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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Chocolate Truffles


Raw & Vegan, of course!
I made these last night and they are delicious! Perfect for Valentine's Day.

Did you know that chocolate is loaded with antioxidants and is good for the heart? Of course if you eat it in it's real and raw form, not in a Hershey type form.. Sweeten it with some agave or maple syrup, add some other heart healthy ingredients and you have, voila...TRUFFLES!!! YUMMY!



½ c. Raw Cacao Butter, melted (found at Health Food Stores and Whole Foods stores in the raw section)
½ c. Raw Cashews
½ c. Raw Agave Nectar (or ¼ c Agave & ¼ c Maple Syrup)
1 c. Raw Cacao Powder (or ½ cup Carob & ½ cup Cacao powder)
2 tsp. Vanilla Extract (alcohol-free) or ½ Vanilla Bean seeds
Pinch sea salt (preferably Himalayan Pink or Real Salt Sea Salt)
In a food processor fitted with the S-blade, process cashews, melted cacao butter & Agave until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients and process until well mixed and smooth. Chill in freezer for 10-20 minutes. The more chilled the mixture is, the easier it will be to roll into truffles. Once chilled, roll with your hands into balls and then roll into your choice of shredded coconut, raw cacao nibs or raw cacao powder. Store in refrigerator! Enjoy as you wish, these truffles are GUILT FREE and GOOD FOR YOU!!!
Be Creative! Add Goji berries, dried mulberries, mint extract, nuts, whatever you like with chocolate!!!! Experiment!!!

From Karmachow.com

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Puffed Pancakes (German Pancakes)

Not super healthy, but my favorite breakfast (or dinner) ever! My mom used to make a pan just for me in High School and I'd eat the whole thing!

1 c flour
6 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1 c milk

Melt 1/3 c of butter or margarine in a 9x13 glass pan. Pour batter in. Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes.

When it comes out it will be all "puffed up" hence the name.