HOW TO MAKE A CUP OF CACAO
For your daily cup of nourishment!
There are a few different ways that you can make a cup of cacao at home with your usual kitchen appliances. What you use will depend on what's available to you, the consistency you're after and how many people you're making it for.
Ingredients
For Sensitive, Beginners or Everyday Cacao Drinkers
Single Serving:
+ 1 tbl (10g) Morning Ritual Cacao, or 1/2 Frido Coin*, or 5 Ora Cacao Discs.
+ 250ml water*, plant based milk or herbal tea.
*Only add water when using the Frido Coins.
- Add sweetener, spices, or Medicinal Mushroom to taste.
- Water to be heated to maximum 70-90 Celsius.
Everyday Cacao to Reduce Stress and Activate Relaxation
Single Serving:
+ 2 tbl (20g) Morning Ritual Cacao, or 1 Frido Coin, or 5-12 Ora Cacao Discs.
+ 250ml water*, plant based milk or herbal tea.
*Only add water when using the Frido Coins.
- Add sweetener, spices, or Medicinal Mushroom to taste.
- Water to be heated to maximum 70-90 Celsius.
Prepare Ceremonial Cacao
Single Serving:
+ 4 tbl Morning Ritual Cacao, or 1 Frido Coin, or 12 Ora Cacao Discs.
+ 100-120ml water.*
- Allow your Ceremonial Cacao guests to sweeten or add spices and medicinal mushroom according to their own taste.
- Water to be heated to maximum 70-90 Celsius.
Optional Sweeteners, Spices or Medicinal Mushroom
Sweetener: (optional)
+ For every tablesoon of Cacao, I usually add 1/2 tablespoon of cocunut sugar.
+ Sweeten with your choice of natural sweetener, honey, pure cane, palm or cocunut sugar.
Spices: (optional)
+ Add ground cinnamon, allspice, or cayennne.
Medicinal Mushrooms: (optional)
+ Add your favourite medicinal mushroom (eg. reishi, lion's mane) for extra nutritional value.
WARNING! Hot Liquid
Proceed with caution as the liquid is hot and can burn. Please follow the guidelines of the kitchen appliance and only use kitchen appliances that are designed for blending hot liquids.
Please take care and do not open the lid near other people, children or pets.
Do not leave hot liquid unattended.