What is Black Cocoa? The Secret to Our Cocoa Mint Sugar Cubes
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What Is Black Cocoa? And Why Is It in Our Sugar Cubes?
You know when you twist apart an Oreo, scrape off the Double Stuf (sic) with your teeth, and eat the almost-black chocolate wafers by themselves, then close your eyes in bliss and know you could eat 12 more? Those wafers are the deliciousness of black cocoa.
Black cocoa is known for its depth, richness, and color. And it is one of the primary ingredients of our limited-edition Cocoa Mint Sugar Cubes.
We knew we wanted a chocolately peppermint Sugar Cube for the holidays, but we couldn't get the flavor we were looking for with just regular cocoa.. So we tested and tested, and realized Black Cocoa was the addition we wanted.
What Exactly Is Black Cocoa?
Black cocoa is a type of cocoa powder that has undergone intensive Dutch processing, a method that reduces cocoa’s natural acidity and dramatically deepens its color.
The result is an almost-black powder with a smooth, distinctive flavor reminiscent of the dark chocolate wafers in Oreo cookies.
In fact, black cocoa is widely used by bakers who want to recreate that familiar chocolate sandwich cookie flavor.
And the extraordinary color comes from the cocoa itself. No activated charcoal or artificial black coloring required.
Why We Use Two Kinds of Cocoa
Our Cocoa Mint Sugar Cubes intentionally contain both Dutch cocoa and Dutch black cocoa.
Black cocoa provides the dramatic color and distinctive dark chocolate character. Dutch cocoa brings a fuller, more rounded chocolate flavor.
Professional bakers frequently combine the two for a the most abundant chocolate flavor. Then we add add peppermint, pure vanilla, and a little sea salt.
The peppermint complements the chocolate, and the pure vanilla extract...well, we use vanilla extract in almost everything we make. And salt? Always, always, salt brings out the best of all the flavors.
The result is a deeply colored Sugar Cube with the familiar pleasure of chocolate and peppermint, made way more than dessert.
Three Ways to Enjoy Cocoa Mint Sugar Cubes
1. Your morning coffee, elevated for the holidays.
Drop a Cocoa Mint Sugar Cube into freshly brewed hot coffee and stir until dissolved. You get chocolate, peppermint, and sweetness, without reaching for three different bottles of syrup.
2. Hot chocolate, with the mint of the season.
Add a Cube to your favorite hot chocolate for a darker cocoa flavor and a cool peppermint finish.
3. An after-dinner espresso.
Stir a Cube into hot espresso for a the easiest dinner party dessert. Our Cubes are perfectly portioned, so there is no measuring cocoa powder, peppermint extract, or sugar.
A Different Kind of Holiday Gift
They have the candle, the bottle of wine, and every kind of stocking stuffer from all the lists.
Give them something they probably have not seen before: a glass jar filled with ten dark chocolate peppermint Sugar Cubes, ready to turn an ordinary cup of coffee, hot chocolate, or after dinner espresso into something extraordinary.
Ten dark chocolate peppermint Sugar Cubes, ready for coffee, hot chocolate, or after-dinner drinks.
Cocoa Mint Sugar Cubes | Limited Edition | $22
Little Cube. Big upgrade.
