My Vegan, Superfood, Almost-Raw Hot Chocolate
December 11, 2008
Nothing is more comforting and yummy to me in the winter than hot chocolate. It reminds me of coming in after sledding all day and snuggling around the fire on our first floor, watching Christmas cartoons with with my little Auntie who lived with us, and sitting in ski lodges (all 6 times I skied! ).
Hot chocolate can still be an occasional treat. It should not be an everyday food- as cacao contains caffeine and has toxic qualities, even when labeled as “raw.”
There is a big difference between cAcAo and cOcOa. Cacao is the raw form of the cacao bean. Cocoa is the cheap, more processed variety- which has been roasted, alkalized, molded into heated cakes, the cacao butter/oil pressed out then powdered. You can get cacao at any healthfood store, or find some great online sites where you can buy it raw, organic and in bulk.
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Unsweetened almond milk
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Raw, organic Cacao powder (if you can only find nibs, make sure to grind them first in a coffee or spice grinder)
- Stevia
Heat the almond milk- either warm or really hot, depending on your taste. Add a 1 tsp. or less of cacao powder and sweeten to sweeten. Ahh. Sit back and enjoy!
Kim,
I’m having fun getting recipes from your web site. Have been doing colonics and will continue till I’m whistle clean! Bob and I are mostly on the Hallelujah diet. I have grown sunflower sprouts and made rejuvanlac (sp). Haven’t made energy soup. I need to spice that up to make it taste worthy. Sounds like you never stop.
Ann and Bob Herrick
I really liked your blog! good
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Yummy! I’m going to try the cocoa and cookies! I’m trying be be raw.. any recipe suggestions (websites or something)?
OK Kim.
I took your suggestion and kept it raw and mixed it.
Consensus of self and friends – so much better!
Modifications:
*Replaced the Earth Balance with COCONUT OIL
*Mixed all ingredients except for oats (agave, hazlenut milk, vanilla, peanut butter, coconut oil) in a blender until completely smooth and free from coconut oil and peanut butter chunks.
Pour mixture into the oats and stir until all oats are covered.
Spoon batter onto wax paper lined pan and chill in the fridge.
Cut into squares once it has finally chilled.
Great!! See a little tweaking and it comes out even better. I will try out one day! Thanks for sharing. I don’t usually use oats so maybe I could use a ground nut of sorts.
Glad you tried not cooking it!
This looks amazing! A great alternative for something unhealthy and hard to give up!
Oh yeah. Good point.
I suppose it is counterintuitive to boil raw items. I was just using the old recipe and substituting ingredients. I will try mixing it. I think maybe if you just soaked the oats for a bit first that it would work. Good idea.
Yes, let me know how you do!!
I’d love to try it when you report back how it went. 
I really want to be vegetarian but I am so far away…I like this opcion for hot chocolate!!!!
Hi Zenaida, Great!!
I love raw cacao drinks! They really make you feel good!