Cacao & Kanna Chronicles

Soulful insights on ceremonial cacao, kanna and mindful living. Rituals, plant wisdom and slow mornings.

Dairy-free hot chocolate with oat milk in a handmade ceramic cup, a bottle of plant milk and small pieces of cacao paste
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Dairy-Free Hot Chocolate (Vegan, with Plant Milk or Water)

Alma Cacao7 min read
Dairy-free hot chocolate made with 100% cacao and the plant milk you like, or just water. Which milk...
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Peppermint hot chocolate with a candy cane and fresh mint in a handmade cup, holiday lights behind
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Peppermint Hot Chocolate and Christmas Hot Chocolate With Pure Cacao

Alma Cacao7 min read
Two holiday mugs made with pure cacao: a peppermint hot chocolate (with extract, fresh mint or candy canes)...
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Dark hot chocolate made with 100% cacao in a stoneware mug by a rainy window, with sea salt and cacao pieces
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Dark Hot Chocolate Made With 100% Cacao (Rich, Not Harsh)

Alma Cacao7 min read
Our dark hot chocolate starts from 100% cacao: a one-mug recipe, simple ways to soften the bitterness, and...
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Melted drinking chocolate poured in a thin stream into a small ceramic cup, with pieces of ceremonial cacao
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Drinking Chocolate and Sipping Chocolate: What They Are and How to Choose

Alma Cacao7 min read
Drinking chocolate is real chocolate melted into milk or water, and sipping chocolate is a small, thick cup...
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A handmade cup of sugar-free hot chocolate made with ceremonial cacao, beside cinnamon, vanilla and small cacao paste pieces
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Sugar-Free Hot Chocolate: 3 Easy Ways With Pure Cacao

Alma Cacao7 min read
Three easy ways to make sugar-free hot chocolate with pure cacao: unsweetened with cinnamon and vanilla, lightly sweet...
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Small pieces of cacao paste and whole cacao beans beside a mound of cocoa powder with a spoon
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Cacao vs Cocoa: What's the Difference?

Alma Cacao11 min read
Cacao and cocoa come from the same plant, Theobroma cacao, and the difference is mostly processing and labeling....
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A stoneware bowl of small ceremonial cacao paste pieces beside dried cacao beans and a fresh cacao pod cut in half
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Best Ceremonial Cacao: How to Choose a Good One

Alma Cacao12 min read
The best ceremonial cacao is pure, whole and traceable, and tested for heavy metals by an accredited lab....
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A speckled ceramic mug of cacao hot chocolate with foam and cinnamon, a wooden whisk, a cinnamon stick and small cacao paste pieces
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Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipe With Pure Cacao (Not Powder)

Alma Cacao8 min read
A cozy cacao hot chocolate made with whole cacao pieces instead of powder: 20 g melted into a...
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A handmade ceramic cup of frothy hot cacao next to a white cup of black coffee, with small pieces of cacao paste on a wooden table
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Does Cacao Have Caffeine? How Much Is in a Cup, Compared With Coffee

Alma Cacao10 min read
Yes, cacao has a little caffeine: a 20 g cup of 100% cacao has about 16 to 32...
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Black and gold Alma canister with a steaming cup and cacao pieces, warm light
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Ceremonial Cacao in Los Angeles: Calm Energy Without the Coffee Crash

Gonzalo Dieguez1 min read
If you searched for ceremonial cacao in Los Angeles, you are probably looking for something to replace your...
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A ceremonial grade cacao tray set with whole cacao paste, a warm cup, and candles
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Ceremonial Grade Cacao: What the Label Actually Means

Alma Cacao8 min read
Ceremonial grade cacao has no legal standard or certifying body. Here is what the label should promise, and...
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A tray of fudgy cacao paste brownies cut into squares beside small pieces of whole cacao paste on a wooden table.
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Cacao Brownies Made with Whole Cacao Paste (Not Powder)

Alma Cacao6 min read
Cacao brownies made with whole cacao paste instead of powder. The paste brings its own cacao butter, so...
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