Chocolate Sauce with Maca Powder

Ingredients:

• 1 cup real maple syrup

• 6 T raw cocoa powder

• 1 T maca powder *

• 1 T ghee

• 1-2 T coconut cream

• pinch of salt

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Here's How:

1. Pour maple syrup into a double boiler and heat, bringing it to a simmer.

2. Add cocoa and maca and whisk until smooth.

3. Add ghee and coconut cream and whisk until melted.

4. After completely blended, remove from heat and add salt and vanilla extract.

5. The cooler it gets, the more firm it will be. Serve at the consistency you prefer.

6. Pour into small pitcher and serve with fresh and dried fruit as a fun, light dessert.

   If you make it in advance and it is not runny enough, simply heat by placing pitcher in a few inches of water on low heat and it will soften. You can also pour this sauce on frozen desserts and pastries.

*Maca powder comes from a cruciferous root vegetable. It is a powerful anti-oxidant and adaptogen. (helps our bodies adapt to every day stressors) It enhances energy, mood and memory, boosts male fertility, balances estrogen levels and female sexual health and is rich in anti-oxidants.