I love coffee! Those magical beans that when you roast them, grind them and pour hot water through them, transforms that water into a delicious, dark, bitter elixir of life. Add some frothy milk and I’m in heaven.
Unfortunately coffee is not my friend. It gives me fake energy. I think I can do more than I can and it drains me. I use it medicinally – if I have a headache that will not shift with anything else, coffee usually works. I also drink it before a function like a wedding. I know I’m going to be stuffed anyway, so I might as well give myself the chance to fake being well! But I cannot have it everyday – or even every week. I very quickly get addicted, I need more and more of it to be effective and it interferes with my sleep and all my other fibro symptoms get worse. Quality sleep is difficult to get anyway – coffee just makes it worse. I think maybe, it feeds the Troll.
So what so I do? There’s a few other hot drinks that replace my morning coffee. I’ll have herbal teas, or a ginger and honey infusion. At least once a day I’ll have a turmeric latte (I will dedicate an entire blog post to this soon.) The one drink I’ve found that comes the closest to satisfying the coffee itch is Crio Brü. I alluded to this in my post about instant kettles.
So what is Crio Brü?
I’m glad you asked! Crio Brü is a drink made from 100% cocoa beans. They are roasted and ground and you prepare them in a similar way to coffee. I make mine in this cup.
But you can use a French press or just boil it on the stove and sieve out the grounds.
It’s delicious hot or cold. I take it without milk or sugar, although you can add either or both if you wish. I will sometimes add some cinnamon or cloves, a mint leaf, some vanilla, or a strip of orange peel depending on my mood. It’s rich, dark and emotionally satisfying. Crio Brü does contain theobromine which is similar to caffeine, but negligible amounts of actual caffeine. Theobromine is toxic to dogs – so make sure you keep it well away from them!
I am a self confessed chocolate addict. I have been known to eat an entire family sized block of dark chocolate in one day. While I don’t do this anymore, I do still like my chocolate. I have found that not only does Crio Brü replace my desperate longing for coffee, it also satisfies my chocolate cravings!
If you are looking replace coffee, or need a sugar and fat free alternative to chocolate, then I strongly recommend trying Crio Brü!
I get mine from here. Cheers!
Mmm. Yum yum, crio bru!