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Give your favorite winter drink a major flavor upgrade with additions like matcha, cardamom, turmeric, and goji berries.

Golden Matcha

Serves 2

1 teaspooon matcha

3 tablespoons cacao powder

1¾ cups almond milk

½ teaspoon turmeric

4 ounces chopped cacao liquor or 80% dark chocolate

Black pepper

Bring 1 cup of water to a simmer and add to a small bowl. Whisk in matcha and cacao powder until completely smooth.

Heat 1¾ cups almond milk over medium heat until simmering. Reduce heat and add ½ teaspoon ground turmeric and 4 ounces chopped cacao liquor (or 80% dark chocolate); stir until melted.

Add to matcha-cacao mixture and whisk together.

Divide between mugs and sprinkle with black pepper.

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Spicy Coconut

Serves 2

2 tablespoons cacao powder

1 tablespoon organic coconut sugar

1/8 teaspoon ground green cardamom

1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

a pinch of cayenne

2 cups coconut milk.

Stir together ingredients in a small pot and bring to a boil while whisking.

Add 1 tablespoon chopped cacao liquor to each of two mugs, then pour boiling mixture into them. Stir well until melted and combined.

Goji Berry

Serves 1

10 ounces almond milk

1½ tablespoons cacao powder

1 tablespoon sweetener (like maple syrup, yacon syrup, coconut sugar, or coco nectar)

1 tablespoon goji berries

½ teaspoon vanilla extract (or vanilla powder)

1/8 teaspoon raspberry extract

1 tablespoon coconut oil

1 teaspoon reishi mushroom powder

Add to a blender. Blend on high for 5 minutes, until foamy and hot. Heat in a saucepan over medium heat if needed.

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Recipes courtesy of shape.com

3 cups unsweetened coconut, medium shred

2 1/2 teaspoons organic matcha powder

1 5.4 oz can unsweetened coconut cream

1/4 cup coconut oil

1/4 cup hemp hearts

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup maple syrup or Coconut Organics coconectar syrup

Combine the rich flavor of chocolate with creamy coconut and avocado, and you have a delicious, filling, nutritious meal. 

Adding the "greens" blend of superfoods, antioxidants, greens, nutrient-dense fruits and veggies, and digestive enzymes, and it doesn't get much healthier than that.

This shake is sure to boost your energy, promote detoxification and support your immune system. Nice!

List of Ingredients

½ cup ice cubes

1 large, ripe banana, peeled and broken into chunks

½ medium-size, ripe avocado

1-2 pitted Deglet Noor dates

3 Tbsp unsweetened cacao powder

1 scoop of a “greens” blend containing superfoods and antioxidants. I love this one.

½ cup cold coffee

½ cup cold water

½ cup canned coconut milk (full-fat)

the Method

Place the ingredients in a blender in the order listed. Blend on high until creamy and smooth. Serve immediately.

Recipe courtesy of Paleo magazine