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3 Ways to Substitute Chocolate for Cocoa Powder
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Course:
Ingredient Substitutes
Cuisine:
American
Prep Time:
1
minute
minute
Total Time:
1
minute
minute
Author:
Max
Ingredients
Substitute Baking Chocolate
2
tablespoons
of baking chocolate for 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder
take out 1 tablespoon of oil called for
Substitute Dark Chocolate
one ounce
2 tablespoons of dark chocolate for three tablespoons of cocoa powder
Substitute Semisweet Chocolate
two-and-a-half tablespoons of bittersweet chocolate for three tablespoons of cocoa powder
lower the fat by a tablespoon & the sugar by ½ tablespoon
Instructions
Choose your favorite substitute and swap for the ratios listed here.
Notes
For every 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder, swap in:
2 tablespoons baking chocolate (& take out 1 tablespoon of butter, lard, oil, or margarine called for in the recipe)
2 tablespoons dark chocolate (& take out 1 tablespoon of butter, lard, oil, or margarine called for in the recipe)
2 ½ tablespoons bittersweet chocolate (& take out a tablespoon of butter, lard, oil, or margarine & ½ tablespoon sugar called for in the recipe)