For those of you who prefer
your chocolate on the sweeter side feel free to bump up the amount of vanilla you use, or you could go ahead and add in a drizzle of maple syrup or honey if you prefer — the trick is to taste as you go and customize as needed.
Not exact matches
Chocolate chip cookies usually err
on the
sweet side, and even I love them, I almost never got near them, and was reticent about tempering with the sugar.
A perfect answer to my
chocolate /
sweets cravings, as I too like my desserts
on the not - too -
sweet side.
i thought about going the
chocolate route - dunking, drizzling,
chocolate chips - but i thought the cacao nibs would add a subtle
chocolate - y - ness, without being too
sweet (as these macaroons are a bit
on the
sweet side for me).
The dessert selection is somewhat scant, with a couple selections erring
on the
sweet side (spiced pudding sounds intriguing, with half the sugar listed); some other sound positively outrageous: The oatmeal cookies (making them); molasses cake; halvah
chocolate bars (must make them for my daughter who goes gaga for all things halva); anise rings (I pray this recipe finally turns some recalcitrant American palates onto anise).
On the opposite
side, I made a white
chocolate raspberry ice cream and put too much in because I didn't take into account how tooth - achingly
sweet white
chocolate can be.
Or
on the
sweet side: vegan snickerdoodles; date caramel mocha bars; or vegan white
chocolate truffles.
On the
sweet side,
chocolate is the only other ingredient that tied with almonds for first place in the overall most popular bar ingredients list.
They're a little
on the
sweet side and I think I will use brown rice syrup next time and add some
chocolate chips.
On the plus
side, though, your nostrils will be greeted by the
sweet, heavenly smell of
chocolate mixed with melted butter and sugar.
On the
sweet side, I've experimented with adding pulse flours — like chickpea or fava bean flour — into baked goods and dark
chocolate truffles.