Nothing better then Chocolate!My wonderful husband found coconuts at our local Whole Foods. They already had the husks (?) cut off, so it was just the inner shell. Making it much easier to get into.
So I dug around in my raw "cook" books for a recipe to use these in. I found RAW Chocolate Pudding.
Let me tell you... This is sooo yummy! You would think it was the real thing!
Enjoy...
2 cups coconut meat (from 2 young coconuts - make sure you buy the ‘young’ Thai ones their meat is soft)
1/2 cup raw cacao powder
1/2 cup agave nectar (I used 1/4 cup honey instead)
1/2 cup maple syrup
3/4 cup coconut water
1 tsp vanilla (not raw, but I don't have freshly ground vanilla beans)
1/4 tsp sea salt
To open the coconut cleave with a big knife, pour the water out. With the back of the spoon scrape of the coconut meat and place it in a high speed blender. Add coconut water, and blend. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until completely smooth. If it needs to be thinned add a bit more coconut water and blend.
Try this with raspberries or chopped nuts.
This sounds delicious! I have been eyeing those coconuts at WF but wanted to buy only after I had a recipe in hand. Now I do.
ReplyDeleteDo you think this would come out well without this particular soft coconut? I'm wondering if even dehydrated might work with extra coconut water in the blender?
I was wondering that too when I first saw this recipe. But I think it might be a bit to crunchy for pudding. Maybe try soaking the dehydrated coconuts overnight to mushify them.
ReplyDeleteI know that making it with the fresh coconut was soo delicious! Travis didn't even get any, because I inhaled it :-P