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Meraki Cacao Stories – All About Ole

Meraki Cacao Stories – All About Ole

Quite simply we love Spain. The climate, the people, the landscapes, the cities and the sea. Memories of family holidays and the laid back relaxed way of life. Listening to the sound of cicadas, reading a book and watching the world go by... So many influences and...

Awards entries for 2022

Awards entries for 2022

The Nourish Awards (www.nourishawards.org) launched in 2018. It is a prestigious business award for the food and beverage sector and the UK’s leading health food awards. The awards are widely recognised throughout the industry for having the toughest entry criteria...

Everything you need to know about cacao

Everything you need to know about cacao

At Meraki Cacao, it's always been our aim to create a delicious treat using healthy ingredients. We use raw cacao nibs as our main ingredient, which we stone grind before making our bars.  Cacao, pronounced 'Ka-Cow', has been revered for centuries by the indigenous...

Benefits Of Eating Almonds

Benefits Of Eating Almonds

Almonds are a superfood - fact! Originally native to the Middle East, almonds can be found in the Mediterranean, parts of Africa and America, most notably California. As well as being high in fibre, which is good for your gut and controls hunger pangs, they contain...

Inspiration behind our Moroccan Mint bar

Inspiration behind our Moroccan Mint bar

A favourite way for us to unwind is to enjoy freshly brewed mint tea. The flavours are so vibrant and delicious. We particularly enjoy tea made from spearmint leaves, which is how they drink it in Morocco. So whenever we drink it we imagine ourselves relaxing in a...

The benefits of hemp powder

The benefits of hemp powder

At Meraki Cacao our aim is create nutritious and delicious raw caca bars. All of our ingredients are carefully chosen for their nutritional benefits. We add hemp powder to all of our bars because of it amazing properties. Hemp is one of the best plant sources of...

Things we love about our Coast bar

Things we love about our Coast bar

The inspiration We love being by the sea.  It brings such a sense of freedom and peace.  Wandering along the beach, watching the waves and listening to the sounds of the sea is magic.  We were lucky enough to grow up by the sea in Southport and spent many happy hours...

Cashew Nuts

Cashew Nuts

If you love our bars, you will know that all of our ingredients are chosen for their unique health benefits.  We add cashews to all our cacao bars as they give a lovely creamy taste and because they are so good for you.   The cashew nut Anacardium...

Choc Chip Recipe

Choc Chip Recipe

We fancied a cookie this afternoon with our cuppa and searched for a healthier cookie recipe.  We were inspired by the gorgeous cookie recipe on the Deliciously Ella website.  You can use any flour and any of our Meraki Cacao bars.  The cookies are so...

Things we love about our Carnival bar

Things we love about our Carnival bar

The inspiration Carnival is inspired by our trips to the Caribbean!  Did you know that there are over 700 islands included in the Caribbean region?  They are all located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and of the North American mainland, east of Central America, and...