Easy 2-Ingredient Chocolate Truffle Recipe You’ll Love
Nothing warms the heart quite like chocolate, and we have the perfect 2-ingredient chocolate truffle recipe you’re sure to love.
With an infusion of Cacao, Super Mushrooms™, Adaptogens, and Rose, these truffles are gluten-free, dairy-free, and super quick and easy to make. Plus, they're packed with adaptogens and Super Mushrooms™, so you can let go of any guilt when you need a little sweet treat – and your body will thank you.
A Quick History of Chocolate
For fellow chocolate enthusiasts, truly savoring chocolate means exploring its origins, rich history, and surprising health benefits. This deeper understanding elevates the enjoyment to a whole new level.
Believe it or not, cacao is a fruit from brightly-colored cacao trees (Theobroma cacao) that originated in South America, where much of it still grows. Cacao fruit was eaten by Mesoamericans for centuries and consumed as fresh fruit straight from the tree – the white coating around the cacao beans has a mucilaginous effect on the body. Then, locals began to ferment the fruit to make alcoholic drinks and eventually began to use the alcoholic beverages to make vinegar. Later, fermenting, roasting, and grinding the cacao seeds became popular, which is how cacao is made today.
Cacao was traditionally used medicinally as a stimulant to treat fatigue and weight gain, an emollient to soothe damaged skin, and an antiseptic. While cacao doesn't have much use in modern medicine today, it has gained popularity for its antioxidant properties and emotional heart-opening effects, which have gathered people worldwide to truly understand its deeper meaning. For example, the custom of a cacao ceremony used in Mesoamerican cultures is spreading throughout the West today, making it more common to find a ritual with cacao at your local yoga or community space.
Not All Chocolate is Created Equal: Cacao vs. Cocoa
Now, it’s important to know that not all chocolate is created equal, and there’s a big difference between cacao and cocoa, even though their spelling is so similar.
While it's easy to pick up a can of baking cocoa at your local grocery store, it's not nearly as beneficial as pure, raw cacao. The difference lies in how the cacao beans are processed: while cacao retains its healthy cacao butter and fat with vitamins, nutrients, and minerals, cocoa strips these benefits away by using high temperatures and high processing methods, resulting in little to no health benefits.
With pure cacao, you're getting the antioxidant benefits straight from the source – with the healthy fat intact to reap all its superfood benefits. Not only is consuming cacao great for your body, but it is also a revered mindfulness practice that can help to open your emotional heart. With this, you may feel more connected to yourself, your spirituality, and those around you.
Here at Kokora, we’re proud to only source cacao from farmers who retain its purity, making ceremonial-grade cacao (100% pure).
A Beautiful Synergy of Cacao, Mushrooms, and Rose
What could make cacao even more delicious and nutritious? Adding Super Mushrooms™ and Rose. The truffle recipe, below, features our 7 Mushroom Mocha™ functional powder, so you'll experience the creaminess of seven different organic mushroom fruiting body extracts combined with well-sourced, pure cacao, which helps:
• Open the emotional heart
• Support healthy immune function*
• Nourish overall digestive health*
• Support healthy energy levels*
Dusting the truffles with rose also contributes to the heart-opening factors of cacao and adds antioxidant benefits. Rose also boosts mood, contributes to immune support*, calms the emotional heart, and sparks a sense of joy. If you've ever wondered why chocolate and roses are so popular on Valentine's Day, now you know!
Chocolate Truffle Recipe
This truffle recipe makes a pastille, a traditional way to mix herbs with a sweet medium (like honey) typically used to sweeten bitter or pungent herbs like Turmeric or Ginger. When you make this recipe, you'll also practice a time-tested, medicine-making technique.
Although 7 Mushroom Mocha™ doesn’t necessarily need a sweetener, mixing it with honey or maple syrup will give you a nice, sticky consistency to roll the truffles into bite-sized balls.
RECIPE:
Serving size: 18 truffles
1 cup 7 Mushroom Mocha™, plus more for dusting
¼ pure maple syrup or raw honey (alternatively, you could use Organic Rose Petal Syrup to make it extra special)
2 tablespoons powdered rose petals for dusting (optional)
TO MAKE:
• Add the 7 Mushroom Mocha™ to a small bowl. Make a well in the middle, then add in maple syrup or sweetener of choice.
• Stir with a fork until the powder is fully dissolved; this may take some effort and patience. It may look like you have too much powder, but keep mixing.
• Line an airtight container with wax or parchment paper.
• Roll the chilled mixture into approximately 18 small balls, rolling each in cacao or rose powder before placing it in the airtight container.
• Enjoy immediately, or refrigerate until ready to serve (flavor and consistency are best if refrigerated for at least 24 hours before serving).
Savoring sweet moments is a way to bring more self-love into your daily routine. Show love for yourself and your loved ones with this healthy, sweet treat that supports health and vitality.
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*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
