Chocolate Powder, The Original

Cocoa powder. Ingredients : unsweetened cocoa powder (according to current regulations), acidity regulator : potassium carbonates. May contain traces of nuts, peanuts, milk, gluten and soy. Average nutritional values per 100 g, energy : 1516 kJ (366 kcal), fat : 21 g including saturated fat : 13 g, carbohydrates : 8.7 g including sugars : 0.5 g, dietary fiber : 28 g, protein : 20 g, salt : 0.08 g.

Keep in a dry place and away from the heat. Advices and tricks to use Van Houten well. In pastry : you can directly integrate your Van Houten cocoa to your preparation, knowing that 50 g of chocolate in squares can be replaced by 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder. Drink : for your children, Van Houten is an excellent breakfast cocoa. Two teaspoons of cocoa, a little sugar, added to hot milk are enough to get a really tasty cup. In decoration : before serving your cake, sprinkle it with Van Houten cocoa, it will add a decorative and neat touch to your preparation. Cocoa pancakes and sauce with semi-salt caramel (for 6 persons). Ingredients : for the pancakes : 200 g of wheat flour, 50 g of chestnuts flour, 3 eggs, 30 cl of semi-skimmed milk, 1/2 sachet of yeast, 40 g of caster sugar, 20 g of cocoa powder 3 cl of peanut oil ; for the sauce : 80 g of caster sugar, 10 cl of whole liquid cream, 40 g of salted butter, 50 g of pecan nuts. Preparation : for the sauce : pour the sugar in a pan and bake it dry until you get a nice caramel color. Then add the butter and mix well, then progressively incorporate the cream. Boil to get a homogeneous sauce, then pour into a bowl and let cool. Serve pancakes covered of sauce with caramel and sprinkled with pecan ; for the pancakes : mix the flours and yeast. Form a well and add the eggs. Mix by progressively incorporating the milk to obtain a smooth paste. Then add the sugar and cocoa. Let the paste rest for 1 hour. In an oiled blinis pan, bake pancakes over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes per side. Serve warm and covered with caramel. Advice : You can also add pistachio pieces and some small pieces of candied ginger. Greedy drink with tiramisu way (for 1 person). Ingredients : for the cream : 1 egg yolk, 30 g of caster sugar, 30 g of mascarpone, 5 cl of whole liquid cream ; for the rest of the recipe : 30 cl of semi-skimmed milk, 5 g of cocoa powder. Preparation : for the cream : whip the whipped cream with an electric whisk. In a salad bowl, arrange the egg yolk and sugar, then whisk with an electric whisk until you get a whitish and very foamy ribbon. Then add the mascarpone and mix well. Finish with the whipped cream by gently mixing. Reserve the preparation in the refrigerator. For the cocoa drink : in a pan, pour the milk and cocoa and mix well. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve the hot mixture with a nice spoonful of mascarpone cream on the top. Advice : accompany this greedy drink with small amaretto or madeleines with honey.