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Healthy Chocolate Fix!

4/11/2016

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hat to do when you want a chocolate fix? Rummage through the cupboards and find some hazelnuts and raw chocolate! Yes, yes, yes.... it's got to be healthy raw chocolate hazelnut spread!
  • 250g raw hazelnuts or for a tastier version you can roast the hazelnuts
  • 4 tbspn raw cacao powder
  • 6-8 dates
  • Maple Syrup (a generous squeeze of a plastic bottled version!)
  • water (a dash, or you could use almond milk)
  • 3 tbspn coconut oil (melted)
  • 2/3 tsp vanilla extract







Instructions
  1. Add hazelnuts to blender process until you get a sticky dough, almost to a nut butter stage.
    For extra flavour, you can slightly roast the hazelnuts prior to using them in this recipe.  Preheat the oven to 180c/350F/Gas mark 4. Place the nuts on a baking tray in an even layer for 10-15mins. Remove from the tray to cool and then remove the skins. You can then blend your roasted nuts once they've cooled.
  2. Add raw cocoa powder, dates maple syrup and vanilla extract and process until you get a smooth, creamy, thick chocolate spread.
  3. Add splashes of water so you can get the consistency you would like for your spread.
  4. Store in the fridge. Usually keeps for a few weeks.
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    Nicki Hutychinson
    Yoga Teacher, Yoga Medicine Facilitator, Homeopath, nature lover, & foodie

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