Hi, it's my recipe! So yep, made them and have been scoffing it all day...Have you tried them or made them yourself?
Sounds amazing, where do you get the quark and unsweetened cacao and cacao nibs from tho?
Yep you can do that. I don't because I like my protein without all the crap that's in the flavoured stuff. no gums, artificial sweeteners etc.Oh right, didn't notice it was your site.
Thanks for the info, I'm quite keen to try this.
Curious though, wouldn't it taste even more chocolatey if you used chocolate protein powder instead of plain? Also thinking of maybe vanilla casein powder instead of unflavoured?
Yep you can do that. I don't because I like my protein without all the crap that's in the flavoured stuff. no gums, artificial sweeteners etc.
but use whatever you like. i actually state in the recipe that if you use vanilla casein you might not need to add anything else except cinnamon because it's usually sweet etc anyway. it's all good, whatever works for you.
I put together my recipes to be as whole food oriented as possible.
on choc protein powder...the choc flavour is not usually really chocolatey. won't add much to the intense choc flavour. Trust me, I eat 100% cacao chocolate all the time as a preference...this is very very chocolatey!!!
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Hey there! I actually answer some of those Q in the post/recipe!! OK here goes, in order:
- look for raw cacao in discount health stores. It's very readily available in Australia, promise! You can use ordinary cacao. I actually used Valrhona (very expensive but I make cakes, chocs and desserts too so ... ). A plain cacao should be available pretty much anywhere. Just be careful not get drinking choc or anything with loads of sugar added. Good supermarkets, delis etc.
In WA you can find Gold Cacao at Go Vita - Your Health Shop and direct from Power Superfoods: Find Us
You can also get Loving Earth cacao at all these places in WA: Loving Earth - Stockists
- Any orange would do...strange you don't have blood oranges in Perth (tip: don't buy your fresh produce in the supermarket). But any orange is good.
- drained weight for the beans definitely.
- you can use honey if you prefer that...it will make it sweeter still. I can't use honey as it's very high in fructose (maple syrup has more glucose than fructose). You can use either. I used maple because a) i can, b) I like the mapley flavour and c) it's got about 65g carbs per 100g c.f. sugar at 100g.
- don't worry about the quark!! You can use low fat cottage cheese (not the knobbly one, the smooth one..supermarkets have it) or a fresh low fat ricotta. All good.
Let me know how it goes!! Got lots of people excited over this. Just had my last piece for breakfast before my workout...with fruit and yoghurt. Awesome.
Cacao can change its nutritional profile depending on the bean origin and how it's grown etc. Much like anything else I guess. I have used Loving Earth quite a lot and I do love their other products BUT I have to say the Gold / Power Superfoods is better. The cacao is more intense and darker/richer in colour. I prefer it...it's much more similar to the cacao I use for other desserts etc. I'd go the Gold/Power one if you can. The only benefit of getting raw over "garden variety" is that it has the benefit of all the antioxidants. Processed cacao still has some but the processing does strip some of them out. (sorry, I'm a cacao/chocolate freak).
I agree, getting them direct seems much cheaper. We've got Great Earth Health Shops here in Melb that sell the Gold at a good price so I sometimes get it there. You might actually find it where you get your protein powders.
Try looking up www.completeheath.com.au as well. Their prices are pretty good too. Forgot to add them earlier.
Cheers - let me know how they turn out!
Whole eggs will probably make it even better. I would normally use whole eggs too but just wanted to see if it would still have the right texture. So go ahead and use the eggs.
For the record, I always aim to get the pics true to life so I can showcase the end result as it really turns out...I'm no photographer so just do my best to capture the food and do it justice. The texture is great.
You don't need the vanilla in the actual bar...the orange is the star here.
And for the cream, use some grated orange zest and a little juice along with the cinnamon instead of vanilla. Hey presto, it's even better. And cheaper. That's what I did for the second batch of casein cream.
You don't really need the nibs but they are good. Yeah, there is no bad in good chocolate.
You might be interested in a company that just launched here a few weeks ago and is based in Perth. Crio Bru .. check out their site. I just got the Coca River and it's amazing. Crio Brü and Crio Beans are Rich in Antioxidants, Minerals and Natural Energy - Healthy Chocolate for Healthy Living
Enjoy
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