Chilli and chocolate recipes - 2 recipes
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Raw chocolate chili truffles

By elliebed, The Boo, The Bear and the goji berries
All raw, spicy and sweet chocolate truffles
- 250g cashew nuts
- 14 meejool dates, pitted and roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp raw cacao powder.
- 8 drops of medicine flower vanilla extract (or use the seeds of 1 vanilla pod)
- 1 tsp mesquite powder (use 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon if not available)
- Pinch of Himalayan salt or fine sea salt
- For the dusting:
- 2 tbsp raw cacao powder
- 1/4 tsp of ground cayenne pepper- adjust amount to your taste
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Beef chilli with bitter chocolate

By dannykurgansky
This old-fashioned chilli recipe uses chocolate to take it to another dimension
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- 500g/1lb 2oz good-quality beef steak, finely diced
- 500g/1lb 2oz good-quality beef mince
- 1 white onion, peeled, finely chopped
- 1 red onion, peeled, finely chopped
- 2 sticks celery, trimmed, chopped
- 1 dried chipotle chilli
- 1 tbsp dried chilli flakes
- ½ tbsp chilli powder
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 3 tbsp light brown sugar
- 2 x 400g/14oz cans chopped tomatoes
- 500ml/17fl oz beef stock
- 1 x 400g/14oz can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 x 400g/14oz can black-eyed beans, drained and rinsed
- sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper
- 75g/3oz plain chocolate, minimum 70% cocoa solids, roughly chopped
- bunch fresh coriander
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