How We make Cacao
HOW WE MAKE CACAO
We want to start off by saying that this is just a guideline, ultimately the goal is to build your own unique relationship with the medicine. What is right for us may very likely be different for you. We are all incredibly unique and our relationship with Cacao Sita will be too.
Some people like to have a little nibble on cacao and use it for physical energy, some people like to drink cacao every day instead of having a coffee and some people may only choose to drink cacao when they feel the calling or in ceremony for spiritual purposes.
Who’s to say what is right and what is wrong, we can say with certainty that it’s not us.
Recommended daily dose 10-20g
Recommended Ceremonial dose 30-50g
What we use
- Pan
- Weighing scales
- Whisk or Molinillo (traditional wooden whisk)
- Plant milk or water
- Himalayan salt
- Cinnamon
- Agave sweetener
- Palo Santo or Sage
Step By Step
When making cacao into a drink we do recommend using this as an opportunity to practice mindfulness and to really connect with the cacao as a medicine.
- Take a moment to slow things down and be present and conscious with what you are doing. Put some nice music on, light a candle, light an incense or burn some Palo Santo or sage cleansing the cacao and the space, this can really help with the intention and energy that you’re putting into the cacao.
- Put the cacao in the pan, add just a little bit of Himalayan salt and cinnamon then melt the cacao on a low heat, just enough to melt it down so its nice and smooth.
- Keep gently whisking until its all melted but don’t let the cacao get too hot and start to bubble as you will lose some of the nutrients.
- Add a little bit of plant milk and continue to whisk gently (if you add all the liquid in one it can go grainy and not so nice), keep gradually adding in all the liquid and whisking so its nice and smooth.
- It can be nice to keep cleansing the cacao as you go and also listening to or singing medicine songs while you are making the cacao.
- At the end just adding in a small amount of sweetener.
- Here is where we say the mantra “Annadaatha Sukhibhava”, paying gratitude to the farmers who have grown and nurtured this food of the gods for us.
