Thrive Magazine / Issue 10 - Summer 2016
chocolate and advocado mousse with raspberries ingredients 3 ripe avocados 3 heaped tbsp of raw cacao powder 4 tbsp of raw honey 1/8 tsp vanilla powder 1/8 cinnamon powder tiny pinch of salt Juice of 1/2 lime juice Fresh/ Frozen Raspberries
how to make it... (serves 2)
Place all the ingredients into a food processor and process until velvety. Add additional honey or lime juice to taste. Serve in small glasses with raspberries. Chill for an hour before serving. Variation For a lighter version that contrasts the raw cacao well, add 1 cup of frozen raspberries to the mix.
Melissa-Yap-948194271923006 @melisyap
@yapandyap Thanks to Melissa for this recipe:
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avocado facts Avocado is a fruit or more correctly a berry with a single seed They are rich in Omega 9 saturated fatty acids Ripen off of the tree, best stored at room temperature.
No cholesterol, High in protein and dietary fibre. More Potassium than bananas, rich in Vitamin B5, B6, High in anti-oxidants Low in sugars High in folic acid Best peeled by slicing in 4, like peeling a banana
References http://www.avocado.org.au/research-abstracts/polyhydroxylated-fatty-alcohols-derived-avocado-suppress-inflammatory-responsehttps://en.wikipe-
Raw cacao•is considered to be the superfood of superfoods as it has the highest level of anti-oxidants of any food. 42
dia.org/wiki/Avocado http://www.livescience.com/45209-avocado-nutrition-facts.html http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/avocados.html Wolfe, David 2009 Superfoods The food and Medicine of the Future North Atlantic Books, Berkley, California.
