I melt raw criollo cacao into small hearts you dissolve into hot milk. Smooth, warming, and ready whenever you want a cup.
A golden blend with saffron, traditionally used to support mood and hormone balance.
Raw Criollo Cacao · Virgin Coconut Oil · Saffron · Himalayan Salt
Saffron has long been used in Ayurvedic tradition as a warming remedy, often turned to for supporting mood and easing discomfort during PMS and menopause. It remains one of the most widely studied spices for these traditional uses.
Deep and grounding — great for ceremonies.
Raw Criollo Cacao · Virgin Coconut Oil · Reishi · Cinnamon · Cardamom · Ginger · Vanilla · Chili · Nutmeg · Himalayan Salt
Reishi has been used for centuries in Traditional Chinese Medicine, traditionally believed to bring a sense of grounding and balance. It remains one of the most widely studied mushrooms today.
Calm energy from matcha, known for sharpening focus.
Raw Criollo Cacao · Virgin Coconut Oil · Matcha · Vanilla · Himalayan Salt
Matcha has a long history in Zen practice, where it was traditionally used to help monks stay calm and focused through hours of meditation. It naturally contains caffeine, known to support alertness and concentration, alongside L-theanine — a compound traditionally associated with a smoother, calmer kind of energy.
Each heart weighs around 15g, perfect for an everyday cup. If you're using it for ceremony or want something stronger, a typical dose runs from 25 to 50g — about two hearts.
Cacao has a documented history spanning over three millennia in Mesoamerica, where ancient civilizations revered it as a sacred crop known as "the food of the gods." The plant held profound ceremonial significance, symbolically linked to human sacrifice and the afterlife, while also marking major life events and serving extensive medicinal purposes, as documented in 16th-century manuscripts.
Criollo represents the oldest and most exclusive lineage of cacao. When people speak of ceremonial cacao, it's almost always Criollo they mean. The Maya and Aztecs cultivated it for its rare, ivory-white beans, prized for their natural sweetness and lack of harsh bitterness. Ancient healers also valued its rich concentration of theobromine, a gentle stimulant traditionally believed to open the heart and sharpen spiritual awareness.
Raw cacao is minimally processed, so it keeps more of its natural caffeine and theobromine than regular chocolate — part of what gives it that gentle lift, with a small amount of tyramine too (worth knowing if you're on MAOI-type antidepressants). Best enjoyed in moderation if you're pregnant, breastfeeding, or sensitive to caffeine.
I started Heart Cacao because I fell for what a simple cup of raw cacao can do to a morning. Now I melt raw criollo cacao from the Dominican Republic with coconut oil and spices, then pour it by hand into small hearts — each one about 15 grams, a single cup whenever you want it.
I use criollo, the oldest and rarest cacao variety, and the one traditionally used for ceremonial cacao — soft and rounded, without the bitterness you get from most cacao.
Find Heart Cacao in person at selected festivals, markets, and ceremonies across Sweden. Come by the table and taste.
Heart Cacao will soon be sold in local shops along Sweden's west coast. Interested in carrying it in your store? Get in touch.
Glass jar with gold lid · 7 hearts
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