Why are so few people aware of this?

Love the stuff. I eat so much of it that I buy the huge one from Costco

I could see that a person would know nothing about cocoa powder, if that person didn't grow up in a house with a person who baked things from scratch and also teach you how to bake. Lucky for me, my mom baked a lot. Unlucky for me, before I learned to bake I learned the hard way you can't eat the stuff plain. Kinda like flour, or cinnamon, this is only meant to be used as an ingredient and not a stand-alone snack. In fact, I would suspect trying to eat a spoon of this by itself would produce a result similar to the "cinnamon challenge" (google if you don't know what THAT is

In my house it was always Hershey's, but back in those days we didn't have Whole Foods or Amazon so you got what you got at the Winn-Dixie. I only recently bought my first container of Dutch Process cocoa powder for the improved taste and texture. Unfortunately (or fortunately?) I shortly thereafter joined MFP and my baking came to mostly a halt. I use the powder primarily in my protein shakes.

All this talk of cheesecake, though...:bigsmile:

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I put this in oatmeal and it was awful... what did I do wrong? :S

SUGAR of some sort...

This stuff is heavenly; 1 serving (1tbsp)= 10 calories; 3g carbs, .5g fat, 1g protein, and 2g of fiber

Mix it in oatmeal and you have chocolate oatmeal
Mix it in protein shakes for chocolate flavor
Use it for protein cake or other homemade protein recipes
Use it for homemade cookies, pancakes, etc.

Use it in just about anything




Carries micronutrients as well. Here's an article about benefits of unsweetened cocoa if you care: http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/benefits-unsweetened-cocoa-powder-5662.html

Just thought I'd make you aware if you weren't. Go pick this up on your next grocery run and you'll thank me

Oh my off to the grocery store I go!

Unlucky for me, before I learned to bake I learned the hard way you can't eat the stuff plain.

This. 100%. My mom still loves to tell the story of 6 year old me and my 4 year old brother thinking we had hit it big...and the ensuing chocolate powder mess as we learned otherwise.

This stuff is heavenly; 1 serving (1tbsp)= 10 calories; 3g carbs, .5g fat, 1g protein, and 2g of fiber

Mix it in oatmeal and you have chocolate oatmeal
Mix it in protein shakes for chocolate flavor
Use it for protein cake or other homemade protein recipes
Use it for homemade cookies, pancakes, etc.

Use it in just about anything


Carries micronutrients as well. Here's an article about benefits of unsweetened cocoa if you care: http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/benefits-unsweetened-cocoa-powder-5662.html

Just thought I'd make you aware if you weren't. Go pick this up on your next grocery run and you'll thank me

I am very aware brah, that and all natty stevia

Yum!! I didnt know about this. I dont usually buy powder until the holidays when I bake a lot, so I will remember this for then!!

i wish we had this in the UK haha I'll have to look around for an alternative!
thanks for sharing though

lol NICE! I do see this in a lot of protein recipes. It's a good coffee mixer too. Thanks for posting.

I've never tried the Nestle cocoa powder or the other brands. Maybe I'll give those a try

I just recenlty bought the nesquick but it isn't as low in cal. So this is better.

I have an aversion to this stuff because, as a kid, when we would run out of Nestle Quik, we would try to make it with this stuff...

...and that just does not work. Oh, sure, there may be a way to do it, but in our dozens of attempts, we didn't find it...

...which left us with something completely undrinkable.

:sad:

This stuff is heavenly; 1 serving (1tbsp)= 10 calories; 3g carbs, .5g fat, 1g protein, and 2g of fiber

Mix it in oatmeal and you have chocolate oatmeal
Mix it in protein shakes for chocolate flavor
Use it for protein cake or other homemade protein recipes
Use it for homemade cookies, pancakes, etc.

Use it in just about anything


Carries micronutrients as well. Here's an article about benefits of unsweetened cocoa if you care: http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/benefits-unsweetened-cocoa-powder-5662.html

Just thought I'd make you aware if you weren't. Go pick this up on your next grocery run and you'll thank me

WHA????

Yummy! I make mugcakes with the stuff. Very low-cal mugcakes, and sometimes not so low. I add it to chocolatey things that are not chocolatey enough.

Hersheys makes me want to smash my face on something. So many other, better types of chocolate and chocolate powder.

Agree. Droste is not bad for a store brand. Trader Joe's is good too. The thing about coco powder is to watch the sugar calories added to make it palatable.

I make a Mocha with one heaping teaspoon coco powder, two teaspoons Splenda, one teaspoon instant espresso powder and almond milk. Satisfies the chocolate craving.