good hot chocolate

wellcharge · 05.15.2009, 04:11 AM

the hot chocolate they sell in stores is made with ingredients like high fructose corn syrup and plastic, do not want.

however it tastes really good, i want that taste but made with quality ingredients, does anyone know a brand like that or a DIY method, a vegan version or anything like that? i want to know

the stuff jamaicans make by actually melting chocolate is good but i think it's hard to make and asking a jamaican lady to share a recipe is dangerous

phoenix · 05.15.2009, 04:20 AM

fraus is pretty damn awesome, but Im not sure it's all that good for you..

Otherwise just go for an organic cocoa steamed with milk/soy and vanilla beans?

I alternate between the two.. the fraus I usually only get from the store near my house because they make it in a carousel and its THICK like dark chocolate cream. mmmm. But you can buy the sachets and steam it yourself, and its still quite nice, just not as thick.

phoenix · 05.15.2009, 04:23 AM

okay I looked it up and apparently they are only an australian brand

but its sooo yummy. http://www.fraus.com.au/the_fraus_ra...e_flavours.asp

wellcharge · 05.15.2009, 04:30 AM

that stuff looks really thick and brilliant

i'm probably going to spend the weekend in the kitchen screwing around with cocoa powder,i see fatness in my future

phoenix · 05.15.2009, 04:33 AM

cocoa doesn't make you fat! Sugar and uh, fat does. cocoa is meant to be good for you..

wellcharge · 05.15.2009, 04:37 AM

and cocoa is 20% fat even in unsweetened form, plus lots of calories. but there's good for you things in it too.
Is chocolate fattening?

Yes, chocolate is fattening. Even dark chocolate contains a lot of calories because of the large content of fat and sugar. The sugar content in chocolate is worse than the fat content regarding negative effects on health.

http://www.cacaoweb.net/nutrition.html

05.15.2009, 04:11 AM	#1
wellcharge expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cold and boring kanada Posts: 1,297	the hot chocolate they sell in stores is made with ingredients like high fructose corn syrup and plastic, do not want. however it tastes really good, i want that taste but made with quality ingredients, does anyone know a brand like that or a DIY method, a vegan version or anything like that? i want to know the stuff jamaicans make by actually melting chocolate is good but i think it's hard to make and asking a jamaican lady to share a recipe is dangerous
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05.15.2009, 04:20 AM	#2
phoenix invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: the future where it's hot and dark Posts: 5,926	fraus is pretty damn awesome, but Im not sure it's all that good for you.. Otherwise just go for an organic cocoa steamed with milk/soy and vanilla beans? I alternate between the two.. the fraus I usually only get from the store near my house because they make it in a carousel and its THICK like dark chocolate cream. mmmm. But you can buy the sachets and steam it yourself, and its still quite nice, just not as thick. __________________ tiny and lost.
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05.15.2009, 04:23 AM	#3
phoenix invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: the future where it's hot and dark Posts: 5,926	okay I looked it up and apparently they are only an australian brand but its sooo yummy. http://www.fraus.com.au/the_fraus_ra...e_flavours.asp __________________ tiny and lost.
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05.15.2009, 04:30 AM	#4
wellcharge expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cold and boring kanada Posts: 1,297	that stuff looks really thick and brilliant i'm probably going to spend the weekend in the kitchen screwing around with cocoa powder,i see fatness in my future
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05.15.2009, 04:33 AM	#5
phoenix invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: the future where it's hot and dark Posts: 5,926	cocoa doesn't make you fat! Sugar and uh, fat does. cocoa is meant to be good for you.. __________________ tiny and lost.
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05.15.2009, 04:37 AM	#6
wellcharge expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cold and boring kanada Posts: 1,297	and cocoa is 20% fat even in unsweetened form, plus lots of calories. but there's good for you things in it too. Is chocolate fattening? Yes, chocolate is fattening. Even dark chocolate contains a lot of calories because of the large content of fat and sugar. The sugar content in chocolate is worse than the fat content regarding negative effects on health. http://www.cacaoweb.net/nutrition.html
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