I am so trying this - of course I just had to be
out of cocoa powder!!
1 - had no hazelnut butter or coconut oil so i made a concoction of peanut butter, nutella, and almond meal as a substitute 2 — ran
out of cocoa powder for the topping, and added a bit more nutella as a chocolate sub 3 — after baking i was looking at my counter and realized that i had forgotten to include the avocado in the recipe -LRB-!)
I was also
out of cocoa powder so I subbed six squares of unsweetened baking chocolate, added an extra 1/4 cup of almond meal to balance out the extra liquid.
Ran
out of cocoa powder so I used the Enjoy Life choc chips instead.
Not exact matches
I used dark
cocoa powder instead
of raw cacao, and it turned
out fabulous.
I used Agave syrup instead as i ran
out of Maple, and used
cocoa powder instead
of cacao.
Oh, I found
cocoa powder easiest to mix in by shaking — I'll put it into a small jar with some
of the «milk», cap it, shake it up, pour it
out, and then pour in the rest
of the milk into the jar (to clean
out any
cocoa left behind), cap, shake, pour
out, done!
Just
out of interest, did prehistoric man succeed in gathering salt from the himalayas, making a paste from dates, heading to the far east for chilli's, dashing across to south america to get hold
of cocoa powder (presumably they had the tools to do that), buying baking
powder (did they have shops in those days?)
Line muffin pan with paper liners - In the bowl
of an electric mixer, whisk together the coconut milk, sugar, oil, and vanilla extract - In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, almond meal,
cocoa powder, baking soda, baking
powder, and salt - With the mixer on low - speed, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet until mixture is uniform and smooth (do not overmix)- Pour batter in liners, filling cups no more than 2/3 full - Bake 18 - 20 inutes, or until cake tester comes
out clean - Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely
I tried adding a few tablespoons
of cocoa powder to this recipe, and it turned
out a wonderful chocolate buttercream!
Hi Elana, I just made brownies
out of this recipe; I added 1/4
cocoa powder and left
out the cranberries, poured the batter into a 4 x 8 pyrex and baked just until set, they came
out delicious!
Since I never say no to more chocolate, I used both melted dark chocolate and dark chocolate
cocoa powder in the batter, then mixed in some milk chocolate chips and semi-sweet chocolate chunks (over the weekend, I found
out I had approximately 19 half - used bags
of chocolate chips in my kitchen cabinet, and this recipe was the perfect way to put some
of them to good use!).
I added a half cup more date paste than usual with my cookies, because I wanted to make sure they were still soft, and to balance
out the sight bitterness
of the dark
cocoa powder.
Spoon
out the size
of truffle you want, roll into a ball then roll in the
cocoa powder and put on the tray, ready to refrigerate for a few hours.
I omitted the
cocoa powder and just used 1.5 more tablespoons
of coconut flour and they turned
out great.
So I figured
out a way to «cheat» the system (or so I thought) when I first started trying to eat more plants: I tossed a bunch
of produce into the blender, flavored it with some healthy items, added some protein, some
cocoa powder, and made it into a thick smoothie that was like eating ice cream for breakfast!
I used
cocoa powder instead
of chocolate and left
out the maple syrup.
I used several small bowls to dip the coconut - and sprinkle - covered cupcakes into, but for the most part I used one bowl to mix the rest
of the frostings, simply wiping or rinsing the bowl
out between batches and leaving the dark - colored
cocoa powder and nut butter frostings until the end.
Sift together the 2 tablespoons
of cocoa and 2 tablespoons
of powdered sugar and use some to generously dust the surface you're rolling
out on, then dust the top
of the dough and rolling pin and roll the dough
out to be about 1/4 ″ thick.
If you find yourself in the same boat, with big clumps
of cocoa powder in the dry ingredients that won't mix
out, I would suggest sifting so you don't have any clumps.
I would use about a half a medium mashed nanner, which will bring
out the sweetness
of the
cocoa powder and give you that rich brownie batter flavor
2 cups unsweetened almond milk 1 tablespoon green tea leaves 2 - 3 sprigs rosemary — lightly bruised with the back
of a chef's knife 1 vanilla bean — seeds scraped
out 1/2 cup raw cacao butter — shredded (I like this brand) 2 tablespoons maca
powder (optional, but great here) 1 cup cashews — soaked in water for 4 hours 4 soft dates — pits removed and chopped ground cinnamon and / or nutmeg, or
cocoa powder for sprinkling on top — optional
I only had about 3/4 cup
cocoa powder and a half
of a bag
of chocolate chips, but they turned
out great.
The
cocoa powder and the dark chocolate added at the end result in a rich and somewhat mysterious flavor that I really like; If you don't fancy the idea
of chili with chocolate, just leave it
out.
So if you left
out 20 grams
of cocoa powder, add 20 grams
of powdered sugar.
I made this sauce as directed It was good but I could still get that
Cocoa taste I mulled on it for a bit took it
out if the fridge put it in a sauce pan and added the following 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 tablespoon light corn syrup and the other 2 ounces
of a 4 ounce giradelle bittersweet bar
of chocolate I let it melt and kept it stirred it is FANTASTIC The
cocoa powder taste is gone the consistency is perfect Love it Thank you
I made this for breakfast, and after popping it
out of the mug, I cut the cake in half horizontally and spread some chocolate «frosting» (1/2 banana + 1 TBSP unsweetened
cocoa powder + 1/8 tsp vanilla extract + drizzle
of maple syrup) on the first and second layer
of the cake.
3 tbs
of almond meal 2 tbs
of cocoa powder 2 tbs
of honey 1 tsp
of vanilla extract 1 egg a few dashes
of salt a few dashes
of cinnamon 1 tsp coconut oil 1 tsp peanut butter Mix well to spread
out the peanut butter.
Do you think I could switch
out part
of the flour to dark
cocoa powder in order to get chocolate cookies?
I left
out the spices, used 1/2 cup
cocoa powder, then added chocolate, vanilla and hazelnut extracts and dropped a few cacao nibs on top
of each piece for what has to be the best fat bomb recipe I've ever had.
You take a pomegranate and you cut it hemi spherically you open it up and then you whack it with a wooden spoon get
out all our aggression and spit
out the seeds into a little bowl then I added some unsweetened kind
of Greek - style almond yogurt with some unsweetened
cocoa powder to make kind
of a chocolate pudding with the pomegranate added some pumpkin seeds so I had this chocolate pudding pumpkin and the little seeds are like little explosions
of juice it was absolutely delicious.
Start shaping small balls
out of the mixture and roll them in some shredded coconut,
cocoa powder or spirulina
powder.
Now, this could be because I left
out half
of the
cocoa powder, by accident, because I thought I was using a 1/4 cup measuring cup, but it was actually only a 1/8 cup (oops!).
I also added a tbsp
of cocoa powder and it tastes like a chocolate chai latte... mmm... And for for those with nut / coconut allergies, I mostly don't make this recipe including the nut / coconut butter (for the most part because I never have them in my house as I have either finished them off or am too lazy to go to the store...) and it still turns
out great: P
Just swap
out 1/4 cup
of the flour for 1/4 cup
of Dutch Processed
cocoa powder.
I was recently sent a jolly red pot
of Food Thoughts fairtrade, organic
cocoa powder to try
out and I was very keen to do so.
It points
out that the product's colour is lighter, assuming that more milk
powder has been added at the expense
of cocoa.
If you're dusting them in
cocoa powder, put about half a cup
of cocoa powder in a plastic container with a lid, put a handful
of the truffles in, put on the cover, roll them around, and then lift them
out into a strainer and shake off the excess
cocoa powder.
Check
out my Peanut Butter Wacky Cake recipe too — where I used peanut butter
powder instead
of cocoa!
The addition
of unsweetened
cocoa powder gives the truffles an intense chocolate taste, which I happen to love but you can absolutely leave it
out if you prefer.
The key is using high quality chocolate for the unsweetened and
cocoa powder (I used Valrhona) and I also added just a little bit
of instant espresso
powder to the melted chocolate mixture to bring
out the flavors.
I often sauté a bit
of Coumadin to bring
out the nuttysmoky flavor, then add
cocoa powder and put it in my black beans or refried beans yummy!
Heated the agave with the
cocoa powder (it brings the flavor
out), tasted, added a scant 1/8 cups
of semi sweet chocolate off the stove.
On a lightly
cocoa floured (using
cocoa powder with a touch
of flour will guarantee the cookies are not white when baking) surface roll
out the dough into a 1/4 inch thick circle.
Butter the bottom and sides
of the pan, then dust with
cocoa powder and tap
out any excess.
In the summer, I keep chia seeds, flax seeds, peanut butter, coconut milk, cashew milk, frozen strawberries, and
cocoa powder stocked, and I dose them
out into daily smoothies, depending on what fruit I have around and what sort
of mood I'm in.
Once the nut butter is ready and deliciously creamy, add the melted chocolate, the
cocoa powder and sugar (if you like to add extra sweetness - I personally leave it
out) and blitz for another couple
of minutes.
Do you think if I use
cocoa powder instead
of cacoa that they'll come
out tasting as good?
They turned
out fantastic but I can't help myself and always have to make adjustments so tonight I used 75 grams (1/3 cup) Wax Orchards Oh Fudge in place
of the honey &
cocoa powder.
I find with brownies (and chocolate baked goods
of any kind) the most important part is finding a delicious tasting
cocoa powder - it should smell and taste good straight
out of the packet (though it will be bitter, obviously) and then it will flavour your brownies brilliantly.