Organic Cacao Butter Recipes

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Cacao butter has a mild chocolate flavor and white, yellow color that will instantly remind you of your favorite white chocolate bar.

Tree produces a beautiful yellow, orange, and purple fruit pod. Inside this pod are seeds called cacao beans. The beans are the essential ingredient for making chocolate, so this is as close as you can get to having chocolate grow on trees.

Cacao Butter & Ruby Chocolate Chip Cookies

A far cry from chocolate peanut butter cups dripping down like cherries, the bean is bitter and must be dried and fermented before eating.

This chocolate bean can make a few different foods: cacao paste, cacao powder, cacao butter, and cacao nibs. Cocoa butter, also called theobroma oil, comes about as the bean is pressed to separate the oil from the fiber (aka “powder”).

The pale-yellow, edible fat is used to make chocolate, as well as some ointments and cosmetics. Due to the emulsifying properties, it is an excellent ingredient for ketogenic chocolate recipes.

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There is undoubtedly a dark side to the cacao industry. Scandals over child labor, poor working conditions, and toxic contamination of both the growing area and final cacao product make it evident that choosing a trustworthy source is important.

We’ve linked up with Pacari Cacao, an award-winning,  biodynamic, and organic cacao farm near us in Ecuador. Having our feet on the ground here in Ecuador has given us greater insight behind the scenes of the cacao industry. Mega and low-quality producers cut corners in ways you would never imagine! Choosing a high-quality brand ensures you get the purity you want.

UPDATE: We no longer sell cacao ourselves but do recommend products from Wildly Organic and stand by their sourcing, processing, and business practices.

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Be sure to store it in a cool, dry place. It generally has a shelf life of two to three years if it hasn’t been exposed to heat or wet conditions.

Use the butter in place of dairy butter next time you make a bullet-proof coffee or try one of these delicious sugar-free keto recipes with cacao butter as one of the featured ingredients!

Cacao butter brings the classic flavor and appearance to these nutty, cardamom flavored keto chocolate cups. You would never think they could be so easy to make!

Things To Know About Cacao Butter

Everyone loves chocolate and peanut butter, but what about the other nuts? This recipe pairs cacao butter with Brazil nuts to achieve a smooth, good-for-you ketogenic white chocolate.

Homemade Spirulina Chocolate Bites are simple to make and so much more delicious than anything store-bought. You can make them entirely from natural, organic ingredients without any artificial flavors, preservatives or added sugar.

A medicinal mix of reishi, shilajit, and maca make this keto chocolate stand out from the crowd. It's deep, dark flavor is unforgettable.

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Cozy up with a mug to white cocoa. It’s new and novel with an ultra creamy blend of cacao butter, cream, and collagen peptides.

This may not be your traditional hot chocolate using chocolate or cocoa powder, but it still has that homemade feel. And, in our opinion, it tastes a whole lot better!

Everyone has to have a good go-to chocolate bar recipe. This one is simple and easy, made with just 5 essential ingredients.

Roasted Cocoa Butter

This is the best way to make a keto chocolate bar that tastes like the real thing. Includes which sweeteners to use and the best method.

Make every day special with these low carb white chocolate truffles candy. Each truffle has a creamy soft filling covered in yummy dark chocolate.

This recipe might be something for you to fall in love with. Because every version I’ve prepared turned out beyond delicious. I tell you, the cacao butter is the ingredient to blame.

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