CHOCOLATE CINNAMON COCONUT POTS

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Guilt Free

This is a brilliant chocolate pudding and completely Guilt Free, only takes 5 minutes to make with just four ingredients that are really good for you, this is a superstar pudding you will love treating your family with.  Diabetic friendly that will not spike your blood glucose making these a sumptuous treat you can truly enjoy.

Prep & Cooking time 5 minutes / Fridge setting time 2 hours 

Ingredients 

(Makes 4)

150g dark 85% dark chocolate 

1 can coconut milk

3 egg yolks

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tbsp xylitol (optional for sweetness)

(Xylitol is a natural sweetener that does not require the body to produce insulin to digest, diabetic friendly)

Place the coconut milk in a saucepan and bring up to a low low simmer, break the chocolate into pieces and add to the coconut milk along with the cinnamon, while the chocolate melts stir to combine, add the egg yolks and keep stirring for a couple of minutes to cook the egg.  That's it, pour into four serving pots and place in the fridge to set.

My Geeky Good For You Science Bit

COCONUT

Extremely healthy medium chain fatty lauric acids easily digested and almost immediately broken down in you saliva and gastric juices which means it is less likely to be stored as fat.  This means pancreatic fat digesting enzymes are not essential which supports and puts less of a strain on your liver allowing your liver to work more efficiently.  Anti viral, anti bacterial, anti bacterial, protects body from infections and viruses.  Regulates thyroid function and highly nutritious.

CINNAMON

Used for centuries, keeps sticky platelets from forming clots in your arteries, boosts metabolism and prevents candida.

EGGS GLORIOUS EGGS

Rich in protein, iron, B12, A, B2, B9, B6, CoQ10, (yolk D, E), lecithin, zinc, all essential amino acids, protein, retinal, choline, iron, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, omega 3fatty acids.

Daily allowance of cholesterol is 300mg a large egg yolk generally contains 220mg, however your body  when supported by a healthy low fat un-processed balanced diet may not absorb all this cholesterol, your body deals with healthy fats differently than fats from red meats.

Protects against heart disease, anti carcinogenic, significant amount of protein, choline, great for brain development.  Largest source of lecithin this is converted into TMAO a compound linked with heart disease, keep to max 7 eggs per week.  Contains all eight essential amino acids and essential nutrients, choline, your liver needs these amino acids to preform the detoxification process, choline and co enzyme are needed for metabolism, this is found in the egg yolk and protects your liver from a wide range of toxic substances while detoxing heavy metals.

Free range hens lay higher nutrient eggs, lower cholesterol and lower fat eggs, higher in omega 3 and vitamins.

CHOCOLATE 

Protection from disease causing free radicals that support cellular protection that fight against environmental toxins.  Antioxidant flavonoids and polyphenols are compounds that are believed to neutralise harmful free radicals and protect our body from their damage.  A cancer fighting and heart health fighting food due to the rich supply of flavonoids.  Good for a cholesterol profile due to oleic acid which is a heart healthy oleic acid.  A brain boosting food good for focus and memory from the cocoa flavonoids which can also help lower blood pressure, contains manganese, copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, vitamin K, selenium and calcium.