CINNAMON CRÈME CHOCOLATE HEARTS 💞 🍫 A sweet treat to include in your holiday gift tins this season! The perfect balance between bittersweet chocolate and a rich and creamy cinnamon filling, these chocolate hearts are the stuff dreams are made of. 💫 Nourishing ingredients, and of course love, make these cinnamon cremes both healthy and pleasing to the tongue. Providing fiber, magnesium, and antioxidants, cacao is packed with health benefits. Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum syn. C. zeylanicum) supports healthy circulation and blood sugar balance, and reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) offers soothing adaptogenic calm in addition to immune support. Furthermore, coconut and cashews are full of healthy fats. INGREDIENTS 💞 1 cup cashews, soaked for 2-4 hours ✨ 1 cup coconut cream 💞 1/4 cup maple syrup ✨ 1/2 tsp vanilla bean powder 💞 1 tsp cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum syn. C. zeylanicum) powder ✨ Pinch of sea salt 💞 1 bar (100grms) of your favourite dark chocolate (or make your own by combining one part each of cacao paste, coconut oil, cacao powder and maple syrup) ✨ 1 tsp reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) powder DIRECTIONS Gently melt your chocolate. This is best done by breaking the chocolate into small pieces and placing it in a small glass bowl. Add hot water to another, larger bowl (about 1/3 full). Place the smaller bowl with the chocolate in the water. Stir every now and then until all the chocolate is melted. Stir in 1 tsp of reishi mushroom powder. Add 1 tbsp melted chocolate into each of the molds you are using (these should be small, bite-sized molds). Spread the chocolate evenly around the molds, making sure you also cover the sides of the molds. Place in the freezer to set. Add all ingredients for the cream filling to a high speed blender and blend until smooth. Add a little water (only) if needed to blend. Fill each mold 3/4 full with the cinnamon cream. Place in the freezer until solid. Add a final layer of melted chocolate on top, then place the chocolates back in the freezer or fridge to set ✨ Shout out to @iselin_stoylen for sharing this creative recipe over at the blog! PSST... another special treat coming your way tomorrow! ✨