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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