REVIEW: Indigo Nutrition Super Powders and Raw Chocolates

Indigo Herbs is on a mission to help people on their journey to a healthy lifestyle with affordable products packed full of the healthiest ingredients. From organic raw chocolate kits to maca powder, herbal tea blends, barley grass powder and more. Established in 2004 in Glastonbury, Indigo Herbs are a one-stop shop to a healthy lifestyle.

This weekend I treated myself to some raw chocolates. The kit comprises of 100% pure raw chocolate ingredients, including raw cacao powder, raw cacao butter, raw agave nectar and pure raw vanilla powder to produce nutritious and delicious raw chocolate. Raw cacao is a great source of magnesium, which helps to strengthen bones and improve circulation, and iron, which helps to oxygenate the blood and reduce fatigue. These chocolates would make the perfect 3pm snack and pick you up for the rest of the day. 

I chose to make both raw chocolate bars and an even healthier treat: orange segments dipped in raw chocolate. You could use this raw chocolate set to make chocolate drizzles, chocolate bars, raw chocolate desserts and more! What chocolate treat would you make with this raw chocolate set?

Method

• Melt the cacao butter in a bain-marie over a simmering saucepan of water. Once fully melted, add in the vanilla powder and stir until fully combined. 
• Tip in the raw cacao powder and stir until fully incorporated. The mixture will become a rich brown liquid which looks absolutely divine! At this stage you could skip any sweetener and enjoy a 100% pure dark chocolate, otherwise tip in the whole bottle of agave syrup. This takes about 100 stirs to fully incorporate into the mixture. 

• Next, decide what treats you want to make! I tipped 3/4 of the mixture into a low set mould to create a giant chocolate bar.
• I used the rest of the chocolate mixture to create dipped orange segments - almost like a healthy Terry's Chocolate Orange! Cut the orange into segments, making sure to remove the entire peel. 
• Dip these segments into the chocolate mixture then place on a cold plate. Pop into the freezer to set overnight.

The next morning transfer your orange segments into the fridge and enjoy! I had these as a late morning snack with a coffee. I had so much energy for the rest of the day and the flavour is absolutely delicious. 

Let me know if you make these gorgeous chocolates or if you have tried Indigo Herbs yourself.  

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