{Recipe} Raw Dark Chocolate Pudding

• I'm in the mood for chocolate. So.... What now? Well.... For starters..... I have a blender. I have an avocado (yes, just one), raw cacao powder and some raw buckwheat honey. PERFECT.
• This is what I indulged in. Sinlessly too, mind you. Not only is this baby filled with magnesium goodness, it has healthy fats from avocado and antioxidants from raw honey. 
• So good you'll be making this a staple in your repertoire.

Without further ado.... *drum roll*

RAW SUPERFOOD DARK CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Serves 1 or 2 (depending on how generous you are feeling)

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 ripe Avocado
• 1/4 cup Raw Cacao Powder (+ 2 tbsp if you want a richer dark chocolate taste)
• 1/4 tsp Red Maca Powder
• 1 sachet FSF Instant Reishi 
• 1/8 cup Raw honey (I highly recommend Raw Buckwheat Honey)
• 1/4 cup Raw Almond Milk (see below for a quick and easy way of making nut milks)
• 1 pod Madagascar Vanilla Bean (seeds scraped)
• Dash of Ceylon Cinnamon (optional)
• Crushed Anything But Salads Raw Chocolate Kale Crisps (optional)
• 1 or 2 blackberries

METHOD:

1) Make nut milk:

- Soak 1 cup of raw almonds in filtered water for at least 8 hours or overnight.

- Drain and rinse.

- Place soaked almonds into high powered blender.

- Add 3 cups of filtered water 

- Blend on high.

- Strain milk through cheese cloth. Voila!

TIP:

- Dehydrate the almond pulp for use as flour in tart bases.

- Ratio of water to nuts is always 3:1

2) Place all ingredients into high-powered blender. Blend until smooth

3) Dig IN!

RECIPE VARIATIONS:

1) Mexican Chocolate Pudding: Add cinnamon, allspice and a hint of chilli powder.

2) Sprinkle Bee Pollen on top just before serving for some added crunch.

3) Berry-My-Love Chocolate Pudding: Add frozen berry powders to blender with other ingredients and BLEND! or fold in fresh berries just before serving. Otherwise, make a raw berry sauce by blending frozen/fresh berries in the blender with some raw honey/maple syrup and drizzle over chocolate pudding! YUM!

4) Green Power Chocolate Pudding: Add 1 tbsp of Spirulina or your favourite green powder mix to the blender with all other ingredients. (tip: Adding some Mint extract or orange zest really makes this ZING!) Blend till smooth. Drizzle with some raw honey to finish. So delish! Take your taste buds on a trip (pun intended. ;P)

5) Otherwise, feel free to add some other medicinal mushrooms to your pudding. You can find the full range here: http://www.anythingbutsalads.com/collections/fsf

Bon Apetit!