The Live Green Smoothie Diet

(Before chocolate is completely set.)

Chocolate is set here, but much darker than shows up in the photo.

Frankly, this is a great chocolate to make when you just want chocolate… forget the nuts & nibs.

Honestly, when you make a raw chocolate treat like this for the first time and experience and fast and easy it is to make something so satisfyingly delicious, you’ll wonder why you ever made those Peanut M&M runs to 7-11.

This particular chocolate is a little different from my other raw cacao recipes… it highlights some awesome Mexican vanilla a friend so graciously gifted me recently (a gigantic quart-sized bottle… can you imagine???), and is nicely salted to offset the sweet. For best results, definitely use the best quality vanilla and naturally mineralized salt you can get your hands on.

And if you have all these good-but-simple things already in your kitchen as staples, this is a no-brainer to whip up on-the-fly. If you don’t have macadamia nuts or nibs, you can use any other nut or seed — and don’t forget Goji Berries. Or you could just eat the stuff off a spoon as soon as it’s mixed up.

I swear to you, it takes probably just two minutes to get to that point. That’s how quick a chocolate-fix this really is. Heh.

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Want a chocolate chip cookie dough recipe that’s actually GOOD for you? This is it! With raw cacao being king of antioxidants, hemp seeds offering a perfect balance of essential fatty acids (EFAs), the rich minerals and cholesterol-lowering properties of macadamia nuts, the nutritional powerhouse of pine nuts, and the enzymes and healing power of raw honey, tucking into this chocolate chip cookie dough shouldn’t create the guilt you felt the last time you made some Tollhouse and ate more than you baked!

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A Brilliant Healthy Snack…

… for kids, for anyone who gets cravings for chocolate and desserts, and for someone trying to go 100% raw and needing bits of heavier foods to feel satisfied.

In addition, because this recipe is naturally very rich, it’s unlikely that you’ll overeat these treats. A couple with a cup of tea or your coffee break will really satisfy. You can even fashion these into homemade energy bars to take with you on the road for after your workout or when you’re traveling!

I was tickled that this recipe passed muster with my 19-year old son. Families should be able to get a lot of mileage out of this recipe as a basis for all kinds of treats for the kids.

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A Word About Cacao Nibs

Make sure you use good quality cacao nibs in this recipe. Lesser quality will be bitter, too hard, less sweet, and acidic on the tongue. A good quality cacao nib will be more delicate, sweetish, and truly a delectable raw chip.

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