【Yogurt Truffle】Jay’s Hacco-licious Recipes vol.43

Jay Asanuma is a formally trained chef, certified holistic health coach, and runs an organic fermented foods business in New York. As a long time researcher of fermented (hacco) foods, Jay will share his delicious hacco recipes for you to try at home.

MAST BROTHERS CHOCOLATE │ Williamsburg, Brooklyn

MAST BROTHERS CHOCOLATE

Most of the people may don’t know “chocolate is fermented food”.

Most of the people may don’t know “chocolate is fermented food”. However in fact, the cacao beans go through fermentation process, after they are harvested for 5-7 days.

Yogurt Truffle, you can consume Living lactic acid bacteria with a lot of benefit of chocolate.

So in this recipe, I tried to make truffle chocolate in healthier way.
How about adding yogurt to chocolate in low temperature. In this way you can consume

“Living lactic acid bacteria”

with a lot of benefit of chocolate.

Yogurt Truffle

Ingredients

・1pcs Chocolate bar
・Plan yogurt (same amount of chocolate)
・Cacao powder

Preparation

1. Melt chopped chocolate in a dry bowl set over simmering water, to about 48-50ºC.
2. Remove from heat then add yogurt and mix it.
3. Let it cool for a while.
4. Roll one spoon of chocolate in hands.
5. Dust cacao powder.

Yogurt Truffle：Jay’s note

Chocolate is one of the best source of natural antioxidant plant compounds, called “flavonoids”.
Cocoa products account for a major proportion of flavonoid intake in many countries now.
Flavonoids are bitter and astringent (you’d know this fact if you’ve eaten unsweetened chocolate or cacao nibs). This is a reason many chocolate products are sweetened and added milk.