✨7 days of Cacao
Day 1: Morning drink
Whisk grated cacao into warm water or Plant based milk. Add a little honey or maple syrup if trully necessary. 💞Share with a loved one, it always tastes better.💞
Day 2: Breakfast oats
Sprinkle cacao shards onto your oats and top with banana, nuts, and a pinch of salt.
Day 3: Smoothie
Blend cacao cuttings with banana, nut butter, plant milk, or add ice for a light smoothie.
Day 4: Yogurt bowl
Stir in shaved/ cut cacao into yogurt, add granola, or seeds.
Day 5: Coffee/ Matcha boost
Whisk or blend a little cacao into your coffee or matcha for a mocha-style drink.- add ice if needed.
Little note: Start with about 10-15 g per serving. For the cacao flavor to stay prominent, Sweeten only if necessary. If it’s very strong, use less at first, as time goes by, you`ll start using more. ☺️
Day 6: Snack balls
Mix shavings/ cuts of cacao with mashed dates, nuts and cinnamon, add some extra cacao powder if needed, then roll into small energy balls for a rich snack.
Day 7: Savory twist 🌽 It’s magic with roasted chicken/veggies.
Mexican Chili Mole (sauce).
🌶️ 2–2½ cups broth (chicken or vegetarian)
🌶️ 3 dried ancho/pasilla chiles (or similar), soaked until soft
🌶️ 1 small onion, chopped
🌶️ 2 garlic cloves
🌶️ 2–3 tbsp tomato paste
🌶️ 1 tsp ground cumin
🌶️ 1/2 tsp oregano
🌶️ 1/2 tsp cinnamon
🌶️1–2 tbsp raisins
🌶️ 3day old bread piece - thickens sauce
🌶️50 g almonds
🌶️50 g sesame seeds
In a pan, Stir in garlic cloves, chopped onion, almonds, sesame- about 5 minutes.
Add chopped dried chiles and veggie / chicken broth, bringing it to a simmer.
Cook for 15-20 minutes.
Now blend all listed ingredients together, untill smooth.
In a cast iron pot or pan add the paste and let it simmer gently 15-25 minutes, allowing sauce to thicken.
❤️🔥At the end, chop (30–45 g) of the Kaka`w Amor cacao or unsweetened dark chocolate, and Salt to taste and add to sauce.
❤️🔥 Allow the cacao to melt while you stir it in.
Easy tip:
Keep a small container of chopped cacao in the a dark cupboard so it’s easy to use during the week.