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Crio Mac… a chewy chocolate treat!

March 11, 2013 · 39 Comments

Caio Mac.... a chewy chocolatey treat

 

Crio Mac… a chewy chocolate treat!

 

We can’t stop eating this! It is seriously good. Chewy, chocolatey, nutty and healthy.

Heaven.

It’s a bit like those chewy caramel lollies in texture, but with a rich dark chocolate flavour and the crunch of the nuts. Drooooool!

Crio Bru has so many health benefits (as well as tasting amazing). The cocoa bean (also known as the cacao bean) is one of nature’s most amazing superfoods, offering high antioxidant value, mineral benefits and natural energy. If you don’t have any Crio Bru, you could try making it with water and cacao.

Research has shown that macadamias can help lower blood cholesterol levels,reduce the incidence of heart disease, are high in fibre and contain vitamins, minerals and protein essential in a healthy diet. Read more here.

 

The vital stats: gluten-free, egg-free, easy to make dairy-free, vegetarian.

Crio Mac

Okay, so this is what you need:

1 1/2 cups filtered water

5 tablespoons Crio Bru (any flavour, but I used Vega Real)

3/4 cup organic honey

2 tablespoons organic butter (I think it would work just fine with coconut oil too)

300g macadamia nuts (or your favourite nut!)

 

Okay, so this is what you do:

Add the Crio Bru to the water in a saucepan with a lid and gently brew for about ten minutes.

While you are doing that, add the honey and the butter to another saucepan and measure out the macadamia nuts.

You can also prep a tray with some baking paper and a light smear of coconut oil.

When the Crio Bru is finished, strain it into a glass measuring jug and check you still have 1 1/2 cups of liquid. You may need to add a bit of water.

Add the Crio Bru to the honey and butter. On a medium high heat, mix in well and let boil.

Stir it occasionally and keep an eye on it. At about the 20-25 minute mark, it will start to foam and get thicker.

Keep going, stirring all the while, until it gets darker in colour and will coat the back of a spoon.

Quickly add the nuts, stir and pour onto your tray.

Let it cool down and set until you can break bits off (about an hour).

If it’s too soft, throw the whole lot back in the saucepan and cook it a bit more until you get the right consistency.

Try to keep sticky fingers away (I had to hide it well so I could take photos this morning!).

This recipe was inspired by A Girl Worth Saving – a very awesome blog.

 

 

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Comments

  1. Alisha says

    March 11, 2013 at 10:41 am

    Yum! That is all. 😉

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      March 11, 2013 at 10:50 am

      It is more than yum. I am having to restrain myself from polishing it all off and not leaving any for the rest of them! 😀

      Reply
  2. Samara Cassidy says

    March 11, 2013 at 11:08 am

    Yum! going to whip this up on Wednesday! This will so help my afternoon choc craving 🙂

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      March 11, 2013 at 11:22 am

      Let me know how you go Samara!! I was going to make in thermy, but don’t think thermy gets hot enough?

      Reply
  3. Sharon vb says

    March 11, 2013 at 11:13 am

    OMG that looks absolutely divine.

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      March 11, 2013 at 11:21 am

      Thanks Sharon – it is such an easy and yummy thing to make – beats lollies anyday!

      Reply
  4. Kirri White says

    March 11, 2013 at 12:57 pm

    Oooh, I have such a sweet tooth going on today. This is not helping at all Sonia! Looks like I have to go shopping for some Crio Bru 🙂

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      March 11, 2013 at 1:29 pm

      You will love it! I have a cup every afternoon about 3pm and it picks me up for the rest of the day. I am addicted. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Tenina says

    March 11, 2013 at 1:11 pm

    WOW, this is awesome…so doing this one…

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      March 11, 2013 at 1:26 pm

      Tenina, oh thermomix/crio goddess, I would love to know what you think!!! I reckon a sneaky bit of liqueur might be nice too for the dads?

      Reply
  6. veggie mama says

    March 11, 2013 at 1:40 pm

    Ooh I’ve never heard of it!

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      March 11, 2013 at 1:44 pm

      We all love it! It’s like coffee, but cacao… dark and rich. Good for a natural energy boost and better than coffee!

      Reply
  7. Kristin says

    March 11, 2013 at 2:03 pm

    Yum…I wonder if I have time to whip some up before boarding the plane?

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      March 11, 2013 at 2:37 pm

      Nah, make it at your mums – that way you don’t have to share with cherubs!

      Reply
  8. Jennifer says

    March 11, 2013 at 9:55 pm

    I have 2 questions:- 1. Does it taste like dark chocolate? (My daughter is strictly a white chocky girl. She gets it at easter and that is her yearly quota).and 2. Any substitute for honey? I can’t stand honey, eventhe mention of it has my skin crawling. Thank you in advance.

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      March 12, 2013 at 8:48 am

      HI Jennifer. It’s not overly bitter like dark chocolate because of the honey, it sort of tastes like those choc eclair lollies you can buy. You could try it with maple syrup or apple juice concentrate, but I am not sure how it would go!

      Reply
  9. Nicki says

    March 12, 2013 at 9:12 am

    Unfortunately living rural we do not have a healthfood store close by. Could you use Cocao Powder or Cocoa instead?

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      March 12, 2013 at 10:13 am

      HI Nicki. I am not sure – you need a liquid, so have a play around! Crio Bru is mostly available online. 🙂

      Reply
  10. Lisa@RandomActsOfZen says

    March 12, 2013 at 1:44 pm

    This looks amazing! Will have to try and not eat it all at once 🙂

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      March 12, 2013 at 2:18 pm

      thanks Lisa… yes, it is terribly tempting!! 🙂

      Reply
  11. Rebecca Mugridge says

    March 12, 2013 at 2:28 pm

    Sounds interesting, is it in health food shops?
    Do little kids like the taste? Looks fab! I imagine it would be super awesome in the cinema XX

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      March 12, 2013 at 2:29 pm

      It is in some health foods shops, but mostly online. The kids find the drink a little strong (it’s like dark chocolate) but they loved the Crio Mac!

      Reply
  12. Rachel says

    March 12, 2013 at 2:52 pm

    That sounds amazing & I love the idea of the Crio Bru. I will have to keep my eyes out for it. thanks for linking up with Eat.Pray.Love 🙂

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      March 12, 2013 at 2:53 pm

      thanks for inviting me over to your link-up – love it!

      Reply
  13. Vivianne says

    March 17, 2013 at 2:28 pm

    Crio Bru
    Boost your immune system
    Antioxidants fight oxidative damage and free radicals in the body. Cocoa (or cacao) contains the highest concentration of antioxidants of any food in the world, including polyphenols, catechins, and epicatechins. By weight, cocoa has more antioxidants than red wine, blueberries, açai, pomegranates, and goji berries combined. T
    Zinc plays a critical role in supporting your immune system, liver, pancreas and skin.
    Luv it add grounds to oats when roasting for my muesli

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  14. JessicaSharman says

    August 20, 2013 at 11:55 am

    Hi, i just want to know how long these yummy treats keep for? I want to make them for my sister for her birthday but want to make them a day or 2 in advance becasue i have to travel 12 hours to see her.

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      August 20, 2013 at 12:01 pm

      Jessica – they didn’t last long in our house, but I am sure they will last at least a week as it is a toffee type thing – pop them in a pretty jar with an airtight lid. Let me know if she likes them!

      Reply
  15. Cherryl Johnston says

    August 31, 2013 at 1:46 pm

    We are having friends over for dinner tonight and I was going to serve my homemade chocolate with coffee for afters, however! I ate most of it and was feeling really bad that I couldn’t make any more. your recipe has been a good substitute I will serve it with the freshest fattest strawberries ever seen 🙂

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      August 31, 2013 at 2:28 pm

      I hope they love it Cherryl! Let me know how it goes 🙂

      Reply
  16. Melissa Dixon says

    November 14, 2013 at 9:11 am

    oh this has interesting timing since I finally decided yesterday to order some French Dark Roast (kept seeing the link everytime i’d come on over to ur page lol) am buying a sauce making saucepan today to make it in..

    Might have to make some of this too just to you know get the full versatile effect of it lol.

    Reply
  17. Gina Martins says

    December 21, 2013 at 2:51 pm

    Just made this as my Christmas treat and it is addictively delicious and chewy. Used rice malt syrup instead and it worked out fine. Thanks Sonia x

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    • Natural New Age Mum says

      December 22, 2013 at 12:06 pm

      great tip thanks Gina !! xx

      Reply
  18. Jo says

    December 21, 2013 at 9:20 pm

    This sounds perfect for the last few gifts I want to make for Christmas. Has anyone tried making it in the thermomix? Think I’ll give it a go. Thanks for the recipe. 🙂

    Reply
    • Natural New Age Mum says

      December 21, 2013 at 10:21 pm

      I didn’t think the thermomix would get hot enough and it doesn’t. Tenina from Cooking with Tenina tried it out and it didn’t work in thermie 🙂

      Reply

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