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    Wild Blog — cocoa

    How To Make Wild Drinking Cocoa

    Most people think hot chocoate or hot cocoa is supposed to be sweet. But that's not how the ancient Mayans used to drink it, and they invented the drink!

    It was a savory, even bitter, beverage made from grinding up cocoa beans into a fine paste and then steeping in hot water.

    Fortunately for us, we can add a dash of sweetener!

    This recipe is nearly identical to our Wild Butter Brew Coffee recipe, but by using milk or water instead of coffee as the base (butter being optional), you end up with the drink recipe below.

    A thing we often encourage here at Wild Foods is experimenting in the kitchen.

    That means to look at a recipe as a "template" and not a "recipe."

    We want you to look at a recipe, like the one below, and follow it as a rough guideline, making tweaks here and there and tasting and refining your final concoction.

    Because you are a unique little snowflake (and I mean that with all sincerity), you have a different palate and preference for the foods ​you eat and drink.

    You might like your drinks sweeter or not sweet at all. You might prefer iced over hot drinks (like I do). And so on.

    The recipe below is our Wild Recipe Template take on traditional hot Cocoa/Drinking Chocolate

    Step 1: Bring 10 Ounces Water To Near Boil In Small Pot

    Step 2: Add 2 TBSP Wild Chocolate Powder

    Step 3: Add 1-2 TBSP Sweetener (We Used Xylitol)

    Step 4: Add A Dash Of Sea Salt

    Step 5: Stir

    Step 6: Taste And Adjust If Necessary

    Step 7: Pour Into Your Favorite Mug

    Step 8: DRINK!

    The Recipe Template

    Needed:

    • 10 Ounces Water, Wild Coffee or Choice Milk
    • 2 TBSP Wild Chocolate
    • 2 Teaspoons Preferred Sweetener
    • Dash of Sea Salt

    Optional Ingredients To Experiment With:

    • Dash Cayenne Pepper
    • Dash Turmeric
    • 1-2 TBSP Wild MCT Oil
    • 1-2 TBSP Unsalted Pastured Butter or Ghee
    • 1-2 TBSP Coconut Milk or Cream
    • 1 TBSP Wild Cocoa Butter
    • 1/2 TSP Wild Vanilla Powder

    Process:

    1. Heat liquid in saucepan over medium-low heat

    2. Whisk in ingredients

    3. Taste and adjust to desired strength and sweetness

    4. Enjoy!

    • Note: If using butter or cocoa butter, blend to create a frothy brew.
    • Iced: Pour into mason jar and place in freezer for 5 minutes before adding ice.
    • Smoothie: After step 2, place ingredients and 2 cups of ice in blender and blend.
    • Protein: Let mixture cool a bit, then add 1 scoop of Wild Whey and shake to combine!

    How To Make Homemade Cocoa

    You probably love chocolate as much as we do.

    But, if you are like us, you also watch your sugar and processed food intake.

    And unfortunately for us both, chocolate is one of the most processed foods in the world.

    Some of this processing is fine and is necessary because it makes raw cacao safe for us to consume. Of course, there are better and worse ways to process chocolate.

    Beyond the cocoa in a chocolate bar, there are usually other ingredients added in to make a final chocolate product—sugar, soy lecithin, nuts, berries, seeds, fruit, spices, etc.—all of which vary in their quality and processing.

    Homemade Cocoa

    Where does the cocoa in that wrapper come from? Do you know? You should.

    The fact is, the mass-produced chocolate on the market today is nearly always made from sick, mass-farmed cocoa trees and their cocoa pods.

    The best cocoa grows in natural forest canopy, often at higher elevations. Cocoa is a fickle plant, similar to the coffee plant, and is not meant to be planted in a large mono-crop setup.

    Furthermore, mass-produced cocoa, because the goal is usually speed and quantity, undergoes all kinds of chemical and mechanical processing methods as a means to produce the cocoa cheaper, in larger quantities and to cover up the bad flavors that come from sick, overly abused cocoa trees.

    Simply put, most chocolate in a wrapper is bad for you.

    (Opt for organic, fair trade, single-origin and small-batch dark chocolate bars when you do buy it in the store. There are many good brands out there.)

    What if you could enjoy chocolate guilt-free?

    What if you didn’t have to worry about the quality of the chocolate and whether the company added extra ingredients or used harsh processing techniques to make that chocolate?

    There’s is a way… and it’s fun…

    It’s this: Make your own Homemade Chocolate using ultra-premium cocoa products—Wild Chocolate, Wild Raw Nibs, Wild Cocoa Butter!

    The beautiful thing about homemade chocolate is you control exactly what goes into the final product. As long as you are buying premium (Wild) ingredients that are grown and processed the right way and limiting the amount of sweetener (and what kind) you use, you can indulge your chocolate craving guilt-free.

    Let’s get to the recipes…

    Below are three recipes for making homemade chocolate. You can adjust sweetener to your preferred taste.

    Something to remember about homemade chocolate is it takes some practice to get just right. So be patient, taste as you go, and adjust as necessary.

    Now get in the kitchen and embrace your inner chocolatier!

    Homemade Chocolate Recipes

    Homemade Chocolate Recipes

    4 Ingredient Homemade Chocolate Bar

    Ingredients:

    Steps:

    1. In saucepan heat all ingredients on low heat and whisk until a smooth consistency. Taste mixture and adjust ingredients to your desired tastes.
    2. Pour mixture into molds or a glass baking dish.
    3. Place in freezer for 1-2 hours.
    4. Enjoy!
    5. Remove and keep frozen or refrigerated.

    *Optional ingredients you can experiment with: Nuts/Seeds, Sea Salt, Dried Fruit, Coconut flakes, Spices, Lemon/Orange zest, Cinnamon.

    Homemade Chocolate Bark

    Homemade Chocolate Bark

    Ingredients:

    Steps:

    1. In saucepan heat Wild MCT, Cocoa Butter, Wild Chocolate and Sweetener on low heat and whisk until a smooth consistency. Taste mixture and adjust ingredients to your desired tastes.
    2. Pour mixture onto large parchment lined baking sheet or dish. Aim for a thin layer.
    3. Place in freezer for 1-2 hours.
    4. Enjoy!
    5. Remove and keep frozen or refrigerated.

    *Optional ingredients you can experiment with: Nuts/Seeds, Sea Salt, Dried Fruit, Coconut flakes, Spices, Lemon/Orange zest, Cinnamon.

    Homemade Nut Butter Cups

    Nut Butter Cups With Garnishes

    Ingredients:

    • Homemade Chocolate Bar Recipe or 1-1/2 cup Organic Semisweet Chocolate Chips
    • 3 Tablespoon Coconut ​Milk or Almond ​Milk
    • 1/4 cup Wild MCT Oil (or coconut oil)
    • 1/2 cup Almond or Cashew Butter
    • 2 TBSP Maple Syrup, Honey, Xylitol, Palm Sugar or choice sweetener
    • Dash of Wild ​Pink Salt
    • Optional: Wild Vanilla Powder, Shredded Coconut, Nuts/Seeds, etc.
    • Muffin cup pan or small candy molds

    Steps:

    1. ​For Homemade Chocolate Recipe do this: In saucepan heat Wild MCT, Cocoa Butter, Wild Chocolate and Sweetener on low heat and whisk until a smooth consistency. Taste mixture and adjust ingredients to your desired tastes. b) For Chocolate Chip ​Method do this: Melt chocolate chips and milk using double boiler method and keep stirring into fully melted.

    2. Pour chocolate mixture into molds to fill 1/3 full.

    3. Place in freezer for 10 minutes.

    4. Remove and spoon in 1/3 nut butter (you can whisk some nut butter with a bit of water or coconut milk to make it easier to work with + you can experiment with adding other flavors using this method).

    5. The cups should now be 2/3 full. Pour the chocolate mixture over the top until full.

    6. Place cups in freezer for an hour to firm.

    7. Remove and enjoy!

    8. Remove and keep frozen or refrigerated.

    The Best Vegan & Keto Friendly Cocoa Butter Coffee

    Wild Cocoa Butter Wafers are one of our Best Sellers. They blend easily​, melt wonderfully, are naturally rich in antioxidants, and full of healthy fatty acids.

    Watch below for one of our favorite ways to use Wild Cocoa Butter. It’s a delicious vegan and keto-friendly Wild Cocoa Butter Coffee!

    ​When you try this recipe, let us know what you think! Feel free to take some photos of this decadent drink in your mug and share those pics with us on Instagram @WildFoodsCo We can’t wait to see them!

    Learn about cocoa butter and the keto diet in our Wild article.