hello friends! so happy to see everyone loving our pumpkin lentil socca muffins. Gary has been enjoying them too. I have been putting some in with his lunch for work.
today we are sharing our love of carob!
What is carob?
Carob is an edible tropical bean or pod that grows on carob trees in the Mediterranean region. People have been enjoying Carob for thousands of years. Carob trees are also known as ‘locust trees’.
carob powder is carob beans that are ground into powder. it looks similar to cocoa/cacao but has a different taste. it does have a natural sweeter flavor to it then cacao powder does.
Is carob raw?
there is raw and toasted carob. we prefer the raw carob, but both are fine.
What does carob taste like?
has a unique malty flavor almost caramel like.
if you are new to carob, a great way to learn to love the flavor is do a mix of chocolate and carob powder in recipes. we do that a lot, like in our
baked grain free carob cocoa mini cakes
and our raw carob brownie sandwich
Why we love carob?
carob is a great alternative to chocolate minus the caffeine.
you can substitute carob for cocoa in recipes but it will provide a different flavor.
we love the flavor of carob. when we had carob for the first time we were not huge fans. but over time we learned to love it. and now you can say we are a little obsessed.
baked carob chia mini bundt cakes
here are some more of our favorite carob recipes:
semi raw mini pumpkin carob mousse cakes
Where to buy carob powder?
Most health food stores carry it, or you can buy it online from places like Amazon, The Raw Food World, and Mountain Rose Herbs (which we have an affiliate with, check out our sidebar products we love)
Twins Question: what is your favorite way to enjoy carob? Have you ever had carob?
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HI! This may sound weird but i get dehydrated buckwheat nibs, sultanas, coconut oil, Carob and sometimes a little maple syrup or honey and mix it together…tastes nice with raspberries
Jess that sounds great.
I’ve made carob, peanut butter smoothies. I think I’ve made a cake, too, but can’t remember for sure.
Elisabeth recently posted..Why I Don’t Recommend Immersion Blenders
I wish I liked carob…but I just can’t like it…all the way. Maybe we just need more time to warm up to it. I’m such a cocoa fan!
Charissa recently posted..Shopping for Groceries on the Road {part 2}
Charissa it took us a few times to fall in love with carob, we still love our cocoa too
Once my boyfriend’s sister gave me a couple carob-covered raisins when she was munching on them, but that’s my only experience! All your recipes looks fantastic and the flavor description sounds right up my alley.
Kaitlyn@TheTieDyeFiles recently posted..Spicing it Up: The Necessity of Variety
i like carob chips on my froyo. my husband can’t stand it though so i never buy it.
lynn @ the actor’s diet recently posted..Irony
I ADORE carob!! So much!
My fave ways to use carob are in my smoothies, raw ice cream, and my carob coconut treats. I’ll post the links below for you and your readers but please feel free to remove if you don’t want them included
http://www.caseylorraine.com/2011/09/easy-raw-food-recipe-sugar-free-carob-or-chocolate-green-smoothie/
http://www.caseylorraine.com/2011/02/stevia-winners-and-carob-coconut-blobs/
http://www.caseylorraine.com/2011/04/my-journey-of-healing-from-disordered-eating-and-carob-blueberry-ice-cream-recipe/
xxx
Casey recently posted..Video: Healing Your Relationship With Food And Self
Casey we love to hear what others make with carob!!! all those recipes sound amazing!!!
After I run, I whip up a banana, oat, almond milk, cinnamon, and carob smoothie!
Your raw carob brownie sandwiches look so delicious!
Alyssa (Down To Earth) recently posted..The Dreaming Tree: Crush; Red wine north coast 2009
I love carob! There’s only one place around here with powder and it’s an hour from where I live, and since I don’t have a car I hardly ever get it. But they have unsweetened carob chips at the co-op next to my college and they’re so delicious!
I would like more carob in my life. The only carob I’ve really had are the carob chips you can buy at TJ’s (which I think are covered in chocolate?). I’d like to experiment more…carob brownie sandwich sounds pretty amazing!
Lara recently posted..Five Things I Think Unfairly Get a Bad Rap
What a great post!! I recently started eating carob again bc I noticed when I used cocoa powder in recipes I was not sleeping as well! Can’t wait to go explore all these wonderful recipes! Thanks!
LizAshlee recently posted..Millet Veggie Burgers
I LOVE carob. I’ve actually never considered it an alternative to chocolate, because I like it waaaay better, and always have. Thos little cakes look divine ladies!
Alisa recently posted..The Biggest Gathering of Dairy-Free Thanksgiving Recipes
I’ve never tried carob, but always wanted to.
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