Raw Chocolate Bars Recipe | The Feedfeed (2024)

"It's the national chocolate day in Sweden today! That calls for a yummy chocolate recipe! Makes 12 portions of fabulous raw cake (8 inch spring pan. 20 cm) Time: 1,5 h + 4 h freeze time. Prep: Soak about 580 g of cashews for 4 hours. The cashews will expand to about 800 g which you will need in the mousse layers.Crust 100 g almonds 200 g hazelnuts4 tbsp sprouted buckwheat *10-15 dates 20 g raw cacao pinch saltWhite chocolate mousse layer400 g soaked cashews 1 tsp vanilla extract0,5 cup agave 1 cup almond milk 1/2 cup coconut oil 1/4 cup melted raw cacao butterHazelnut mousse layer 400 g soaked cashews 20 g raw cacao 1 cup almond milk0,5 cup agave or coconut nectar 1 tbsp hazelnut extract*the buckwheat doesn't have to be sprouted, but it does get a bit crunchier if it is. But regular buckwheat will work too. Mix all ingredients for the cake crust in a food processor (except the buckwheat), mix until it's firm. Add more dates if necessary. Mix in buckwheat with the pulse function so that they are mixed into the dough without being crushed. Place the crust in a spring form pan. Use the back of a spoon to get nice straight edges and flat surface.Mix all ingredients (except coconut oil) to the white chocolate layer in a food processor or high speed blender. Blend until smooth. Add the coconut oil in liquid form and mix for a few minutes. Pour the chocolate mousse on top of the crust. Leave it in the freezer for at least 1 hour to settle.Repeat the same procedure with the hazelnut mousse layer and carefully pour over the white chocolate mousse layer. Leave the cake in the freezer for at least 3 hours. Take out the cake for a few minutes until the spring form is ready to let go of the edges, use a flat knife to smooth the edges if necessary.If you're making the mousse layers in a food processor, the trick is to have patience... You have to work the layers of the cake in the food processor for a long time, about 5-10 minutes of maximum speed on every single layer. If you have a high speed blender, the result will be even smoother and creamier. :) Garnish your cake with some chopped hazelnut, drizzled chocolate or cacao nibs."

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What an interesting way to use buckwheat sprouts in the chocolate base of these raw dessert bars.

Makes 12 portions of fabulous raw cake (8 inch spring pan. 20 cm)
Time: 1.5 h + 4 h freeze time.

INGREDIENTS

Crust:
100 g almonds
200 g hazelnuts
4 tbsp sprouted buckwheat*
10-15 dates
20 g raw cacao
pinch salt

White Chocolate Mousse Layer:
400 g soaked cashews
1 tsp vanilla extract
0.5 cup agave
1 cup almond milk
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/4 cup melted raw cacao butter

Hazelnut Mousse Layer:
400 g soaked cashews
20 g raw cacao
1 cup almond milk
1/2 cup agave or coconut nectar
1 tbsp hazelnut extract

DIRECTIONS

Prep: Soak about 580g of cashews for 4 hours. The cashews will expand to about 800g which you will need in the mousse layers.

For the cake crust, mix all ingredients (except buckwheat) in a food processor. Mix until it's firm. Add more dates if necessary. Mix in buckwheat with the pulse function so that they are mixed into the dough without being crushed. Place the crust in a spring form pan. Use the back of a spoon to get nice straight edges and flat surface.

For the white chocolate layer, mix all ingredients (except coconut oil) in a food processor or high speed blender. Blend until smooth. Add the coconut oil in liquid form and mix for a few minutes. Pour the chocolate mousse on top of the crust. Leave it in the freezer for at least 1 hour to settle.

For the hazelnut mousse layer, repeat the same procedure and carefully pour over the white chocolate mousse layer. Leave the cake in the freezer for at least 3 hours. Take out the cake for a few minutes until the spring form is ready to let go of the edges. Use a flat knife to smooth the edges if necessary.

Garnish your cake with some chopped hazelnut, drizzled chocolate or cacao nibs.

*Note: Buckwheat doesn't have to be sprouted, but it does get a bit crunchier if it is. But regular buckwheat will work too.

Note: If you're making the mousse layers in a food processor, the trick is to have patience. You have to work the layers of the cake in the food processor for a long time, about 5-10 minutes of maximum speed, on every single layer.If you have a high speed blender, the result will be even smoother and creamier.

Raw Chocolate Bars Recipe | The Feedfeed (2024)

FAQs

What is raw chocolate bar? ›

Raw chocolate is a type of chocolate that's made from unroasted cacao beans or sometimes minimally processed cacao at low temperatures. This is in contrast to conventional chocolate, where the cacao beans are roasted. The process of keeping the cacao raw is believed to preserve more of its natural nutrients.

How many cocoa beans to make a chocolate bar? ›

The Cacao Fruit

The pod ranges from 8 to 14 inches long and grows directly from the tree's main branches and trunk. Inside the pod we can find between 10 and 60 cacao beans or seeds depending on the size of the fruit. To make one of our 80 gram chocolate bars we need around 30-35 cacao beans.

How many cocoa beans is needed to make 1 pound of chocolate? ›

Approximately 400 beans are required to make one pound of chocolate. The cacao tree is so fragile and its roots are so shallow that it is unsafe for workers to climb the trunk to reach pods on the higher boughs. Because of this, they use long-handled steel knives (machetes) to reach the pods and harvest.

How is raw chocolate made? ›

Raw chocolate is made with pure, unroasted cacao beans. The process for how to make raw chocolate is exact—the cacao beans must not be heated higher than 118°F/48°C. While the beans are not roasted, they are fermented. Fermentation breaks down the high levels of tannin in cacao and eases some of the bitter flavor.

Does raw chocolate need to be refrigerated? ›

Because our raw chocolate is freshly handmade and untempered, it needs to be kept refrigerated.

What is homemade chocolate raw material? ›

The ingredients used are dependent on the type of chocolate being made. Dark chocolate requires only cocoa mass, cocoa butter, and sugar. Adding milk powder makes milk chocolate. White chocolate is made with cocoa butter, sugar, and milk powder (but no cocoa mass/liquor).

How to process cocoa beans to chocolate? ›

Cocoa beans are main ingredient for production of chocolate. The chocolate production process consists of fermentation, drying, roasting, grinding of cocoa beans, mixing of all ingredients (cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifiers, aroma, and milk components if needed), conching, and tempering.

How do you use raw cocoa beans? ›

Here's our favorite things to do with fresh cocoa beans:
  1. Eat Cocoa Beans! ...
  2. Crush the Cocoa Beans and Brew Them! ...
  3. Make a Mocha! ...
  4. Use Fresh Ground Cocoa Powder in Desserts and Dishes! ...
  5. Chocolate Making: This involves quite a few steps and goes way beyond our experience.
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Can you turn cocoa into chocolate? ›

It is easy to make cocoa powder into chocolate by adding fat and sweetener with gentle heat. With chocolate, you will experiment. There is no set recipe or ratio of ingredients for chocolate. Rather, you start with a known recipe and experiment, tasting often, and adding ingredients as needed.

Do you have to ferment cocoa beans to make chocolate? ›

Fermenting cocoa beans is a crucial step in the chocolate-making process as it helps to develop the flavour of the beans. While this step is typically done by professional chocolate makers, you can also ferment cocoa beans at home with the right tools and knowledge.

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