I used dark chocolate cocoa because dark chocolate has healthier properties, like antioxidants but you can
use regular cocoa powder if you like.
For the Chocolate Fudge Frosting: 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter (room temperature) 3 ounces good quality dark chocolate (chopped, melted, and cooled) 3 cups powdered sugar (sifted) 1
cup regular cocoa powder (sifted) 3 tablespoons black cocoa (optional — for color) 1 - 3 tablespoon heavy cream
Ingredients 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla 2 eggs 1/3 cup cocoa powder * 1/2 cup flour 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp kosher salt Hershey's Caramel Syrup (or another brand of caramel, or make you're own if you're up to it) Pecan pieces, optionally toasted * I used half Hershey's special dark and
half regular cocoa powder, you can use a combination or whichever you have on hand.
Also, Cacao powder is different
from regular cocoa powder (cacao has more nutritional value with the polyphenols, magnesium, and iron).
I made this
with regular cocoa powder (more antioxidants) and paired it with the «healthier chocolate cake» from The First Year.
The only thing I did different was instead of using 3/4 cup cocoa powder, I used 1/4
cup regular cocoa powder and 1/2 cup Hershey's Special Dark cocoa powder.
I used Dutch process cocoa powder partly because I wanted the dark color but also because it meant that I didn't have to mess with changing the leavening ingredients to account for the acid
in regular cocoa powder.
For the frosting: * 1 scoop Chocolate protein powder (I like UMP) * 2 tablespoons Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa (I like the flavor and color this imparts, but you can use
regular cocoa powder if you prefer) * 4 tablespoons chocolate milk (I use Fairlife chocolate milk) * water as needed
In the mean time, can i use
regular cocoa powder or melted dark chocolate?
I used what I had on hand: 2 % milk,
regular cocoa powder, semi-sweet chips and it still turned out great!
I used dark cocoa powder in this recipe to make them as dark and chocolatey as possible, but
regular cocoa powder will be just fine.
If you can't find any,
regular cocoa powder will also work for this recipe!
Unfortunately I could not find the Hershey's Special Dark cocoa powder (I tried 3 stores) so I had to make them with
the regular cocoa powder.
Sometimes I use
all regular cocoa powder, sometimes all dark cocoa powder, sometimes a little of both.
And used just
the regular cocoa powder I found at the Franprix (low budget store).
I also didn't have raw cacao so I used
regular cocoa powder.
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 almost never make a smoothie without adding dark or
regular cocoa powder, and I drink a cup of Crio Brü blended with my coffee every single day.
It's a combination of
regular cocoa powder and dutch process cocoa powder and I'm kind of obsessed with it lately.
Regular cocoa powder is quite processed (even though the only ingredient is cocoa) and raw cacao powder is filled with antioxidants and is even considered a «superfood» due to it's cardiovascular benefits and mood - enhancing qualities.
For starters I didn't have
regular cocoa powder only had Hershey's special dark chocolate and it has a very strong taste so I will try with regular cocoa powder next time.
I've been using raw cacao powder exclusively lately because it has more health benefits than
regular cocoa powder (it's full of antioxidants!)
To make this a raw chocolate you would need to use raw cacoa powder instead of
regular cocoa powder, but again this is optional and cocoa could be interchanged here is preferred.
* If you are using
regular cocoa powder and chocolate chips, these energy bites will not be raw, but they will still be delicious (of course).
And if you don't give two whits about preserving the integrity of the raw enzymes and such (we all know I'm no purist), it's quite alright to use
regular cocoa powder and agave nectar instead.
You must use
regular cocoa powder.
just put this into the oven... used 1/2 c dark cocoa powder and 1/4
regular cocoa powder.
* If you do not have raw cacao powder,
regular cocoa powder would work but I would only use 2 tablespoons total of cocoa powder since it's richer in flavor than raw cacao.