These are the perfect snack, dessert or even pressie. My awesomely inspiring mate Faustina, who tested this recipe for me, asked if the caffeine in them would keep her awake. The answer is no, since there’s only a small amount of cacao and it has very little caffeine compared to tea or coffee anyway. Also, raw cacao is a natural source of the mineral magnesium which actually helps to calm you down and relax you ...

Where there’s a will there’s a way (to eat chocolate for breakfast). With one lonely orange in the fruit bowl, some previously opened coconut water and a huge place in my taste bud’s heart for cacao, this creation was a delight in the making AND consumption. It’s easily ‘veganised’, refined sugar free and full of goodness.      Amy Crawford - The Holistic Ingredient

Mini Bitter Chocolate Mousse Tart with Cacao Nibs is an easy recipe to make. With a little bit of time, it will result in a complex blend of bitter sweet perfection to satisfy any palate. This is a decadent experience; a modern Mayan moment to celebrate life. What better way to start our new adventure in delivering two recipes a week, using seasonal fair trade ingredients and presenting them in an elegant and inspired way!

What makes the mascarpone cheese really cheesy is not just the best cashews that you can get from Loving Earth, but also the mesquite powder, which adds that little extra creamy caramel flavour to the mascarpone. The VISUAL is everything. So, make sure that you do use pink peppercorns for this baby, otherwise Loving Earth sour cherries or cacao nibs will do the trick!

Enjoy these little babies of mine...they're extremely addictive! Oh, and you can have these with or without the Cacao Nibs....but most important are the Sour Cherries!

Look at the colour of this bad boy!! We break the chocolate theme here for a brief berry interlude. This recipe is really easy to execute and tastes amazing, that's if you can bring yourself to rip into the relative work of art that it is. Make sure you keep this in the freezer long enough so that it is nice and firm at the point of serving.

Healthy, crunchy, fruity - a great vegan breakfast.

These muffins are made with cooked quinoa (rather than quinoa flour). It is therefore super moist and dense and has an intense chocolate flavour (which suits me because I LOVE dark chocolate). If you prefer your chocolate a little less intense perhaps try with a little less cacao. I chose to make these entirely in a blender – super easy and really successful! Amy Crawford - The Holistic Ingredient

Making chocolate is one of the great simple pleasures of life. Once you know the secret you might begin to wonder why you hadn’t tried it earlier. The basic elements are simple; you need some good quality fat, cacao butter of coconut oil, some antioxidant rich cacao and a sweetener to bring it all together. Feel free to experiment with the ratios to suit your tastes and needs!

I love all things chocolate, any combination, any which way I’m all over it. Lucky for me, cacao is considered one of natures super foods and because I have the means to make my own chocolate with pure, natural ingredients my crazy addiction isn’t detrimental to my health. - Saphira Tuffery

The sensual and warm saffron has a date with an indulgent chocolate filling - a flavour sensation you'll come back to over and over again. With nutrients such as virgin coconut oil, saffron, mesquite and raw cacao you can't really feel guilty when indulging in these.  - Karolina Eleonóra

You know how everyone talks about satisfying that 3pm cookie craving?  Well these ones are so good they can satisfy you at any time of the day.  Just don’t eat the whole batch at once!  Angela Simson - The Gratitude Project