Build a Valentine's Grazing Board

It’s that time of year, when windows and aisles everywhere burst forth with dazzling displays of heart-shaped chocolate boxes and other sweet treats. Whether you’re all in for Valentine’s Day, love getting together with your Galentines, or can’t help but roll your eyes at the overt commercialism of it all, February is a great time to give gray days a cheerful lift. What better way to do so than sharing some love?

Of course, sweet gestures don’t have to be edible, but when they are there’s no need for artificial colors or heavy sugar loads. You don’t need to labor a whole lot, either, to have your labors convey a bounty of sweet TLC. Creating a visually stunning Valentine’s grazing board is a beautiful way to express loving sentiments–even the preparation itself brings joy. A free-form design sparks creativity, comes together quickly, and accommodates all tastes and preferences. A couple of rich, delectable sauces are not only quick and easy to pull together, but they’re opportunities to incorporate your favorte herbal wellness supplements like Ashwagandha and Shatavari. Surround them with fresh fruits, pretzels, and anything else that you feel has potential for dipping delight; you’ll surely gratify a chocolate fix, too.

When designing a heartfelt, delectable grazing board, here are a few things to keep in mind:

Aim to incorporate a variety of textures and flavors, even when generally the overall theme is sweet.

Start by placing key or larger items, such as dipping sauces, at various points; then, arrange compatible pairings nearby and throughout the board. Use smaller or more flexibly maneuverable items, such as bunches of grapes, to fill in gaps.

Build in different heights and colors to create the most vibrant visual appeal.

For the boards pictured here I incorporate Organic India Aswhagandha into a simple, heavenly dark chocolate sauce and our Organic India Shatavari into a complementary white chocolate spread, naturally tinted  pretty pink with a pinch of beetroot powder. Also known as Indian Ginseng, Ashwagandha is a remarkable, increasingly renowned adaptogenic herb that has been used for centuries for its powerful stress-relieving properties and as a source of vitality; nourishing, gentle Shatavari is best known for its strength supporting healthy hormonal balance.

There are truly no limits when it comes to playfully incorporating herbal wellness into a wholesomely indulgent dessert board like this one. In addition to dark and pink chocolate sauces, these boards also include a delectable date caramel sauce, a berry chia jam, heart-shaped turmeric cutout cookies, and chocolate dipped date truffles/cake pop tops—all of these are recipes I like to infuse with herbal wellness supplements, but these are optional and supplements are swappable. See below for dip recipes as well as links to other suggestions and create to your heart’s content! Happy Valentine’s Day, friends! xo

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Dark chocolate sauce
Yield: Slightly more than  ½ Cup
½   cup vegan dark chocolate chips
⅓ cup cacao powder
½  Cup unsweetened plant milk of choice
1 Teaspoon ORGANIC INDIA Ashwagandha
1 Teaspoon vanilla extract


Place chocolate, cacao powder, and milk in a small saucepan and gently melt on low, stirring often until smooth. Add additional plant milk as needed to reach your desired consistency, then remove from heat and whisk or stir in the Ashwagandha and vanilla.



Pretty in Pink White Chocolate Dip
Yield: Approximately ⅔ CUp
¾   cup vegan white chocolate chips
⅓ Cup coconut milk (or rich plant milk of choice)
1 - 2 Teaspoons beetroot powder, according to color preference
1 Teaspoon ORGANIC INDIA Shatavari
1 Teaspoon vanilla extract


Place  white chocolate chips and milk in a small saucepan and gently melt on low, stirring often until smooth. Add additional plant milk as needed to reach your desired consistency, then whisk in beetroot powder, adding more as needed to reach your desired color. Remove from heat and whisk or stir in the Shatavari and vanilla.

*For both dips, you can also melt the chips in a microwave safe bowl at 30-second intervals until fairly smooth, then stir in the remaining ingredients.

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Chyawanprash-Inspired Amla Jam offers a bright boost of antioxidant, sweetness, and warm, spicy notes with nutrient-rich Amla.

Wholesome energy bites come in any flavor and can almost always do with a light but luxurious dip into chocolate sauce!

With or without the sticks, wholesome Herb-Infused Cake Pops are irresistible sweets for your sweet, without the sugar crash.

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