Being vegan certainly does not mean giving up chocolate! In fact raw vegan chocolate is more delicious than if made with dairy.
Well I think so anyway.
And this homemade vegan chocolate is very easy to make.
We served these chocolates after the meal with the coffee at our first vegan underground restaurant evening. (See Here)
Ingredients:
200 grm raw cacao butter
200 grm eaw cacao paste
1/4 C coconut oil
1t vanilla extract
1 t stevia liquid
1/2 C agave
3 drops of any essence – ie orange or peppermint etc (optional)
Also optional – kumquats or any crystalized fruit.
You will need plastic or silicone moulds in which to set the chocolate.
Method:
1 – If you are going to put pieces of crystalised fruit in, cut them now and drop them into the individual moulds. This does not work so well with the thin slabs of
chocolate.
2 – Put all other ingredients into a bowl. Place the bowl over a pot of hot/boiling water. Let all ingredients melt, stirring continually.
3 – Note – this does take a bit of time. It is very important NOT to overheat the mixture as it will split. Patience is the key!
4 – Once properly melted and well mixed, spoon the mixture into your moulds.
5 – Let cool to room temperature first, and then put in refridgerator to set.
Then enjoy!
This particular batch we did not use any of the flavoured essences, but both orange and peppermint varieties work well.
Note on Raw – Technically raw is apparently less than 42 deg C.
