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Basic Raw Chocolate Recipe Cut 80g of raw cacao butter into small pieces Place the cacao butter in a bowl over a pan of hot water and melt gently Add in 80g of raw cacao powder and mix using a spoon And 3 tbsp of yacon syrup or your favorite sweetener Once completely melted and blended, pour the mixture into …

This chocolate is not only delicious but it is also visually stunning. The combination of bitter chocolate and rose flavour will surprise you! Ingredients for step 1, dark chocolate 100g raw cacao butter 30g coconut oil 3 tbsp agave (or maple) syrup 1/2 tsp vanilla powder 2 pinches sea salt 50 g raw cacao powder Ingredients for step 2, rose …

If you can’t imagine life without chocolate, you’re lucky you weren’t born before the 16th century. Until then, chocolate only existed as a bitter, foamy drink in Mesoamerica. So how did we get from a bitter beverage to the chocolate bars of today? Deanna Pucciarelli traces the fascinating and often cruel history of chocolate.

As any child would be, the children that gathered for BFC’s ‘Chocolate Making’ workshop in Chisinau, Moldova were excited beyond words to delve into the exciting world of making chocolate. BFC designer and BFC.Green mentor Marina Zabughina led the kids on a journey of discovery that included a history of chocolate, the ingredients used to make chocolate and some of …

Organic dark chocolate – sweet but not too sweet and almost lustful in its intensity. Chocolate is a potent source of antioxidants – and some research indicates that chocolate benefits the circulatory system and may offer anti-carcinogenic effects. These effects are made more potent the higher the cocoa content is; that is, the darker the chocolate, the better it is for …

This recipe for Mayan chocolate truffles calls for chocolate with an 70–85% cocoa content, bitterly and wonderfully dark; you’ll find that the addition of other flavors such as orange, cinnamon, vanilla and even chipotle chili powder enhance the complexity of the chocolate’s inherent flavor and aroma. You won’t miss that sugar one bit. Further, these Mayan chocolate truffles are more …

Naturkostbar isn’t just another business with which founders earn their living. They came together through a shared calling, and each one of them truly lives this lifestyle. They believe that this is what makes Naturkostbar, its gourmet raw products, and themselves as manufacturers, authentic and compelling. Naturkostbar is a holistic enterprise, specialized in both the procurement of raw materials and the manufacture of handmade gourmet raw products. …

In addition to showing you a tried-and-tested homemade chocolate recipe, Marina also demonstrates how this fun and exciting experience can be shared with children and utilized to inspire entrepreneurship, healthy living and independence. You can download the pdf by clicking on the image below.