Bean to Bar Chocolate

Real chocolate is made from cacao nibs and cacao butter. I had been wanting to try it ever since I watched Johnny Depp's Chocolat. It tasted more sour and earthy than store bought chocolate however carried a richer taste. This recipe makes a 70% dark chocolate since it uses 70 grams of cacao product, however you can change the ratio depending on your taste.

Ingredients

• 60 grams Cacao Nibs

• 30 grams sweetener (jaggery/sugar/honey/maple)

• 10 grams Cacao Butter

INSTRUCTIONS

Blend the Cacao Nibs with melted Cacao Butter in a high-powered blender until it turns into a smooth paste. This can take a while. Add in the sweetener and continue blending until incorporated.

Set in a chocolate mould and refrigerate for 3+ hours. If you wish to add any toppings like hazelnuts or coconut, you may do so before refrigerating the chocolate.

TIPS!

• Blend in intervals so your blender doesn't overheat and crash

• You can substitute the cacao butter with coconut oil

• You can use any other mould to refrigerate the chocolate; however, the time it takes to set may increase with a thicker mould