58 Recipes for Cacao Powder (Many for Special Diets)
Using Cacao Series Part 4 (& Final)
You learned how to make organic, fair trade cocoa powder from your cacao nibs. Awesome! Now what? We bring 58 gourmet recipes that range from gluten-free, grain-free, paleo, dairy-free, and just-plain-nourishing! There are even some homemade cosmetic recipes!
Beverages
Rainy Day Paleo Hot Chocolate (Dairy Free) by Hollywood Homestead
Honey-Sweetened Hot Chocolate by Recipes To Nourish
Avocado Banana Cacao Smoothie (Raw, Vegan) by jarOhoney
Real Chocolate Milk by Economies of Kale
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Smoothie by jarOhoney
Chocolate Banana Shake with Coconut Oil by Delicious Obsessions
Healthy Hot Chocolate by Health Extremist
Hot Cacao Drink (As Good As, Better Than? Coffee) by Fresh Bites Daily
Hot Pumpkin Spice Cacao by Fresh Bites Daily
The Kosher Cave Girl
Brownies, Cupcakes, and Cakes
Roasted Blackberry Brownies by An Organic Wife
Paleo Chocolate Pumpkin Brownies by Paleo Gone Sassy
Peanut Butter & Jelly Brownie (Vegan, gluten-free & sugar-free) by Green Press
Paleo Chocolate Cupcakes (Gluten Free & Dairy Free) by Hollywood Homestead
Gluten-Free Chocolate Mousse Cake with Cardamom by Healing, Yoga and Qigong
Hazelnut Silk Petit Four (Raw, Vegan) by jarOhoney
Real Food Chocolate Cake by The Toups Address
Super Fudgy Chocolate Walnut Brownies (Gluten Free, Grain Free) by Delicious Obsessions
Raw Brownie Bites by Live Simply
Paleo Chocolate Chip Muffins by Paleo Gone Sassy
No Bake Chocolate Fudge Fridge Cake (Raw, Vegan, Paleo) by Gourmande In The Kitchen
Grain Free Black Forest Cupcakes (& an amazing real food frosting) by The Kosher Cave Girl
Coconut Flour Brownies by Health Extremist
Cookies
Chocolate Nut Butter Cookies (Gluten Free, Grain Free) by Delicious Obsessions
Candy, Chocolates, and Candy Bars
Raw, Healthy Fudge by An Organic Wife
Chocolate Sunflower Freezer Fudge by Recipes To Nourish
Hawthorn Herbal Chocolates by Natural Herbal Living Magazine
Chocolate Vanilla Marble Freezer Fudge by Recipes To Nourish
Homemade Candy Bars (or Chocolate Chips) by An Organic Wife
Dark Chocolate Maca Love Truffles by Happy Healthnut
Healthy Dark Chocolate Truffles by Healing, Yoga, and Qigong
Banana Bon Bons (Raw, Vegan, Paleo) by jarOhoney
Make Your Own Dark Chocolate Bar in 5 Minutes by Learning and Yearning
An Easy Homemade Chocolate Recipe by Economies of Kale
Chocolate Energy Bars (Gluten Free, Grain Free) by Delicious Obsessions
Paleo Chocolate Slice by Economies of Kale
Healthy, Chocolate Powerballs by Economies of Kale
Chocolate Almond Energy Bites by Happy Healthnut
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bon Bons by Little Owl Crunchy Momma
Chocolate Cherry Vanilla Peanut Butter Fudge Bar by Delicious Obsessions
Raw Double Layer Chocolate Fudge with Cacao Nibs by Gourmande in the Kitchen
Cacao Almond Balls by It Takes Time
Ice Cream, Pudding
Aztec Chocolate Ice Cream by Food Your Body Will Thank You For
Dark Chocolate Chia Pudding by Family Gone Healthy
Chocolate Raspberry Avocado Pudding by Recipes To Nourish
Homemade Fudgesicles by Recipes To Nourish
Chocolate Smothered Coconut Ice Cream by jarOhoney
Old Fashioned Brown Butter Pudding (with grain free thickener) by Vintage Kids Modern World
Easy Sweet Potato Chocolate Pudding by Delicious Obsessions
Chocolate Chunk Vegan Ice Cream by Economies of Kale
Coconut Chocolate Mousse (Paleo, Primal) by Eat Play Love More
Easy, Healthy Chocolate Mousse by Economies of Kale
Maca Chocolate Pots De Crème (fertility & libido enhancing) by Real Food RN
Spreads, Sauces, & Condiments
Chocolate Hazelnut Spread by An Organic Wife
Chocolate Fudge Sauce by Recipes To Nourish
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting by Recipes To Nourish
Delia’s Chocolate Syrup (Or Chocolate Sauce) Recipe by Pantry Paratus
Beauty, Cosmetics
Smooth Finish DIY Organic Foundation with Sunscreen by ScratchMommy
Homemade Foundation Powder by Live Simply
Get Organic, Free Trade Cacao Nibs Here.
Read up:
Using Cacao Part 1: Is Cocoa Powder & Cacao Powder The Same Thing?
Using Cacao Part 2: Chocolate By Any Other Name (Chocolate Defined)
Using Cacao Part 3: Homemade Cocoa Powder
Wilson’s Chocolate Series:
Chocolate Part 1: The History of Chocolate
Chocolate Part 2: The Science (And Art) of How It Is Made
Chocolate Part 3: Chocolate In America
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