me.  We’re also happy to run them for your mother’s group etc.

Organic Raw Chocolate gives at least 48 pieces·        

• 3 cups of cocoa butter·        
• 3 cups of coconut oil·        
• 1 cup of honey·        
• 2 tbsp of black strap molasses ·        
• 31/2 cups of raw organic cocoa powder·        
• 2 cups coconut flour or almond meal or hazelnut meal.·        
• Pinch of Himalayan salt crystals·        
• Crushed organic nuts (optional) 

Combine cocoa butter, oil, honey and molasses in blender until smooth. Gradually add chosen flour/meal and salt.If adding nuts fold them in and then transfer to glass dish and set in fridge minimum of one hour. 

Variations:

• Roll into balls when almost set and then roll balls in desiccated coconut.
• Grown ups can add a dash (or two) of their favourite liqueur.  Did anyone say rum & raisin?
• Dried organic goji berries or blueberries mixed through make for little bursts of sweetness.
• For a mocha twist add some crushed coffee beans or slowly drizzle in a shot of espresso while blending.
• Substitute all  or part of the raw cocoa with carob powder for a caffeine free treat.

PS.  You’ll need to store your chocolate in the fridge.

I’d love to hear how your chocolate turns out.