{"id":8492,"date":"2014-06-02T10:02:09","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T14:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angelaminelli.com\/blog\/?p=8492"},"modified":"2022-08-25T22:24:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T03:24:25","slug":"super-simple-raw-chocolate-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angelaminelli.com\/blog\/super-simple-raw-chocolate-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Simple Raw Chocolate Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/angelaminelli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/cacao-beans.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cacao or cocoa raw beans, crushed to nibs, superfood\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-8493\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/angelaminelli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/cacao-beans-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a>I can&#39;t get enough chocolate &#8211; raw chocolate that is! &nbsp;And my&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><em>Super Simple Raw Chocolate Recipe &nbsp;<\/em><\/span>makes it even easier to make, and eat of course!\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRaw chocolate is <strong>great for heart health, healthy skin, hair and nails,<\/strong> and can even help with weight loss! &nbsp;It&#39;s a superfood, and actually really good for you! Therefore, no guilt necessary.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIndulge&nbsp;and enjoy!\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<u style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\"><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/u>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tRaw Cacao butter\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tRaw Cacao powder\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tMesquite\n\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tAgave Nectar (yes&hellip; only four ingredients, but you&nbsp;won&rsquo;t believe how it tastes!)\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\t<u><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/u>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tPut boiling water in a bowl. &nbsp;Put the cacao butter&nbsp;(how ever much chocolate you intend to make)&nbsp;in another bowl, then set that in the bowl with the&nbsp;boiling water. &nbsp;This will ensure that the cacao is not&nbsp;heated above 116 degrees f, which is the point at&nbsp;which the molecular structure begins to change. &nbsp;Thus, if it is <strong>heated to a temperature under 116,<\/strong> it&nbsp;is&nbsp;still considered raw.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMake sure that you break the cacao butter down&nbsp;into tiny bits, otherwise it will take ages to melt. &nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">Once the butter is melted, pour in half the amount of&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">chocolate powder. &nbsp;So if you melted 2 cups of cacao&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">butter, put in 1 cup of powder.&nbsp;<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tNow put in that same amount of mesquite. &nbsp;Mesquite&nbsp;meal is a traditional Native American food produced&nbsp;by gathering ripened seed-pods from the mesquite&nbsp;tree and grinding them into a fine powder. &nbsp;Used as<strong> a&nbsp;staple food for centuries<\/strong> by desert dwellers, this&nbsp;high protein meal contains good quantities of&nbsp;calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron and zinc, and&nbsp;is rich in the amino acid lysine as well. &nbsp;It has a&nbsp;sweet taste that will give your chocolate a kick.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAdd as much agave nectar as you want to your own&nbsp;taste. &nbsp;Agave nectar is an incredibly delicious natural&nbsp;sweetener that won&#39;t&nbsp;make your blood sugar&nbsp;levels spin out of control. It is actually the same&nbsp;plant that tequila comes from.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tNow take a rubber ice cup tray (you can use a&nbsp;<span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">plastic one, but it can be difficult to get the chocolate&nbsp;out of) and load it up with chocolate. &nbsp;Then p<\/span>ut it in the freezer.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tIt should be ready to eat in&nbsp;about 30 minutes!\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tGrab more free raw chocolate recipes by downloading my <em><span style=\"font-size:18px;\">Raw Chocolate Uncookbook<\/span><\/em> below!\n<\/p>\n<div align=\"CENTER\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/angelaminelli.lpages.co\/leadbox\/147d66a73f72a2%3A130cefb1c746dc\/5685057352105984\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/LFTMBPZgxSN4fzkSIyWYonV6xx968F0quk2zmqnBXCBo4KOVws9Wd6_hJSRpo25qT9XQQmrO8vjPnHrmpJVKMS8=s0\" \/><\/a><script data-leadbox=\"147d66a73f72a2:130cefb1c746dc\" data-url=\"https:\/\/angelaminelli.lpages.co\/leadbox\/147d66a73f72a2%3A130cefb1c746dc\/5685057352105984\/\" data-config=\"%7B%7D\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/angelaminelli.lpages.co\/leadbox-1494613253.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\tAngela\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAngela Min<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Landing page image\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-10242\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/angelaminelli.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Landing-page-image-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" \/>elli is an author, speaker and founder of Angela Minelli International, a heart-based global business serving purpose-driven everyday women and entrepreneurs whose self-image and weight issues are inhibiting their confidence and blocking them from pursuing their life&rsquo;s passion.&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAngela&#39;s joy is in taking a stand for women who are living less than ideal lives, stopped by fear and doubt, which prevents them from <strong>stepping into their innate power<\/strong> and delivering their God-given genius to the world. Her coaching programs and products are designed for women with busy lifestyles yet allow for powerful transformation to take place within a small segment of time. &nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAs a natural health practitioner and digestive health specialist, Angela specializes in helping people overcome weight and energy issues through holistic, non-invasive protocols that address the root cause of their conditions, including adrenal fatigue, candida, thyroid disorders, and more. &nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tExplore the ideals that are the cornerstone of her work at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/angelaminelli.com\">angelaminelli.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I can&#39;t get enough chocolate &#8211; raw chocolate that is! &nbsp;And my&nbsp;Super Simple Raw Chocolate Recipe &nbsp;makes it even easier to make, and eat of course! Raw chocolate is great for heart health, healthy skin, hair and nails, and can even help with weight loss! &nbsp;It&#39;s a superfood, and actually really good for you! 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