Raw Chocolate Recipe

Raw Chocolate Recipe for The Body Ecology Diet

Tara Carpenter, NC.

I love chocolate that is sugar-free, raw, and preferably in shape of piggies! All of which is hard to find at a cost I am willing to pay and so instead, I got in my kitchen to create a recipe with the benefits of raw cocoa without a sweetener that impacts our blood sugar; important for those healing a yeast, bacterial, or viral infection on The Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.).

To sweeten, I used stevia and BE Sweet because both are a natural sweetener that does not feed harmful yeast, bacteria, or viruses living in the body. Making this chocolate a perfect treat to enjoy occasionally. If you have diabetes or a blood sugar imbalance, then you can enjoy this recipe without the worry of influencing blood sugar or insulin release.

Tara’s Raw Chocolate Recipe 

Makes: 6-12 chocolates, depending on type of mold used.

Ingredients

6 Tbsp virgin, cold-pressed coconut oil and/or raw cocoa butter

4 Tbsp raw, organic cocoa powder

7-10 drops NuNatural vanilla stevia* or BE Sweet or 1-2 Tbsp BE Sweet granulated sweetner ground into fine powder using a coffee grinder 

1 Tsp almond or vanilla extract, glycerin-based

1 pinch sea salt (optional)

Method

• Bring a pot of water to simmer. Place another pot or bowl inside the first one to create a double-boiler method to keep temperature below 115 degrees F and cocoa and coconut oil in a raw state.
• Add coconut oil to the inside bowl and allow to melt.
• Whisk in cacao powder and stir, stir, stir until lump free.
• Whisk in sweetener, almond extract, and salt if using.
• Pour into candy molds or tiny muffin tins – I use piggie mold 
• Fridge, or freeze, until solid.
• Store in freezer, so they don’t get soft or melt.

Tips & Tricks

• Chocolate is an oil-based vegetable fat and why to never mix chocolate with water or will clump up in an unappetizing way.
• Start with 7 drops of stevia, add more by the drop if want sweeter.
• I blend raw cocoa butter with coconut oil; 3 tablespoons of each.
• Go minty with 3 drops mint essential oil, add more stevia, and eliminate almond extract.
• If tolerated, then add 2-4 Tbsp coconut milk for creamier chocolate.
• Make chocolate bark! Spread melted mixture on parchment paper.
• I like this mold and mini baking cups – kids love the fun patterns.
• Add minced unsweetened dried cranberries or almonds.
• A perfect treat for anyone on The Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D).
• A fun stocking stuffer, I pop a couple in tiny cellophane bags and tie with colorful ribbon or package in little boxes for birthday gifts.

*Stevia is 300 times sweeter than sugar, so use less. Start with 7 drops and sweeten to taste. The more you add, the less bitter your chocolate will be.

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May all bellies be happy!