Easy Raw Vegan Chocolate Recipe

Chocolate has always been one of my favourite things. Try to wean yourself off refined sugar and get over your sugar addiction, this will really help many of you menopause issues.A few of you may think chocolate would be off limits. You are wrong. Chocolate, in it’s adulterated from, is a quality superfood. Cacao is high in protein, antioxidants, and feel-good mood boosting compounds. So now I add unsweetened cacao to my smoothies, oatmeal, chia pudding, and more. Most conventional chocolates from the grocery store are so processed and filled with sugar that the benefits of cacao are diminished. So let’s make our own superfood chocolate!

INGREDIENTS

1 cup raw cacao butter, chopped, or coconut oil

1 cup unsweetened cacao or cocoa powder (raw if desired)

1/2 cup coconut nectar or honey, or liquid stevia to taste

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

toppings: quinoa puffs, nuts, seeds, freeze dried fruit, coconut...

INSTRUCTIONS

Melt cacao butter in a bowl of a double boiler.

Remove from heat and whisk in cacao powder, coconut nectar, and extract until thickened.

Drop spoonfuls of chocolate onto a cookie sheet lined with wax paper or a silicone mat. Or fill a silicone ice cube tray. Sprinkle crunchy toppings over the melted chocolate. Place in the refrigerator or freezer until completely hardened. Store in the refrigerator to keep chocolates from melting.

Enjoy!