Cacao

cacao beans (1 kilo) • dried chiles (about 250 grams) • tomatoes (about 500 grams) • garlic • small pinches cumin • onion (about 250 grams) • Salt • pork (1 kilo) • corn (2 kilos) • sugar (1 kilo) • milk (1 liter) • Banana •

water (500 ml) • -inch stick cinnamon (about 2.5 cm) • dried chiltepin chili pepper • ground almonds • unsweetened metate chocolate (100% cacao) (60 g) • Sweetener, to taste

mole negro paste (1 kg) • chocolate (cacao-based) (100 grams) • Breadcrumbs, to taste • chicken breast (also reserve the broth) (2 kg) • Banana leaves or corn husks (totomoxtle), as needed, for wrapping the tamales • lard or 4 1/4 cups oil (3/4 kg lard or 1 liter oil) • masa harina (Maseca) (2 kg) • Water, • salt • baking powder

coconut oil • brown sugar • organic white sugar, I used monk fruit • organic eggs • vanilla • whole wheat or gluten-free flour • baking powder • salt • chocochips, cacao nibs, or dark chocolate chips

unsweetened coconut flakes • sliced almonds • sunflower seeds • shelled pumpkin seeds • chopped pecans • hemp seeds • cacao nibs • coconut oil • vanilla extract • maple syrup • erythritol or other sweetener • ground cinnamon •