Monday, August 5, 2013

Chocolate Breakfast Pizza

This breakfast pizza could be called a torte just as easily. It's rather indulgent, but I love it. It involves a chocolate buckwheat crust topped with a vanilla creme and my favorite chocolate sauce. I then layer it with assorted berries. Admittedly there is a fair amount of sweetener in this treat, so make it as an occasional indulgence. I try to balance it out by using some superfoods, like maca powder, chia seeds, hemp seeds, goji berries, and mesquite, but it's still quite sweet first thing in the morning. I don't mind it because I'm usually off and running, literally, so I burn it off. Of course, you could always just eat small portions in moderation. Such a novel idea I have yet to master. Either way, breakfast was never so beautiful or so much fun to make.






Chocolate Pizza Crust:

2 c. soaked and sprouted buckwheat
1 c. cacao powder
1/4 c. hemp seeds
1/3 c. agave
2 T. chia seeds
1 T. maca powder
1 t. vanilla seeds (scraped from beans or use the Ojio wildcrafted vanilla)
1 t. mesquite powder (optional)
pinch of Himalayan Sea Salt 

Blend all ingredients in a food processor. Spread on a Teflex lined dehydrator sheet. Dehydrate at 105 degrees, flipping after about five hours. Peel off Teflex and continue dehydrating until crisp. This crust took about eight hours to dehydrate.

Vanilla Creme:

1 c. soaked cashews
1 c. unsweetened shredded coconut
1/4 c. soaked Irish moss
1/2 c. agave
1 t.  vanilla seeds
1/4 c. coconut oil softened to liquid
1 T. lemon juice
pinch of Himalayan sea salt

Blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender.

Chocolate Sauce:

2/3 c. agave
1/2 c. cacao powder
1/2 c. cacao nibs
2 T. cacao butter
2 T. coconut oil
2 T. hemp seeds or powder
1 T. cinnamon
1 t. vanilla
1 T. maca powder
1 T. goji berries
 pinch of Himalayan sea salt

Blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender. This can keep at room temperature for a long time. No need to refrigerate. It spreads more smoothly if kept at room temperature.

Topping:
A mix of any berries. I used strawberries, blackberries, and cherries.

Assembly:

Spread the vanilla creme on the crust. Carefully spread the chocolate sauce on top of the vanilla creme. Layer the pizza with the berries.

Enjoy!



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