cocoa butter

There are also many butters, such as shea butter (Butyrospermum parkii), mango butter (Mangifera indica seed butter) and cocoa butter (Theobroma cacao butter).

MAKES 4 POPS INGREDIENTS 2 ripe avocados, peeled and stones removed Juice of half lemon 60ml agave syrup 60g coconut oil, melted Half tsp vanilla extract 1 tbsp cashew butter or other nut butter 125ml almond milk Chopped pistachios, for dipping FOR THE WHITE CHOCOLATE TOPPING (OPTIONAL): 60g raw cacao butter 90g coconut cream (or the creamy top of a tin of coconut milk) 30g agave syrup 1 Put all of the ingredients for the avocado pops (apart from the nuts) into a high-speed blender and blitz until velvety smooth.

The new bars and truffles contain a "superfoods" concoction that also incorporates cacao butter, cashews, organic cane sugar, and brazil nuts.

As they bite into the cacao butter crust of the 'life force of a tree', the aroma of fresh, verdant greenery washes over their senses.

I work directly with the grower to make sure I understand his life and how chocolate has been a part of his life."Using lava stones to grind the chocolate, ChocoVivo only produces dark chocolate, eschewing milk powder, soy lecithin, or additional cacao butter. This decision keeps the ingredient list limited to just a few items and the final product as simple and wholly connected to the cacao bean as possible.

The beans are processed into cacao paste, cacao butter, and cacao powder and are imported again into the country.

Cocoa butter (also called cacao butter) is the cream-hued fat extracted from cocoa beans that's most often used to add flavor, scent and smoothness to the chocolate we adore (technically, to call a product chocolate it must contain cocoa butter.) While this Mayan butter is loaded with saturated fat--eight grams in one tablespoon--don't fret, as most of it is in the form of stearic acid, which research shows has no detrimental impact on cholesterol levels and heart health.