Crio Bru is a hot drink made from 100% cocoa beans, brewed like coffee and is filled with flavour and packed full of antioxidants. The health benefits alone were enough for me to want to give it a try.
We have tried our Bru a number of different ways over this past 5 days. Primarily because I am impatient and couldn’t wait to buy a new French press to try it out. Each time we added a little skim milk and 1tsp of sugar, just as we would our coffee.
First attempt was in a tea pot (yes desperate times call for desperate measures).
Needless to say, it wasn’t ideal. The Cavalla Crio Bru was nowhere near strong enough but I could already tell by the flavours coming through that I had found a new night time companion.
The following day, I again forgot to buy a French press so we gave the Thermomix a run as per the Crio Bru website’s “How to Bru” guide.
50gm Crio Bru (we used the Cavalla), 800-900mls water and 10 min/90°C/speed 2
The smell in my house was simply divine. This time by using the Thermomix, it was a much stronger flavour and I just knew we were nearly there with perfecting the art of Crio Bru.
My husband Roger tried this with me and found that after having a night time Crio Bru he felt much more relaxed and sleepy. A definite winner for our nightly wind down once the kids are in bed.
On Sunday, I finally remembered to buy myself a new French Press.
This took the Crio Bru to a whole new level. Using the French press made for rich and deeply enhanced flavours. If I had to try and describe it, I felt like I was drinking a silky, creamy, rich chocolate bar.
My favourite aspect of the Cavalla was the undertones of the dark chocolate that came through in every mouthful. The saddest part was that with the introduction of the French press to our household actually meant that within no time our Cavalla ran out.
Last night we gave the Maya Crio Bru blend a whirl. Personally this flavour wasn’t one I fell in love with, I still enjoyed it but the cinnamon flavours were a bit too strong for my liking.
Another fun way we tried the Cavalla Crio Bru was actually using the grounds in place of some of the cocoa in protein bars.
The Recipe for anyone interested in trying them is as follows.
250gm raw almonds
12 pitted dates
60gm Protein Powder of your choice (we used chocolate)
1.5tsp Vanilla extract
1tbsp Cocoa
1.5tbsp Crio Bru grounds (we used the left over grounds out of the French Press instead of composting them)
Blitz up in either a food processor or Thermomix and slowly add up to 2tbsp of water to bind them together. You can roll the mixture in to walnut sized walnut balls or if you’re feeling slack like me put in a slice tray and set overnight in the fridge before cutting in to bars.
The verdict overall is in, we adore Crio Bru and if I am honest with you all, I am awaiting delivery of 3 new bags I ordered last night, I cannot wait to consume some more chocolatey, healthy goodness!
Head to www.criobru.com now to try some for yourself, I promise you won’t be disappointed.
mrsjrad 
