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Ohh you're going to love this course!
These recipes are so simple to make, yet they are out of this world tasty. Not only that, but they're also super healthy for you! No one will believe it because these recipes taste so sinfully decadent. Ohhhh! Oh! Oh!
Enjoy
Chef Teton
Note: I used agave in some of the recipes, but you can use honey (preferably raw), or whatever sweetener that you like.
How great is this! Tasty AND healthy.
By Susan Teton
Singing Dog Vanilla knows how to stand out in a crowd of chocolate!!! This Vanilla tastes like vanilla smells but better. It is so rich and vanillaeee. I recently met one of the owners of the company and asked if I could try the Vanilla in some of my favorite recipes.
First, I tried my “famous” chocolate chip cookies” made with Coconut Oil instead of butter. Wow, I guess I never tasted Vanilla before! Once again I was reminded how much difference it makes when you choose high quality food products. If you like to bake or make any raw food recipes that call for Vanilla, then you need to use Singing Dog.
You will thank me, that is for sure! But the gratitude goes to Singing Dog for going the extra mile to bring us real Vanilla affordable and available where we shop.
The same holds true for coconut oil. Barlean’s coconut oil is by far the best, with a second runner up going to Artisana. The aroma, like in the Vanilla, smells like a fresh picked coconut. The flavor gives off the same dynamic. My neighbors are always asking for my Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies. Put them in the freezer and then defrost (if you can wait) for about 10 minutes. You may not be able to stop!!!
If you can’t find Barlean’s coconut oil in your local store you can purchase it off my Chef Teton's
(http://www.ChefTeton.com) website for 20% off. Then order their High Lignan Flax oil for the best sauces and dressing ever!
Enjoy!
Recipe:
2 1/4 cups Spelt Flower (or gluten free flour if you're sensitive to gluten)
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 1/4 cup Organic Light Brown Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp Singing Dog Vanilla
1 cup Barlean’s Organic Coconut Oil (just under 1 cup seems to be perfect)
1 Cup Dark Chocolate Chips and 1 cup chopped Walnuts (add a handful of dried coconut flakes too)
Mix all ingredients and bake at 375 for about 15 min. You will note that the batter seems very oily from the Coconut Oil. Do not worry, it is oily at first, but they bake up beautifully. Remember that Coconut oil, when refrigerated (or cold) is much harder than butter, and reversely, it is much more oily when soft. If yours if hard from the cold, heat on very low heat to melt. Add the sugar to let them blend together. DO NOT over heat as sugar will harden. After the cookies are baked, their temperature determines their consistency! Enjoy all ways.
Raw Cacao Coconut Energy Booster Smoothie
Filled with antioxidants that prevent disease.
Recipe
Cold water
Couple Tablespoons Coconut Cream Concentrate (High in protein)
Couple scoops of whey protein powder
2 Tablespoons of raw cacao
Agave or sweetener of your choice to taste
Vanilla
Ice after it's mixed.
What a great way to add taste and the health benefits from raw cacao to your drinks. Yum!
No one will ever know the difference between this healthy mousse and regular mousse. People actually like the healthy one better! This is just so unbelievably tasty!
People will beg you for this recipe!
Raw Cacao Mousse
2 cups ripe avocados (about 2)
½ cup + maple syrup
2-4 tbsp organic sugar (more for sweeter)
2 tbsp coconut oil (Barlean’s)
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
½ tsp salt to taste
1 cup pure unsweetened cocoa powder, make sure it is unsweetened
I pint fresh raspberries or strawberries
Handful - mint leaves for garnish
In a food processor, blend the avocados, maple syrup, sugar, coconut oil,
vanilla, balsamic and shoyu until smooth and creamy. Note: if the coconut
oil is hard, heat slightly, just enough to soften so it will mix easily/
Add cocoa powder slowly and blend until smooth (sifting as you add will
alleviate possibility of lumps).
Serve raspberries on top of Mousse as you desire and garnish with mint.
Great in champagne classes or anyway at all.
Store in fridge up to one week in airtight container. You can also freeze it up
to a month.
Oh I wish I could bring the truffles through the computer screen for you to taste. They're sooo good!
Raw Cacao Truffles
½ cup Coconut Cream (sundried coconut meat ground into a
butter. Artisana makes a good one available in most
natural food stores, as does Wilderness Family Naturals
(.com).
¾ cup water (warmed)
1 to 2 tsp vanilla
½ cup maple syrup
3 tbsp coconut oil
2 tbsp raw sugar or honey (more to taste)
½ tsp salt (more or less to taste)
Optional Additions:
Cacao Nibs
Nuts
Cayenne or Chili Powder
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Flavored salts
Begin by blending the coconut cream and coconut oil in warm water.
Once blended, add maple syrup, sugar, salt or any seasonings. Blend until
creamy. Add cacao powder (carob can be substituted) through a sifter to
alleviate lumps.
Blend in a little at a time. Mixture will thicken to a point where it is difficult
to stir. If too dry, add a bit of water. Remember they will firm up when
refrigerated. They will also thicken a bit when the cacao nibs, coconut
and/or other nuts are added.
Roll into balls and press nuts or Golden Yukon Berry on top with slight pressure. Chill. Best to serve at room temperature.
Truffles travel well, but remember to package in a container where they can soften and still hold their shape.
Yes, you can have your chocolate and eat it too!
Chef Teton makes out of this world decadent chocolate recipes that are super quick and easy to make and actually healthy for you!
Raw cocoa or chocolate has become the rave as health practitioners and culinary artists discover how good it is for you and how good it can taste.
Traditionally candy made with chocolate and/or cacao has been known to be fattening or unhealthy, but now we now otherwise. In the past it was not the cacao or chocolate that made it a less than excellent food. Historically it was some of the other ingredients used to make it taste good. These would include ingredients like high-fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated fats, high sodium levels and artificial ingredients.
But it is a new day. Raw cacao or roasted cacao can be included with many great ingredients to produce not only healthy foods, but foods delicious beyond your dreams.
New healthy and luscious ingredients include coconut oil, coconut cream concentrate (sun-dried coconut meat ground into a cream), honey, pure maple syrup, avocados and herbs and spices to name a few.
In this course you will learn how to work with unsweetened cocoa (raw or roasted) and the ingredients mentioned above to make truffles, mousse, smoothies, and hot drinks.
The recipes are simple and do not involve cooking. The visual training is highly professional with the use of two cameras. It also includes recipes.
This course will give you the foundation to work with raw desserts.