Healthy Chocolate Recipe: Chocolate Chai Yogurt
Posted in Cacao, Chocolate Recipes, Raw Dark Chocolate, Vegan Chocolate on September 30th, 2009 by sarita – Comments OffHealthy chocolate sources and raw food diets often go hand in hand, because the less chocolate is processed and closer to its raw state, the healthier it is.
This Indian spiced yogurt recipe from Rawguru comes to life with cacao powder, and includes walnuts and coconut water. It would be lovely for either breakfast or dessert.
Chocolate Chai Yogurt
Ingredients
- 2½ ounce walnuts (a little less than a cup, depending on quantity of whole walnuts, soaked 1-2 hours, dried thoroughly
- 4 ounce coconut water (up to 5 ounces, depending on thickness preference)
- 1 tablespoon cacao powder, more to taste
- a little more than 1/2 t agave, more to taste
- ¼ of a vanilla bean
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 t + 1/8 t cardamom seeds (or 1/4 t ground), use hand spice grinder or mortar & pestle to grind
- .125 teaspoon garam masala
- .125 teaspoon ground ginger
- pinch himalayan crystal salt
Methods/steps
- Add all ingredients to a blender, and start out the blender on low.
- Use your spatula to scrape down the mixture, and then blend on high. You might also need to use the pulse mode for about 20 seconds in order to adequately grind up the vanilla bean.
- Pour into a small mug or glass, and enjoy right away! This yogurt is best when it’s still slightly chilled.
- Notes: This yogurt is assertively spiced, so spice it down if you like. You can substitute a combination of water and agave for the coconut water, but in my experience, the coconut water really elevates the recipe to another level! Lastly, I tried to add 1/8 teaspoon of lemon juice to give the recipe a little of that fermented tang, but it seemed to interfere with the flavor of the chocolate and of the chai spices.
