Cacao recipes

Sours are a traditional cocktail containing spirit, fresh lemon, sugar and often the white of an egg. This classic formula works splendidly with any spirit as base, but Bourbon drinkers especially will find this cocktail bouncing off their palates! First appeared in a recipe book in Jerry Thomas' "Bartender's Guide", 1862.

A few years ago, acai was everywhere. We love acai and appreciate its benefits, but once you taste the cacao fruit and its tropical lemony flavor combined with the vanilla orchid twist, we just know you’ll join team whole cacao!

We don't believe that there is any sweet recipe that can’t be made vegan and full of wellness, especially after discovering the different parts of the cacao fruit, which harvest the comfort of chocolate with the refreshing twist of a tropical fruit.

We didn't know this ourselves until we tried, but chia seeds work extremely well with cacao nibs' crunch and the tangy, lemony, tropical and very refreshing twist of the pure cacao fruit. This recipe will quickly make it to your favorites!

Sometimes you just need to follow nature’s culinary synergy of ingredients. The ethnic spices in this recipe are exactly what the ancient Mayan and Atztec cultures used to create what they considered as “food of the Gods” and once you get used to it you fall in love with it.

A true brunch is balanced and created around the sweet spot of health and indulgence. Afterall it is the weekend and the time to rest and enjoy with all senses, but it is also the time to get rejuvenated and charge our body with delicious natural nutrients. The Cacao Fruit Brunch pitcher is very much inspired by this sweet spot which is the foundation for our whole cacao, whole wellness lifestyle philosophy.

This cocktail came to me with one idea: decadence. The Demerara River in Guyana produces some of the best sugar and rum in the world. Here, I've featured one of my favorite spirits: El Dorado 12, a dark rich rum from Guyana. This luxurious 12 year old rum tastes amazing on its own, but also creates a wonderful foundation for a blended drink. Equal parts of house made dark chocolate, Vanille de Madagascar, Demerara rich simple syrup, and El Dorado 12 creates a happy accident that stands on its own as near perfection.

Whether you choose to roast the nibs or use them raw their natural chocolatey aromas are a harmonious complement to a classic Negroni.