My obsession with matcha chocolate began after watching an episode of the Apprentice, where one of the competitors spoke about her childhood as a self-taught chocolatier. I was sat there for an hour as she spoke about how wonderful a skill it was, wondering why the heck I’d never tried it before. I love chocolate (God knows I eat enough of it), so it truly didn’t make any sense that I’d never tried to make it before.
That’s where Elements for Life comes in.
I recently tried their funky raw chocolate making kit and it was so much fun! It comes with everything you need – raw cacao powder, raw cacao butter, natural sweetener made from fruit, and a cute heart-shaped mould set. It came with super easy to follow instructions and some ideas for chocolate variations that you can try – plus, it also happens to be vegan and diabetic friendly!
The Base Recipe
- 50g raw cacao powder
- Two tablespoons of natural sweetener
- 60g raw cacao butter
To begin with, melt the cacao butter in a bowl over a steaming pan. Add in the cacao powder and stir until smooth, and then add sweetener to taste. Then, distribute the mixture into the moulds and leave to set in the fridge. Leave for an hour or two, and then you can start snacking!
Variations
Since receiving the kit, I have tried out my own chocolatier variations – my favourites of which have been a simple dark chocolate, a milk chocolate matcha (made with oat milk) with a creamy centre (accidental), and an orange dark chocolate (using orange zest). I have loved them all to bits, and not a single one of them lasted more than a few hours in my household.
To create your own matcha chocolate, simply dust the chocolates with matcha powder once they’ve come out of the fridge, or fold the matcha powder into the cacao powder during the making stage. Easy peasy!
Tea and Chocolate
As y’all know, I am a MASSIVE fan of pairing tea and chocolate – and as such, it would be a shame to not mention the tea I’ve been pairing with this choc, a lovely green tea and mint.
One of the delicious brews from the Rare Tea Co, it has already almost completely disappeared from the tin as I’ve had about sixteen cups of it a day. It’s super flavoursome and reminds me exactly of the teas I drank every day in Morocco, and the minty sweetness of the tea balances the slight bitterness of the dark chocolate, enhancing one another perfectly.
The tea leaves alone are beautiful – all scallop-edged mint leaves and full dark green tea leaves – with a fresh, full, and sweet flavour. I don’t mean to be dramatic but it’s the best mint tea that I’ve ever had – but then again, I expected nothing less from its tea master founder, Henrietta Lovell!
The reason that the tea tastes so good is quite possibly down to its processing methods. It is grown in a unique nutrient-rich terroir and picked by the skilled hands of the workers who they trade directly with, ensuring fair and equal pay and long-term, healthy relationships. The teas are grown without pesticides or herbicides, contain no bags, bleaches, glues, or micro-plastics, and all in all, are a perfect combination with this delicious chocolate!
All in all, I am super pleased with how the chocolates turned out! The raw chocolate making kit by Elements for Life is so easy to use, and it renders the most delicious chocolates – my chocolatier dreams have come true!
Let me know in the comments below how your matcha chocolate turns out, and of variations you’ll be trying out!
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This sounds like the perfect flavour combo and I agree – tea and chocolate go so well together.
Wow! This looks incredible… I had never imagined myself having tea with chocolates but I will take your recommendation and try it very soon 🙂
Yum! Sounds delicious, definitely need to try this!
Oh this is so great to know! I know someone who loves matcha and would definitely be interested in making this!
Oh I love making chocolates but I’ve never made matcha chocolate before! This sounds delicious and so much fun! I might have to dig out the molds and have a go! Thanks for the inspiration!
This looks DECADENT – matcha added to something always makes it a thousand time better! It looks like such a beautiful colour on top of the chocolates.
Super interesting! I love matcha in my lattes so I will give this a shot!
Yum! I’ve been wanting to learn to make chocolates forever but never thought of pairing them with tea. I’ve never had matcha before but maybe the best way to try it is in chocolates!
These look delicious! I can’t wait to try them out 🙂
Oh my gosh, these look amazing! I love the combination of tea and chocolate, so this perfect! Thanks for sharing!
You make this sound easy, I’m inspired!
Very delicious ❤
I love matcha but not sure if I’m talented enough to be able to make it haha would love to give it a go though
Oh my gosh this looks amazing! Sounds amazing to make your own chocolate and it seems so simple, the base recipe is not even that many ingradients!
I have never paired tea with chocolate. What have I been missing?! Mint tea is my favorite. I’m so doing this!
Matcha chocolates sound delicious! I’ve only had matcha in a few cafes in London and I’ve found it can sometimes be quite bitter – so I think they’d be so good in some sweet chocolates!
Omg yes, this is such a perfect recipe!! I love green tea in all foods, and have even used it in cooking rice! So I think that this would be such a good idea to try out. Thank you for the recipe, I’ll definitely give it a go!
Is it bad that I’ve never tried matcha before? >_< I've heard of it because I'm p sure its big in Japanese culture (right?) but I've never given it a try before. None of my local cafes do matcha lattes, so I guess that if I made these chocolates it would be my first time haha.
Such a good idea! I’ve never tried matcha in chocolate but it sounds divine.
Brill recipe, and I love the mention of the Rare Tea Co at the end because its one of my favourite tea brands! The mint one is one of the best they do, I find that it’s cut quite finely so that the flavour is stronger, and definitely not something you’d find in weak teabags!