Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Chocolate Orange Truffles

One of the best ways to start on your journey towards healthy raw food is the introduction of raw goodies. Being a bit of a chocaholic myself, I have started to make all my own. You may like to try this recipe. Experiment to suit your taste. With so many chocolate companies using GM ingredients, this is a great way to avoid them.

Basic Ingredients
by volume
one part raw unprocessed honey
one part raw coconut oil
two to three parts cacao powder (raw cocoa)

Mix in a processor. This is you basic chocolate mix, which is very rich.

Variations include:
Orange - adding a whole orange, roughly chopped and then processed.
Lemon - the same with a lemon, but you may need more honey.
The peel gives a lovely tang, but you may prefer to leave it out.
Dried fruit such as sultanas.
Raw nuts (soaked overnight to release the nutrients). Pecans worked well for me.

You can also make it less rich by adding organic, wholemeal, stoneground flour.