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Maple Chocolate Ingredients

Ginger Turmeric Dark Chocolate Cups with Maple Orange Cashew Cream Filling


  • Author: Amanda Maguire
  • Total Time: 2 hours

Ingredients

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For the filling:

  • 1/2 cup raw cashews, soaked for 4 hours or overnight, rinsed & drained
  • 1/4 cup unrefined coconut oil, melted
  • 3 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest, plus additional for garnish

For the chocolate:

  • 140 grams raw cacao butter
  • 3/4 cup raw cacao powder, sifted
  • 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons coconut sugar, ground into a fine powdered sugar (a high-speed blender or spice grinder works well)
  • 1 teaspoon fresh, finely grated ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • generous pinch fine sea salt

Instructions

Line a muffin tin with 12 silicone baking cups and set it aside.

Prepare the cream filling by blending the soaked raw cashews, melted coconut oil, maple syrup, orange juice, and 1 teaspoon of the orange zest in a blender until smooth (about 30 seconds).

Transfer the filling to a small bowl and place it in the freezer to firm up a bit while you make the chocolate, keeping in mind you are aiming for a thicker custard-like consistency.

While the cream filling chills, add the cacao butter to a medium saucepan and melt it over the lowest heat setting (this takes anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes depending on how finely it’s chopped).

While the cacao butter is melting, whisk together the cacao powder, powdered coconut sugar, ginger, turmeric, and sea salt in a separate bowl.

Once the cacao butter has melted, whisk in the dry ingredients until well-combined.

  • Turn off the stove and spoon approximately ¾-1 tablespoon of the chocolate into each muffin liner. You will need to stir the melted chocolate periodically to make sure the ingredients don’t separate.
  • Place the muffin pan in the freezer for 10 minutes to allow the chocolate to firm up slightly.
  • Once the chocolate is mostly solid, spoon about ¾ to 1 tablespoon of the cream filling into each of the muffin tins.
  • Cover the filling with another ¾-1 tablespoon of the melted chocolate and return the pan to the freezer for another 5 minutes.
  • Sprinkle the chocolate cups with the remaining orange zest and place them back in the freezer for 2 hours or overnight. The chocolate will be solid in about 20 minutes, but it takes a little time for the filling to become completely solid.
  • Finally, pop the chocolate cups out of the silicone muffin liners, transfer them to a container, and store them in the freezer or fridge.