chocolate experiment advice required

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Permalink Reply by Mica on October 20, 2009 at 12:47pm

I make raw chocolate, well I don't make it often but I know how to ;)

I don't have exact ratios for ya coz I never cook (un-cook whatevr) from recipes, but the chocolate I made in the past always came out reeeeally nice, at least as good as concious :).

So maybe I'll just talk you through what I do and you can start experimenting.

For the basic chocolate I personally use cacaobutter AND coconutbutter mixed. I melt them together in warm waterbath. Quiet a bit. Then I ad to it cacao powder and whatever sweetener I have to hand, usually either agave or honey.
That's your basic chocolate done, keep on tasting it for sweetness till you like it.

Then you can mix into it anything you fancy, put it into moulds and into the fridge for a few hours.
I added a couple of drops of peppermint essential oil once, that was really nice.

Feel and taste your way through it, it's quiet simple to make really.

Have fun!!

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Permalink Reply by Renee on October 21, 2009 at 3:14am

Equal pts cacao butter and coconut butter with cacao powder. Soften butters to liquid and mix well. Add cacao powder. Whisk until mixed well.
Then add;
Vanilla
Agave or honey to taste
Lucuma powder
Maca

(lucuma makes a really nice truffle texture and flavor. Maca as well but adds a definite distinct flavor which some people notice, others do not, test for yourself)
Once mixture is ready to pour into molds you can add your coconut and goji's or whatever you like! Try soaked cherries in the center! mmmm!

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Permalink Reply by Fee on October 28, 2009 at 4:13pm

I don't know if this is any help Zoe but there is a recipe for chocolate chunks part way down the page which seems vguely similar.

http://www.greensmoothie.com/blend/choc.html

I hope you are keeping well. I had a nice weekend in Nottingham a week and a half ago so I had a nice walk along the canal.

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Permalink Reply by Zoe on October 28, 2009 at 4:26pm

Thanks everyone, all advice much appreciated, and Hi Fee! You should have looked me up, we could have fed the ducks together ;)
I just experimented and it went really well. I put a jar of coconut butter, goji berries, loads of dried coconut, bit of salt and a ton of hiney with loads of cacao powder together and the result is delicious, yum yum. A new favourite!

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