The bitterness of the dark chocolate adds a nice balance to the sweetness — and makes it that much easier to go back for seconds.
The first flavour, chilli and sea salt, works really well with a bitter dark chocolate base; the second flavour, raspberry, pistachio and cardamom, also works well both with
the bitterness of a dark chocolate base, however it also goes beautifully with the vanilla tones of a white chocolate base.
The delicate
bitterness of the dark chocolate balances the sweet juicy clementines, while pistachios add a delightfully nutty crunch.
The bitterness of dark chocolate is thought to help decrease appetite and diminish cravings for sweets (28).
Not exact matches
The cocoa powder gives the cookie that chocolaty goodness we all crave; the
dark chocolate chips add a touch
of bitterness and the Nutella center a smooth hazelnut finish.
The
chocolate mixed with the espresso adds a little bit
of bitterness (I LOVE
dark chocolate and that's the kind
of bitterness that you find in this recipe).
I have grown to love the
bitterness of cacao, even enjoying raw cacao nibs sprinkled on chia pudding and other things, but I still crave that creamy, sweet
dark chocolate too.
The tart cherries and unsweet almonds help to curb the sweetness
of the white
chocolate, and the
dark chocolate on the bottom adds a bit
of bitterness to the mix.
I actually like the
bitterness of 100 % in a thin layer around the sweet coconut interior, but usually I use 75 %
dark or something similar because no one else in my family likes
chocolate that bitter (sorry that wasn't clear in the recipe... I'll fix it!).
you mentioned that quinoa flour is bitter but the
chocolate helped mask it, would
dark cocoa powder still help mask the
bitterness of the flour or would it be better to use regular cocoa powder?
I also added more honey to offset the
bitterness of the extra
dark chocolate and baked them for about another minute.
The danger is often proportional to the
bitterness and color
of the
chocolate: the
darker and more bitter it is the more likely is it to cause severe problems.