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The Controversy about Raw Cacao

by Share on February 28, 2010

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Share and Lynn with chaga chocolate candyraw chocolate ingredientsEveryone has an opinion on raw cacao these days and the thing is, …. I still love it! Yes, it is a stimulant. Yes, it is gonna hurt your adrenals if you overdo it. Yes, I still love it. There, I said it. So what is a chocolate loving raw foodie to do? She makes raw vegan choco candy with her raw mate who also loves chocolate and just has a blast and inserts lots of joy in the process. My advice? Eat chocolate (raw or otherwise) in moderation. I call it common sense. But sometimes of course, I misplace mine and the old teenager in me unleashes the force and I find myself wolfing, literally WOLFING down piece after piece of yummy choco candy. Oh the joy of it! Ha!

Hey, it’s better than the m&m’s I used to wolf down right? Definitely.

raw vegan chocolate candy with chagaSo what is in this choco candy?

  • Raw cacao butter
  • Raw cacao powder
  • Raw lucuma powder
  • Raw maca powder
  • Crystal manna flakes
  • Chaga mushroom extract
  • Sea salt
  • Org vanilla extract
  • Date syrup for sweetening (or raw agave nectar)
  • Soaked and dehydrated almonds (from Spain so they are NOT pasteurized!!!)
  • Org raisins

The trick is to keep the butter nice and melted (done in the dehydrator slowly) while you add the rest of the ingredients. I don’t really measure so sorry for the list without amounts. Stick it all in the freezer when you’re done, in 30 minutes you have candy!!! Oh, and please… do eat it in moderation and try not to pig out! They are so good, it’s challenging!

A girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do. Follow your own path. Be your own guru. Listen to your heart and soul at all times. Even when they cry out for chocolate.

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Happy Love Day

by Share on February 14, 2010

flowers for loveSo what does a raw foodist do for Valentine’s Day? We make raw chocolate candy for the ones we love!!! I will take a pic when it’s done and post it up here but for now, how about a link to an amazing Hot Chocolate recipe? Especially yummy if you live in a cold climate.

Remember, raw chocolate is a very very different food to the chocolate candy you buy in stores. Since you are working with the source chocolate, the stuff that came out of the pods, you are not getting all the junk ala crap that companies shove in there to make you sick like dairy, and well, a whole long list of ingredients that I can’t even pronounce. You are instead receiving the wonderfulness known as a ’superfood’ that gives you tons of magnesium. Stick to the real thing and you’ll be much happier, live longer and smile a whole lot. My basic rule of thumb, if I can’t pronounce it or it isn’t a ‘food’ I ain’t eating it! But seriously, the raw cacao bean is wonderful and to be loved and adored. (Spoken like a true chocolate addict right?!)

Love makes the world go round and when you prepare raw vegan foods you are putting your heart and soul into those recipes. Take time to enjoy the moment instead of rushing through to get to the eating part. Savor the energy you are pouring into each action to make someone (or yourself) feel alive with living foods! There is nothing like it in the world.

If you still want more choccie yum yum, have a look at our video for Raw Chocolate Pudding! It’s yummy! Plus it might even make someone fall in love with you!!!!

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