QC Recipes: Cold Brew Cocoa
As things are shifting here at Queer Chocolatier, I’ve decided that it might also make for a great opportunity to begin sharing some recipes with readers!
I will hope to have a recipe posted about once a week or so, depending on how the season is going at the shop and whether Dorian will let me sit down to write…
You understand my plight
My first recipe is incredibly easy and really quite surprisingly pleasant as I literally just tried it for the first time for myself this morning!
Hey, when something is that good, why keep it to myself when I could share it with my family???
COLD brew Cocoa
If you’ve ever had or heard of cold brew coffee, then you gotta try cold brew cocoa!
Some people tend to discuss cold brew coffee as a preferred way to drink coffee without the stomach-wrenching acidity or bitterness that can accompany a typical hot brewed coffee. It has a smoother taste and you don’t have to worry about your coffee getting cold when it already starts out that way!
Cold brew cocoa may require more convincing since the vast majority of the time we consume cocoa is hot or, when not hot, in a frappuccino of some concoction.
But trust your Queer Chocolatier!
I gotchu! Cold brew cocoa is delicious!
Cold brew cocoa: Dark, smooth, but flavorful in a delightfully unexpected way!
To make yourself a serving at home, you likely have all the things you need already.
Ingredients and Materials:
Glass (8-12 oz will do nicely) to brew plus a glass to filter into and drink from
Spoon
Cold water (preferably filtered or bottled)
Cocoa powder (any will do, but pick your favorite, and keep an eye out for when QC makes housemade cocoa powder!)
Coffee filter (ideally a pour-over coffee set-up of some sort)
That’s it. You may be thinking “But wait! Cocoa powder isn’t sweetened! It is really bitter! I REMEMBER AS A CHILD MY GRANDMOTHER TRICKING ME INTO A BITE OF COCOA POWDER AND I CARRY THOSE SCARS ON MY HEART TO THIS VERY DAY!!”
Ahem, you might be thinking that, but just give this a try first and if you do find that you need to sweeten it up, you can do so just before serving.
Steps:
Take your glass and pour your cold water in, leaving a bit of headroom for when you stir.
Scoop 1-2 spoonfuls of cocoa powder into your cold water and stir. Be aware that not all of the cocoa powder will dissolve, that’s okay! Just give it a diligent stirring and stop when it is mostly incorporated.
Place your glass in the refrigerator overnight.
In the next morning, set up a a coffee filter in either a single serving pour over set-up or fit a coffee filter over a clean glass by rolling the edges of the filter over the top of your glass and secure with your non-pouring hand.
Take your cold brew cocoa out of the fridge and, without stirring again, pour carefully into your coffee filter. The cocoa solids will be strained away and the water will pour through easily. Discard filter after water is fully filtered.
Drink immediately or return to fridge to drink later (but maybe no longer than a day, just go ahead and drink it, you already went through all that trouble). Add any creamer or flavorings similar to how you might fix yourself a cold brew coffee, but be sure to taste it first because you might just like to drink this beverage stra… well… unadulterated.
You can also make ice cubes of cold-brew cocoa and serve a batch of cold brew cocoa over these ice cubes! Or mix & match between cold brew cocoa cubes with cold brew coffee, or vice versa!!
THE POSSIBREWERTIES ARE ENDLESS!!!!
Give this fun beverage a try and let me know your thoughts in a comment below!