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Title: Separating the choc from the choc
Post by: JLK on Thursday 29 March, 2007
I couldn't find the thread/s on choc so started another.
Because whenever I use Piers recipe for fav choc - my cacao butter seperates - from the coconut - so I get a layer of unsweetened cacao butter on top - then a very sweet and syruppy underneath.
Is there something you can do to blend the cacao so that it doesn't seperate?
You know, only perfection will do...
Many thanks,
JLK.



Title: Re: Separating the choc from the choc
Post by: RawGreenGoddess on Thursday 29 March, 2007
JLK you havent got off that couch or dressed yet....hee hee

nice to have you posting again,still mad for raw choc i see....lol


Title: Re: Separating the choc from the choc
Post by: Jenergy on Thursday 29 March, 2007
Sorry I can't help you JLK, like your avatar.  :wacko:

xoxoxo


Title: Re: Separating the choc from the choc
Post by: RawGreenGoddess on Thursday 29 March, 2007
hee hee knew youd like it Jennie...first time i saw it was like WOAH...now its oh there he is still lying on the bloody couch,he he


Title: Re: Separating the choc from the choc
Post by: RawGreenGoddess on Thursday 29 March, 2007
see miggles isimmune too ,he he shes seen it all before...mwah to you sweet giggles... :wub:


Title: Re: Separating the choc from the choc
Post by: RawGreenGoddess on Thursday 29 March, 2007
harrr harr harr love ya miggles love ya :wub:


Title: Re: Separating the choc from the choc
Post by: Sheryl on Thursday 29 March, 2007
How lucky are you Miss Giggles!!! Sounds like fun!

JLK I don't tend to use coconut oil... I do 50/50 cacao butter with cacao powder, then use a little agave to sweeten. The butter I melt in the dehydrator, or in a bowl inside a bowl of hot water. The agave can separate out just a little... and the bottom is often sweeter, but not to the extent that you are mentioning. I think it's the coconut oil that's causing the issue. Try going without it and see what happens.

Good luck Chocolate King!!!
Sheryl


Title: Re: Separating the choc from the choc
Post by: RawNaturopathJen on Friday 30 March, 2007
hehehe missgiggles,  great to see you writing a few posts again  :)

x  x


Title: Re: Separating the choc from the choc
Post by: Jenergy on Friday 30 March, 2007
Errr Miss Giggles, where did you say you lived? Do you need a house sitter next time you go away. I'll keep those boys in line for you!

xoxoxo


Title: Re: Separating the choc from the choc
Post by: fruit'n'shoots speedy on Friday 30 March, 2007
hey JLK,

is that where i am going wrong - can you vouch for the floral couch and choccies ? or is it the avatar or jsut raw choccies and flowers. any help would be appreciated.

thanks

speedy


Title: Re: Separating the choc from the choc
Post by: Jenergy on Friday 30 March, 2007
Harr harr Speeds!

xoxoxo


Title: Re: Separating the choc from the choc
Post by: JLK on Friday 30 March, 2007
Gosh, you only have to drop your kit around here to cause a commotion! I've been this way for months!
Sheryl,
I was following Piers - Fav Choc Recipe in the new Recipe section - he says he uses equal amounts of cacao and coconut oil... it still tastes good mind - but I want it to all smooch together - the unsweetened cacoa butter on the top is a flaw in my plan for perfect raw choc. How else can I rule the world?
I might try blending it... I figure it's because the cacao and coconut oil have different melting temps - so one sets before the other and floats to the surface...
also - have been dropping in a half teaspoon of Freenut butter - made from sunflower seeds to produce a sort of raw Peanut Butter Cup. You gotta love that!
Thanks for helping sort out this choc imperative.
JLK.