Cacao paste, sweetener, and coconut manna are blended to make this delightful dessert!
I try never to be without cacao paste. I buy it in bulk and keep it hidden in the freezer or extra refrigerator. (I buy mine here.) Don’t have cacao paste? Substitute cacao butter and cacao powder.
Whenever a birthday or holiday rolls around, I’m ready. Cacao paste, along with some sweetener, makes for a delectable treat. (I eat the cacao paste chips raw which works against my efforts to keep this delicacy in stock.)
Wondering if cacao is good for you? In its purest form, cacao is full of nutrients. See the previous post “Do You Love Chocolate?”
I love cacao paste because it’s 100% raw. The cacao beans and nibs are ground into a liquid state and then solidified at room temperature. It looks like this:
For our recent birthday celebration, I created a black and white star for the birthday girl and smaller “kisses” for the other family members. They were a hit!
Sugar-free Cacao Kisses
Pure cacao is delicious when combined with almond butter and a sweetener of your choice!
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Ingredients
- Bottom layer
- 1/2 cup cacao paste (substitute: 1/2 cup cacao butter and 1/2 cup cacao powder)
- 1/4 cup almond butter
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon xylitol (or stevia to taste)
- Top/Middle layer
- 1/2 cup cacao butter
- 1/4 cup coconut manna
- 1/2 tablespoon xylitol (or stevia to taste)
Instructions
- Melt cacao paste (or cacao butter and cacao powder) in a double boiler.
- Stir in almond butter, coconut oil and sweetener.
- Pour into molds. (8 X 8 glass pan, silicone candy molds or any mold of choice.)
- Freeze till firm. (10-20 minutes.)
- While waiting, melt cacao butter, coconut manna and sweetener in a double boiler.
- Remove mold(s) from the freezer.
- Pour white chocolate over dark chocolate.(Save some white if you want to make three layers.)
- Freeze until firm.
- Remove and pour remaining white chocolate over dark chocolate for the third layer if desired.
- Freeze until firm.
- Remove and release from the mold(s).
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These look amazing! I’ve never tried cocoa paste–I’ll have to check it out!
You will LOVE the cacao paste. I can’t say enough about it.