Description

The thickest, creamiest and most delicious paleo tahini hot chocolate that is boosted with ceremonial cacao and your choice of medicinal herbs. A wonderful, nutrient-rich warming hot chocolate that is GOOD for you.

Ingredients

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250ml milk of choice (raw milk, cows milk, nut milk)

2 tsp grass-fed gelatin- optional

15g ceremonial cacao OR 20g 70-90% dark chocolate (see notes)

7g/ 2 tsp/4 buttons cacao butter

1 Tbsp hulled tahini

1 Tbsp raw cacao powder

1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

1 tsp+ pure maple syrup or coconut sugar (see notes for sugar free option)

Optional extras- 1/2 tsp of your choice of powdered hers. I have used maca, lions mane, reishi, tremella, chaga and ashwaghandha and they all work wonderfully.

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Instructions

Add milk to a saucepan and, if using, sprinkle gelatin over the top and set aside for 2 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients, excluding the optional herbs, and place over low heat.
Heat until the mixture reaches around 60 C (140 F), whisking the whole time. If you don’t have a thermometer 60 C (140 F) will be the point where everything has melted completely, the mixture has thickened and a few small bubbles are forming at the sides of the pot. Avoid getting the milk to boiling point, or to the point where it starts to steam- the milk begins to scorch here and alters the flavour. Keeping the milk to 60 C will also help to preserve all the wonderful antioxidants present in the cacao, adding extra medicinal benefits.
Remove from heat add add in any optional extras, whisking through. Now use a tea spoon to taste the mixture- hot chocolate, and chocolate in general, is a very personal thing. You might like your drink much sweeter than I do so add extra sweetener if needed.
Pour into a cup and then immediately choose a gorgeous spot to sit, slow down and enjoy your very soothing. medicinal tahini hot chocolate.

Notes

Ceremonial cacao should be enjoyed in moderation if you are consuming it as a daily drink. It is recommended the tyou being with a low dose (15-20g) per cup, and only increase this if you need/want it stronger (up to 30g). A ceremonial dose is much stronger than this, but this drink is not designed for that.

For a sugar free version I recommend using pure monk fruit extract to taste, or simply omitting sweetener if you enjoy bitter beverages.

Keywords: Ceremonial cacao, hot chocolate, adaptogens, tahini