Have a look at the below links which a friend set me (she's a naturopathic nutritionist). The only pure chocolate I've come across so far is either cocoa powder (great with rice milk as hot chocolate), or cocoa nibs (raw cocoa bits in a packet).
What to do with cacao nibs?
* Try eating them straight, one at a time. Chew it thoroughly and
experience the taste extravaganza of raw chocolate.
* Add to *coconut*
<http://www.detoxyourworld.com/acatalog/coconut_oil.html>-based or
fruit-based smoothies to enhance the flavor.
* Add a drip of *agave nectar*
<http://www.detoxyourworld.com/acatalog/agave.html> or honey or
another sweetening agent to the raw cacao bean and chew!
* Freeze cacao beans with sweeteners (*agave nectar*
<http://www.detoxyourworld.com/acatalog/agave.html> or honey are
fantastic). Eat cold.
* Blend cacao nibs into herbal teas with the Peruvian superfood
*maca* <http://www.detoxyourworld.com/acatalog/maca.html>.
* Crush cacao nibs with a mortar and pestle and add to raw ice
creams for the best chocolate chips in the world.
* Create a raw chocolate bar! Blend the following raw ingredients
together: cacao nibs, *agave nectar*
<http://www.detoxyourworld.com/acatalog/agave.html>, carob powder,
*maca* <http://www.detoxyourworld.com/acatalog/maca.html>,
*coconut oil*
<http://www.detoxyourworld.com/acatalog/coconut_oil.html>,
*angstrom calcium*
<http://www.detoxyourworld.com/acatalog/ionic_calcium.html>, and
cashews. Pour into a mold and freeze. Eat cold and experience the
truth about the food of the gods!
Cacao is great fun for everyone — especially kids!
This is a recipe for raw mole sauce which I created when one day I was
wondering what I might do with my new bag of raw cacao nibs (ohmygosh,
they are *divine*), and I suddenly had a hankering for mole!
This should absolutely be tweaked and adjusted for your own taste and
whatever ingredients you have on hand:
3 T raw tahini
3 T raw almond butter
3 t raw cacao nibs
3 t ground raw cacao powder
Place the above in a strong blender or a food processor and blend
together until relatively smooth.
Then add:
1 large tomato
1 small avocado
1/2 small onion
1 handful of raw pumpkin seeds
1 handful of raisins
1 t minced garlic
1 t Udo’s oil or olive oil
1/2 t cayenne pepper
1/2 t black peppercorns
1/2 t cinnamon
1/4 t ground cloves
salt to taste
Blend well. Use immediately or store in fridge and let the flavours
blend together a bit.
We serve it over mushrooms (mushroom mole), although there may be
something over which it would be even better!
2 oranges, peeled and quartered, seeds removed
1 Tablespoon raw cacao nibs
<http://www.adventuresinrawfood.com/what-to-do-with-raw-cacao-nibs-or-cocoa-nibs-aka-chocolate-nibs>
1/2 cup water
Handful of ice cubes (about 6)
1-2 teaspoons agave nectar or honey (optional)
Place the oranges, water, and cacao nibs in the blender, and blend until
liquified. Add ice cubes and process on high for about 20 seconds, or
until the cacao nibs are reduced to just tiny specks or smaller.
This is DELICIOUS!!!
This raw food drink is delicious, and sweet, and yummy, and so good for you!
1 banana
1-2 Tablespoons raw almond butter
1 tablespoon raw cacao nibs
<http://www.adventuresinrawfood.com/what-to-do-with-raw-cacao-nibs-or-cocoa-nibs-aka-chocolate-nibs>
1/2 to 1 cup filtered water
3 ice cubes
Combine the banana, the raw almond butter, the raw cacao nibs and the
water in a blender and process until smooth. Add the ice cubes and
process another 20 seconds until smooth.
Use more or less almond butter, and water, according to taste.