Recipes

Buckwheat Brownies
These brownies are irresistible; fudgey with crisp edges and loaded with our 70% dark chocolate. They’re seasoned with fresh ground (decaf) coffee and cardamom, a match-made duo to bring out all of the fruity, nutty complexity in our bars. Thanks to the inclusion of roasted almond butter, aromatic buckwheat flour, and maple, the brownies just so happen to be free of gluten, dairy and refined sugar - making them the perfect treat to share with most anyone! Eat them as they are, or go one step further and use them as the base for an even more decadent sundae. We paired them with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, a generous drizzle of our hazelnut and chocolate butter, chopped peanuts,...

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Chocolate Chip Pancakes
We are firm believers that there is room to have your cake and eat it too–-decadence and nostalgic pleasure can go hand in hand with ingredients that are gentler on the body. While we certainly aren’t here to reinvent the wheel on the childhood classic of chocolate chip pancakes, we wanted to make a version that was free of both gluten and refined sugar. Always seek out the best ingredients you can access and afford, as this is the real secret to making anything more delicious and nutritious.  For the pancakes 2 large eggs 1 cup buttermilk or kefir  1 teaspoon vanilla extract  1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted, plus more for frying  1 cup gluten-free pancake mix of your choosing,...

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Mesquite Chocolate Mole
Mole is a beloved and complex mother-sauce of Mexican cuisine, often consisting of a marriage of dried, smokey chilies, a whole myriad of spices, and some combination of nuts and seeds. Here, roasted winter squash and shallots are traded in for the more traditional tomato and onion, giving the mole a more nuanced, nutty sweetness that pairs beautifully with the spices. Many moles incorporate a bit of dark, bitter chocolate to add complexity and depth; we added half a bar of our sugar-free, mesquite dark chocolate bar to do the trick.  Serve this mole as pictured with roasted honeynut squash (simply cut a honeynut in half, discard the seeds, season with salt, generously lacquer in olive oil, then roast cut-side-down...

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Espresso Chocolate, Hazelnut and Fennel Crackers
An incredible chocolatey snack.

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Alderwood Smoked Salt Chocolate Mousse
A perfect weekend dessert for two.

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Maple, Vanilla, and Salted Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream
Holding on to summer with this unforgettable ice cream

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Chocolate Hazelnut Thumbprint Cookies
Bring these to your next picnic.

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Banana Snicker Bark
A Snickers bar but make it healthy and wholesome.

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Frozen Citrus Summer Delights
Keep your freezer stocked with these summer gems!

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