Naughty Night

“Tonight is the Naughty Night”. That was the text message I sent to my boyfriend, feeling excited and eager to start.  In anticipation of the forthcoming delight and irresistible extravagance, I prepared all the necessities.  I have to admit, the next night, and the one after that, was also  Naughty Night.  I cannot defend against it.  I know you will agree after seeing the few pictures I am about to share with you.   

This is Raw Cacao Fudge that does not require any baking, does not have any flower, butter, or sugar. This is a dynamite of antioxidants, good nutrients and healthy calories.

Do you recall my blog where I introduced the “chocolate smoothie” ? I featured cinnamon in that article totally undermining the raw cacao.

Cacao has more antioxidant flavonoids than any food tested so far, including blueberries, red wine, and black teas; it has up to four times the quantity of antioxidants found in green tea.

Organic Raw Cacao Powder is an exceptionally healthy way to stock up on not only the antioxidants but also on important minerals like magnesium and iron. Raw cacao has about 300 identifiable chemical substances with positive health effects.

Just listing a few:

Magnesium: Cacao is high in magnesium . If you recall my earlier letter about the minerals: Magnesium is one of the alkaline minerals;  It helps to support the heart, brain, and digestive system and is vital for building strong bones.

Iron: Cacao contains 200+% of the recommended daily allowance of iron per 1 ounce (28 gram) serving. Iron is a critical mineral in nutrition. Iron is part of the oxygen carrying protein called hemoglobin that keeps our blood healthy. Vegan diet often leaves people deficient of iron, so here is your answer! I hope you are feeling very happy right now!

Chromium: Chromium is an important trace mineral that helps balance blood sugar. Nearly 80% of Americans are deficient in this trace mineral. Cacao has enough chromium to help you to reverse deficiencies in this mineral.

PLEASE do not confuse this product (raw cacao nibs or powder) with Hershey’s Chocolate powder.

It is not even close to be the same.  (This is the same case as with  the cinnamon. remember?) There is a big difference between raw cacao and Hershey type! The processed foods like Hershey’s chocolate powders are …. simply HIGHLY PROCESSED. ...We know that many important nutrients do not survive the heat and processing.  That is why I am advocating eating raw nuts and raw fruits/veggies... You know that well by now if you follow my blog.

I have to thank the Raw Food expert from the WOTV4 Crew:

Margaux Drake for the inspiration .

I want to stay true to my style and keep it short, as promised.

Here is what you will need:

1.       ½ cup Pecan meal (it is simply the ground pecan nuts from your health food store. Look for it in the refrigeration area.)

2.       ½ cup almond meal (ground raw almonds, … same as above)

3.       1 cup of organic raisins

4.       1 cup of raw almond or sunflower seed butter

5.       2 tbsp vanilla

6.       ½ cup of shredded coconut meat

7.       2 tbsp coconut oil (aka butter)

8.       1.5 cups of Raw Cacao Powder

9.       ½ cup of canned black beans

10.   2 tbsp Agave syrup (optional.. the fudfe is good without it.)

11.   Whole Walnuts

Directions:
Hold raisins in the hot water for 5 minutes. It will make them soft and juicy. Dispose the water.

Place raisins, almond/sunflower seed butter, raw cacao powder, vanilla, coconut meat and coconut oil, agave nectar, sea salt and black beans in a food processor and process until smooth.

(Make sure you place the butter, raisins and black beans first , at the bottom of the carafe. It will make the blending much easier.)

Hand mix in the chopped walnuts. Spread out in an 8"X8" square baking dish. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes, and then cut into pieces. I wrapped them individually and store in the freezer for every naughty Night!

Enjoy with the Coconut or Almond Milk latte… I did!
This is called a Naughty Night, but there is absolutely nothing is naughty about it!
Trully GOOD FOR YOU: