Congratulations to Megan – whose favorite chocolate recipe is microwave banana oat cakes by averie from love veggies & yoga, Stephanie who can be found snacking on raw cacao nibs, and Meredith – for winning 1 of 3 packages of cacao! Thanks for participating everyone. I’ll send the winners an email soon!
Morning 
Guess what I picked up for us yesterday?
Three pounds of the best cacao powder I’ve ever tasted. Well, four pounds if you include the package I bought for myself.
Our plan was to go on the cacao plantation tour yesterday – to learn all about how cacao is harvested, processed, packaged, the whole bit… but both of us got ridiculously sea sick on Thursday and chose to take it easy yesterday instead.
We’ve agreed that when we’re asked what the most romantic part of our vacation was, we’ll tell people it was when we were holding hands getting sick over the side of the boat.
If that’s not love, I don’t know what is.
Anyways, back to our giveaway, and just in time for Christmas!
The giveaway
Enter for a chance to win:
- One lb. bag of cacao powder
3 winners will be selected!
How to enter
Receive up to 5 entries by:
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- Tweet it: You could say something like: I want to win a 1lb of cacao powder from @be_healthful –> http://bit.ly/umQM3M
- Comment: What is your all-time favorite recipe using cacao powder?
Please leave a *separate comment* for each entry!
The giveaway will be open until Tuesday December 27 with the winner announced on Wednesday December 28.
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Oh no!! I hope you are feeling better!
Thanks for the giveaway! I have never actually tried cacao powder, so I am super excited for this. I am subscribed via RSS
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My favorite recipe using cocoa powder is classic… Hot Chocolate!
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All-time favorite recipe? Hmmm…well, I’ve never used it before, but my all-time favorite recipe using cocoa powder is grain-free brownies! Maybe it is time for me to make a new raw brownie recipe using cacao!
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Aw I’m sorry to hear you got sea sick!
My favorite recipe with cocoa powder is an all-cocoa powder (no solid chocolate) brownie recipe. It is so easy and makes the fudgiest brownies!
all time fave recipe using cocoa powder = brownies
I am soooo sorry to hear you guys got sick. I have both diving stories/seasick beyond all recognition from small boat stories to traveling and getting sick from the local food. Email me what happened…I have some doosies about diving…I can sooo relate!
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I’ve never used it before as I always use carob powder. Perhaps I should try?
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No bake cookies, or hot cocoa on cold days
Raw chocolate bars made with coconut oil and agave. Pour it in a mold and stick it in the freezer. Simple and oh so delicious.
I guess I’ve never had cacao before, is it very different from cocoa? My favorite recipe with cocoa is making hot chocolate though!
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I would use it in hot chocolate!
My favorite recipe using cacao would have to be in your energy bites recipes it gives them that little hint of chocolate that everyone loves!
Yumm! My all time favorite recipe using cocoa powder is Dreena Burton’s Cocoa Coconut Chili from the Eat, Drink and be Vegan! I would have never thought to put cocoa powder in chili, but it adds an incredible richness.
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I would use it in hot chocolate, oats and brownies.
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Great give away! I love cacao powder in anything you’d normally have chocolate chips or cocoa in. I especially like cocao brownies.
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Gooey, fudgy brownies are probably my favorite use for cacao powder.
P.S. I like that the brand ends in “Eno,” just like me!
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My favorite recipe with cacoa powder is brownies!
Thanks so much for the giveaway! I love munching on raw cacao nibs or putting it in some kefir for a snack. And I’m going to be making The Spunky Coconut’s Peanut Butter Pie with a Double Chocolate Crust today (http://www.thespunkycoconut.com/2011/12/peanut-butter-pie-with-double-chocolate.html), and that calls for cacao powder in the crust… so depending on how that turns out, it may be my favorite recipe!
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My favourite recipe using cacao powder are triple chocolate muffins … yes, they’re as decadent as the name sounds.
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My favorite recipe would be chocolate banana “ice cream”
Awesome giveaway Leanne! That is too bad that you guys got so sick, but good that you are having a good time anyways!
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My favorite way to use cacao powder… hmm, I love making raw energy bars using dark cacao powder – so rich, yet so good for you!
I love making hot chocolate with cacao powder, stevia, vanilla, coconut milk, and a hint of cinnamon… Yum! Glad you’re having a great trip despite getting sea sick!
I subscribe to the RSS. Also, someone already posted this but I love adding some cacao powder to my frozen banana “ice cream.”
Fave recipe: cookie dough balls, using dates, peanut butter, coconut & cacao powder. So good!
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I love this recipe: http://nourishingflourishing.com/2011/04/double-dark-chocolate-doughballs/
I double the cocoa powder because I just love intense chocolate.
Oh, and I make magic shell with coconut oil and cocoa powder to go on my banana “ice cream.”
I’ve made that same type of shell and it was unreal! Thanks for the link to the recipe, they look delicious!
I just enjoy putting cacao powder with my oatmeal!
Raw truffles!
I like alton brown’s brownie recipe
Ooooh not so much a recipe, but I’d stir some into some full-fat yogurt. It’s like eating chocolate custard.
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oh ya, and my favourite cacao recipe is Coconut Cacao Cookies
Chocolate chia pudding! Yummy!
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I love to make raw brownies with cacao powder. Delicious!
Raw brownies, yum!
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I like using it my smoothies. Dessert for breakfast? Yes please!
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I love making chocolate mousse with avocado, coconut oil, maple syrup and high quality cocoa. My guests never guess the secret ingredient that makes it so smooth and rich! Yummmm!
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I LOVE making triple chocolate cookies. Nom. They’re incredible, and I bet such high-quality cacao would take them over the top.
Great giveaway!
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Fave recipe using cacao…my raw caramel-fudge brownies
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I love making hot cocoa with cocoa powder!
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thanks for holding this delicious giveaway! my favorite recipe using cacao powder has to also be the simplest – chocolate pudding made by blending avocado, cacao, stevia and almond milk together. so good! for the holiday seasons i’ve been adding a drop of peppermint extract in there as well.
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I was just at the Dominican last week (Punta Cana as well!) and was itching to buy their cocoa powder. Too bad there wasn’t really any room in my suitcase ;(
I use it in most baked goods- chocolate is the way to go!
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I love making raw chocolate (avocado) pudding with cacao.
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Hi! I have never left a comment, but check your blog almost ALL the time. I really enjoy mixing it in my green drink in the morning and making my own chocolate. I mix raw coconut oil, raw cacao, and cinnamon. this past summer I made expresso chocolate with it
I gave up coffee and it is a great alternative when needing an energy and mood booster.
Basically, I fell in love with it after traveling to Dominica and helped sustainable farmers harvest it! It is so cheap and fresh there, but really expensive here. They drink it in the morning as a “coffee” What a great way to start off your day!
That sounds delicious, Sara!
I’m not sure I’ve ever made anything with cacao. I’ve only ever used Cocoa.
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Tweeted it! (p.s. GET BETTER! It’s not fun being sick at Christmas!)
Have to say, chocolate smoothies and puddings. Sigh.
Oh yay authentic cacao! I love cacao in my smoothies sometimes or with frozen banana’s like ice cream in the summer (:
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A favorite way to use Cocoa Powder–off the top of my head, I’d say in oatmeal; but, the double-dark-chocolate-doughballs recipe linked to earlier sounds divine! I would love to try this. Thanks for the giveaway!
i’ve never used cacao powder before! i’d love to try baking with it….or in my oatmeal!
raw truffles made with dates and hazel nuts are absolutely the best. Happy Holidays
Love cacao powder in my protein shakes!
Chocolate ‘Truffles’ made with dates, seeds and nuts! SOO delicious!
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i love using cocoa powder in protein cakes
I love putting cocoa powder in pancakes and protein bars.
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I love making Chocolate Banana ice cream with cocoa powder!
I love using cacao to make home made hot chocolate…yum!
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Sounds so yummy and I am a sucker for exotic spices etc etc
I love a great cacao powder! I subscribe to your RSS feed via Google Reader.
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Rolling marzipan in it is my fav
what a fantastic giveaway! I love to make raw “larabar-esque balls with raw cacao powder!
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My favorite way to use cacao powder are in almond milk hot chocolates and smoothies! Loooove that!!!
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Don’t know if I can say it’s my favorite recipe because of just recently using it: Smoothie w/ almond butter, hemp & flax seed, cacao, stevia or banana, & vanilla. Yum!
How romantic~ That’s the dream! hahaha
I love cacao powder to use in chocolate cookies! yummy
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all time fave recipe with cacao powder would be raw brownie bites with cacao, coconut oil, walnuts, and dates!
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I love to make my own pear-banana-cinnamon-cocoa butter. It is delicious!
My favorite recipe with cacao is fudge babies (also called by other names), which are basically just dates and cacao or cocoa powder processed in a food processor & then rolled into balls). Thanks for the chance to win a great prize & I hope you’re feeling better.
My favourites is Cacao Fig Fudge or Acai fudge. But I also love cacao in chili!
I love love love Fudgy Black Bean Brownies
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my favorite recipe is vegan cocoa silk pie
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I’ve made brownies with cocoa powder but have never tried a really good cacao powder like you have in your giveaway. Thank you for the chance to win such a quality product. Hope you feel better!
My favorite recipe using cacao is raw brownies.
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I’m ashamed to admit that prior to finding this blog I did not engage in much baking. It’s most likely because your recipes are so easy and contain so few ingredients that I’ve ventured to make something besides one-pot soups. So I don’t have a favorite recipe for cacao powder. But I have recently discovered that I love adding a tbsp to my coffee. I add a couple spoons of palm sugar and some almond milk and it tastes just like hot chocolate to me. So that is my current favorite thing to do with cacao powder. It will probably change in a month or two when I figure out something new, easy and delicious.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and Kevin, Leanne!
My most favorite cocoa recipe is Chocolate Sherbert! Fantastically dark and delicious!
I love making brownies with cacao powder!
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I like to make lara-type bars and smoothies with the cacao powder and nibs!!
Already subscribed! Merry Christmas.
A “sinful” fave is chocolate molten lava cakes…
My healthier choice is a home-made protein ball with cocoa and dates.
I like hot chocolate or chocolate cake!
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My favorite recipe is rich dark chocolate brownies!
My favorite recipe using cacao powder is grain free Passover brownies. I originally used the recipe from Myra Kornfeld’s book Healthy Hedonist holidays. They came out great. But I then made them vegan using flax eggs instead of eggs and coconut oil instead of butter. They were even better. I would love to use the Dominic cacao powder in making a batch. Thanks for your great site!
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My favorite recipe with cacao is my homemade chocolate sorbet. Nobody can ever guess that it is dairy free!
Hello! Merry Christmas! Looks and sounds like you had a great trip! I already like you on Facebook…and my favourite recipe with cacao is this pudding I made…the base is pumpkin puree…and I add peanut flour, stevia, cinnamon, almond milk, and CACAO! It’s really delicious
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I love using cacao in banana soft serve with cherries. Yum!
my favorite recipe using cacao is the microwave banana oat cakes by averie from love veggies & yoga, it’s my favorite way to get my chocolate fix! & i top it with peanut butter, which makes it even better! and chocolate mug cakes! I hope you feel better soon!
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My favorite cacoa recipe….that’s a tough one. I really enjoy a chocolate cake recipe that is in Elana Amsterdam’s first cookbook as well as chocolate macaroons!
I just started using cacao powder this past year and so have made a wide variety of recipes and would have to say that my favorite recipe with cacao would be chocolate almond cookies.
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Oooo – yum. I would love to win this!
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Hi Leanne!
Love your blog – my favorite use of cacao is probably in making chocolate pudding (tofu or avocado) – a little goes a long way in making a delicious dessert.
Thanks!
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I add almost 2 tablespoons of raw cocoa to my morning oatmeal (along with brown rice protein, maca, sunflower butter, coconut and cinnamon). I LOVE it. Also, I usually add extra cocoa to Emily‘s cocoa quinoa at Daily Garnish…such a good dinner for winter.
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I have this recipe for hemp truffles that’s supposed to use cacao powder, but I don’t have any so I use cocoa powder. Would love to make them with this!
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My favorite use for cocoa powder is my chocolate almond smoothie! I love it for a quick breakfast. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity! Have a great day!
My favorite recipe with cocoa is brownies. There is nothing like a soft, fudgy brownie with a good dose of icing.
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I use cacao powder almost daily – in protein shakes, oatmeal, you name it!
I’ve never used it before, but I love trying new recipes
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I’d love to try cacao in a variety of recipes. I’d probably use it the most in oatmeal as I eat that everyday.
I have never used cacoa either but am going fully GF and looking for other healthy changes in my diet and would love to win this as I pursue health! I follow you on FB and stalk your blog!
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And I’ve actually never cooked with cacao powder before–which is why I’m excited for a chance to try!
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I like adding cacao powder with some cinnamon to my yogurt. Everyday, I am finding new uses for cacao powder, can’t wait to see what’s next!
I love to put lots of cacao in my oatmeal
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And finally, my favorite thing to do with cacao powder is to make vegan black brown brownies. Decadent, delicious, and wonderful!
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And, I have never actually used cacao, but am excited to explore the possibilities!
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My fave recipe with cocoa powder currently is the brownie pecan pie from Oh She Glows
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My favorite recipe would either be brownies or homemade hot cocoa! I bet this would be amazing in either one!
My favorite way to use cocoa powder is in vegan brownies – mmmm!
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