Showing posts with label dark chocolate recipe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dark chocolate recipe. Show all posts

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Dark Chocolate Bark with Pumpkin Seeds and Ginger

Dark Chocolate Bark 

Crunchy, chewy, and chocolaty this dark chocolate bark recipe satisfies every craving! Bring it as a hostess gift or serve it up at your next get-together. 
Serves: 16
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: NA

Ingredients

1lbgood quality dark chocolate, such as Callebaut or Scharffenberger, chopped

1⁄4ccandied ginger, chopped
1⁄2craw pumpkin seeds

1⁄2cdried cranberries

1⁄2tcinnamon

1⁄8tfreshly grated nutmeg

pnsea salt

Instructions

Place a sheet of parchment or wax paper on a baking sheet, set aside. Fill a small saucepan with three inches of water and bring to a simmer. Place the chopped chocolate in a medium metal or glass bowl and place over the simmering water (do not allow bottom of bowl to touch water) and melt. Pour melted chocolate on the parchment or wax paper, then sprinkle ginger, pumpkin seeds, and cranberries evenly over the top. Finish with the cinnamon, nutmeg and sprinkle of sea salt. Place in the refrigerator to set for 15 minutes. Remove and allow to fully cool on the counter about one or two hours. Break into bite size pieces.
Store in a covered container in a cool area for up to five days (if it lasts that long!) or place in refrigerator to keep longer.
Recipe courtesy of Kendra Peterson, Chef and owner of Drizzle Kitchen in Chicago.

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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Dark Chocolate Smoothie Recipe

Dark chocolate smoothies taste like dessert for breakfast! Add dark chocolate cocoa powder to your healthy smoothie recipe in the morning for an unbelievable burst of rich chocolate yummy flavor. This is the ultimate in that decadent -you won't believe it's sooo good for you flavor! Dark chocolate cocoa powder is so healthy because it's high in polyphenol content, which means it has antioxidant power! It's also high in vitamins. This chocolate is a bit bitter, so the base of the smoothie should be either vanilla flavored yogurt and vanilla almond milk with some agave syrup or honey. Adjust the sweetener according to your desired level.

Chocolate comes from the cacao bean. This bean contains antibacterial agents that fight against tooth decay and help boost your immune system. These agents are diminished once sugar and milk are added to the chocolate to create milk chocolate. Cocao also contains phenyl ethylamine which enhances endorphins and gives you that happy feeling. Researchers have found that the mere smell of chocolate increases theta brain waves inducing relaxation. People who eat dark chocolate are also said to live a year longer -perhaps because of the antioxidant effects or maybe just because they are happier!

Smoothies are a great way to sneak in protein and extra vitamins and minerals into your kid's breakfast or snack. Great additions for smoothies are protein powder, bee pollen, lecithin granules and brewers yeast. Go easy on the brewer's yeast because it has a bitter taste the kids will taste!


Rae Haining writes about the benefits of dark chocolate and healthy smoothie recipes at her website FillingLowCalorieFoods.com.


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