Ingredients

1 cup coconut oil
1½ cups cacao powder
1 cup agave nectar

Recipe Directions

1. Over extremely low heat, melt the coconut oil. Coconut oil melts around 75 F, so you shouldn’t have to do much heating.

2. Stir in the cacao powder. Use a really good cacao powder. I’ve had some that taste like chocolate, and some with a funky, fermented taste that is nothing like real chocolate. Also, don’t try to make your own. I’ve done this and it never turns out well. Use a really high quality powdered powder. You won’t regret the difference.

3. Stir in the agave nectar. I recommend starting with half of the amount and adjusting to taste.

POURING

4. Let cool very slightly and then drizzle over anything (I’d eat socks if they had this on it. Raw Ice Cream is probably better for you, though.).

PIPING/DECORATING

5. Let cool in the fridge, stirring every two or three minutes until just creamy. Too warm and you won’t be able to pipe it/form it, because it will ooze. Too cold and you’ll have chocolate chips/blocks instead of ganache. I find this takes about 10 minutes with my fridge, max.

EATING OUT OF HAND

6. If you’re patient enough not to guzzle the stuff, stick it in the fridge until hard and then spoon it out like serious fudge.

Poemomm's Thoughts

By poemomm

This ganache is perfect for decorating cakes and pies, or for a number of other applications (I’m thinking Magic Shell, baybeee!).

I prefer the flavor of the finished product when made with coconut oil (closer to the aforementioned Magic Shell) but you can sub in cacao butter if your budget and taste buds so desire.

Make sure to follow the instructions carefully.

Please note: There’s some debate about whether the temperatuers used for fermenting cacao render the beans technically ‘cooked’ or whether they’re still raw.

In my point of view, there’s three options: 1) Decide they’re cooked and either use the powder anyway or use roasted cocoa powder; 2) Decide they’re raw and use the powder anyway; or 3) Use carob. Assuming you haven’t ordered roasted carob. lol

Since I’m high raw, I don’t worry about not being ‘all raw’ and let my conscience ride easily.

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neenee jellybeanie

Jan 05, 2011

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do you have a recipe for the rest of the cake? :D

KurdishMom0607

May 14, 2010

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MMMMMMAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!! You don't know how much I WISH I could get the ingrediants for this! I'd be in choco heaven and then some.. Sometimes it really sucks to be so far from health food stores and not able to order from online stores..!!!! Someone please make this and enjoy it for me :(

carrie6292

May 14, 2010

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kurdish.... go to www.rawinten.com and email the author and he'll order you whatever you want/need and you'll get it quickly... tell him i sent you - Carrie Graf. For every order placed, a new tree is planted. What a plus! Plus, he's got the best Agave Nectar anywhere! Trust me on this :)

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gourmet gormand vegan

Jan 18, 2011

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I realize that I am on a 'restricted' diet (avoidance of Oils, generally) but I CAN use ones that are HEALTHY, like Grapeseed and Extra Virgin Olive...but I have always heard that Coconut Oil was NOT healthy/good for us ??? Am I wrong ? Or, can I sub. some other healthier oil, here ??? Maybe I am confusing it with Palm Oil ???

neenee jellybeanie

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do you have a recipe for the rest of the cake? :D

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carrie6292

May 14, 2010

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kurdish.... go to www.rawinten.com and email the author and he'll order you whatever you want/need and you'll get it quickly... tell him i sent you - Carrie Graf. For every order placed, a new tree is planted. What a plus! Plus, he's got the best Agave Nectar anywhere! Trust me on this :)

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KurdishMom0607

May 14, 2010

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MMMMMMAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!! You don't know how much I WISH I could get the ingrediants for this! I'd be in choco heaven and then some.. Sometimes it really sucks to be so far from health food stores and not able to order from online stores..!!!! Someone please make this and enjoy it for me :(

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