I continuosly have these chocolate cravings, but now I decided to try a healthier version of it - hot chocolate made from real cacao.
Bought a package of Colombian Black 100% Los Llanos cacao by Willie's Cacao at Culinaris. The package includes 2 discs of cacao. Los Llanos's beautiful Trinitario bean, with its soft notes of cherries & plums, is born high in the jungle on the Colombian-Venezuelan border.
First I grated by sharp knife - it's very hard - a bite of cacao, measured a cupful of soya milk to a saucepan and added the cacao into it. Stirred the mixture until cacao had melted.
Whipped some cream - it's a bit funny, I cannot eat/drink milk products nor yogurt, but a small amount of whipped cream is not a problem - and poured it on the top of the drink. Sprinkled a hint of cinnamon on top as well.
Another funny thing is that as much as I love everything sweet, I don't like sweet drinks. I never add sugar nor honey into my tea for example. So this hot chocolate doesn't have any sugar not even a sweet taste, and I still love it!
After opening the package I store the cacao discs in a small plastic back in my fridge.
You can find more information on Willie's Cacao here.
You can also find more info on Budapest based Culinaris here.
Olipa varmaan ihanan makuista!
ReplyDeleteSiis niin hyvää! Aina ei tarvita edes sokeria :)
Deleteit looks so tasty! :-)
ReplyDelete:) my favourite drink!
DeleteOhh it looks very delicius!
ReplyDeleteThanks :) It is so deliciuos!
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