Re: Cocoa Nibs was/ Re: Hot drinks?

January 9, 2012

,Do you know if the nibs have caffeine or not?KathyOn Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 10:23 AM, <berrywell@...> wrote:

I often grind up my whole batch of nibs into a fine powder in my dry container, and store the powder in a mason jar for quick use, but if you are just going to make a mug of chocolate, you can grind it all together-liquid and all, in one go.

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> > This sounds yummy thanks for sharing. Â I just bought some cocoa nibs the other day and really had no idea what to do with them. This is a good idea. Â Did you just grind them up in the wet container and then continue on. Â Or should I use my dry container? Â I am going to try this. Â Thanks.

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> > > From: berrywell@...

> > > Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 14:12:57 +0000

> > > Subject: Re: Hot drinks?

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> > > I make (and am slurping at this very moment) a delicious and HEALTHY hot chocolate in my Vitamix. I grind up some cocoa nibs (health food store) add a squirt of agave or honey (or stevia, sugar-whatever your sweetener of choice is) and some rice milk (you can use any milk you wish) I buzz it up until it is thick and creamy-delish! You could make this with a few cashews thrown in for extra creaminess) You can also add a splash of coffee or espresso, a few berries (raspberry/chocolate, etc) My daughter loves just plain berries buzzed up into a hot drink-it reminds her of herb tea. You can make a hot apple cider by buzzing up an apple or two, splash of water, dash of ground cloves or cinnamon. I like hot pear juice-just buzz up a pear with a bit of water. I was born and raised in England, where hot tea is a staple, but when I developed an allergy to tea, I resorted to other forms of comforting hot drinks. Pretty much, anything goes! Enjoy!!

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January 9, 2012

Thanks..good answer.I was thinking that I had cocoa nibs but I have cacao nibs. Wonder if they would work too?KathyOn Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 1:42 PM, <berrywell@...> wrote:

Good question-and one I was concerned with when I first started using cocoa nibs years ago, since there was relatively no info on the topic at the time. Â I am SUPER sensitive to caffeine, but have no problems with the nibs. Â You need so little of them to make things with, that any naturally occurring caffeine will be negligable, at best.

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> > > > This sounds yummy thanks for sharing. Â I just bought some cocoa

> > nibs the other day and really had no idea what to do with them. This is a

> > good idea. Â Did you just grind them up in the wet container and then

> > continue on. Â Or should I use my dry container? Â I am going to try this.

> > Â Thanks.

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> > > > > From: berrywell@

> > > > > Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 14:12:57 +0000

> > > > > Subject: Re: Hot drinks?

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> > > > > I make (and am slurping at this very moment) a delicious and HEALTHY

> > hot chocolate in my Vitamix. I grind up some cocoa nibs (health food store)

> > add a squirt of agave or honey (or stevia, sugar-whatever your sweetener of

> > choice is) and some rice milk (you can use any milk you wish) I buzz it up

> > until it is thick and creamy-delish! You could make this with a few cashews

> > thrown in for extra creaminess) You can also add a splash of coffee or

> > espresso, a few berries (raspberry/chocolate, etc) My daughter loves just

> > plain berries buzzed up into a hot drink-it reminds her of herb tea. You

> > can make a hot apple cider by buzzing up an apple or two, splash of water,

> > dash of ground cloves or cinnamon. I like hot pear juice-just buzz up a

> > pear with a bit of water. I was born and raised in England, where hot tea

> > is a staple, but when I developed an allergy to tea, I resorted to other

> > forms of comforting hot drinks. Pretty much, anything goes! Enjoy!!

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January 9, 2012

cacao nibs is what I have and use, but I often refer to them as cocoa since they are often packaged as such-I think either has become standard, lol.Sent from my iPadOn Jan 9, 2012, at 3:18 PM, Kathy M <spiritfire7@...> wrote:

Thanks..good answer.I was thinking that I had cocoa nibs but I have cacao nibs. Wonder if they would work too?KathyOn Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 1:42 PM, <berrywell@...> wrote:

Good question-and one I was concerned with when I first started using cocoa nibs years ago, since there was relatively no info on the topic at the time. I am SUPER sensitive to caffeine, but have no problems with the nibs. You need so little of them to make things with, that any naturally occurring caffeine will be negligable, at best.

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> > > > This sounds yummy thanks for sharing. I just bought some cocoa

> > nibs the other day and really had no idea what to do with them. This is a

> > good idea. Did you just grind them up in the wet container and then

> > continue on. Or should I use my dry container? I am going to try this.

> > Thanks.