Chocolate Milkshake {with raw cacao}

For some time now, our family has been enjoying these Healthy Chocolate Milkshakes from A Couple Cooks.  Everyone I’ve made these for  is surprised when they find out these milkshakes are dairy-free and refined sugar-free.  They are so creamy, chocolate-y, and delicious.  I recently tried making these milkshakes with raw cacao powder instead of cocoa powder and it has the same delicious taste with an added boost of nutrients.  Raw cacao powder has transformed our dessert life.  Because cacao powder is cold-pressed and kept at low temperatures, it is extremely high in antioxidants and has a variety of health benefits.  Although cocoa powder is derived from the same cacao nibs as cacao powder, many of the antioxidants are destroyed during the production process when the cocoa is roasted at high heat.  I do not claim to be any type of nutritional expert, but I have also read that dairy interferes with the absorption of nutrients from cacao.  The coconut milk in these milkshakes allows for the full health benefits of the cacao powder.  Besides being healthy though, these chocolate milkshakes just taste so so good.  We love them and I hope you do too!