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Butterscotch ‘Not-Chocolate’ Recipe

Posted on November 28, 2012 by lizbygrave

This is a great recipe to try if you don’t eat chocolate or want to have a break from it. Lucuma is a fabulous and sadly under-used ingredient; coconut oil is a medium chain saturated fat that is said to be more likely to increase your metabolism than be laid down as fat or cholesterol; whilst coconut palm sugar is a delicious caramel-tasting, low GI sweetener. You could use yacon syrup or any other liquid sweetener instead – they’re equally delicious, it’s just that I really like the crunchy bite that coconut sugar gives.

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Coconut Oil versus Coconut Butter: What’s The Difference?

Posted on July 9, 2012 by lizbygrave

  Many people are confused about the difference between coconut oil and coconut butter, so here’s a few facts so that you know what sets them apart from each other. Coconut oil, which is solid when cold, and liquid when warm, is the fat extracted from the coconut. It is the safest oil for frying, aside from rice bran oil, as it’s so stable. Coconut butter is the pulverised whole coconut meat, made from both the fat and the fibre. It is not extracted like coconut oil, just pureed. Coconut butter has a harder texture than coconut oil, although when you … Read More →

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Liz’s Very Quick Chocolate Truffle Recipe

Posted on April 21, 2012 by sweetadmin

If you’re anything like me, you often want chocolate…and you want it NOW! What you don’t want is lots of faff and time making it. Long and involved chocolate making can be lovely and creative some of the time, but when that chocolate urge is shouting loudly, SPEED is the name of the game. Here is where this delicious and ultra-quick chocolate truffle mix comes in. It can be made with either cocoa powder or raw cacao powder, and the only other ingredients you need are coconut oil, which is of course very good for you, and a syrup as … Read More →

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