Unsweetened Baking Chocolate Substitute

Submitted by Marg (CaymanDesigns)

"Ever had a recipe that called for unsweetened chocolate and you were out or didn't have enough? Here's the solution! I've used this several times in various recipes and the results were perfect."

 

• Ready In: 5mins
• Ingredients: 2
• Yields: 1 ounce

ingredients

• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 1 1 tablespoon oil or 1 tablespoon shortening

directions

1. Melt butter or shortening. (I use microwave).
2. Stir in cocoa until dissolved.
3. Use one batch PER 1 oz. of unsweetened chocolate called for in your recipe.

Reviews

[Boomette]

Wonderful recipe. I used it in recipe#451721 It was perfect. Thanks Marg :) Made for All you can cook buffet

 

[jas kaur]

Love this stuff !! i have used it a couple of times it wrks really well i have also tried sweetened cocoa powder (also known as drnking chocolate) for a semi sweet chocolate relacement and it works great too !!Thank u You are simply amazing :D

 

[Kasha]

Perfect. Saves $ too. Great for countries where you can't get unsweetened baking chocolate.

 

[firefly68]

Thanks Marg for posting this as I couldn't remember the ratio. I just mix the extra butter or oil in with the the rest of butter or oil and stir the cocoa into the flour. Easy peasy!

 

[Lindalphelps]

Thank you….perfect. I used canola oil for 1 and butter for the other 3 batches……so perfect. You’re a genus,