Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate

We love chocolate in this house so we fiddle about with raw recipes and we  came up with this. The kids love it and so do I… too much. This  makes  wonderful healthy kids snacks.

Raw Chocolate Fudge

1 cup raw cacao powder

1/2 cup coconut oil

1/2 cup grated cacao butter

1/2 cup macadamia butter

1 cup agave/ honey

1 Tblsp vanilla extract

pinch macrobiotic salt

pinch cinamon

pinch chilli (Optional)

Method:

In a food processor combine cacao powder, salt and macadamia nut butter.

place in a bowl.

Mix in the agave, vanilla, cinamon and optional but very yummy chilli by hand.

Melt coconut oil and cacao butter in a glass bowl over hot water.

Mix melted oils into cacao powder mixture by hand until smooth.

Pour into a pyrex dish and place in the freezer for a couple of hours until firm.

Cut into bite sized squares and place in the fridge.

These are best stored in the fridge.

You can also pour the mix over dried fruit and nuts before you freeze, inspired I know!

What about cranberries, currents and brazil nuts? Or dried apple, apricot and almonds?

mmm mmmm- the possibilities are endless and quite delicious

Pour mixture into a glass pyrex dish

Place in freezer for 1-2 hours, until firm

Cut into squares and serve

Store in refrigerator or freezer to maintain proper texture and consistency

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