You can use cocoa powder in making various mouth-watering recipes. So, hereby are 8 ways to use cocoa powder in kitchen.

Rich Cocoa Fudge

Mix 1/8 tsp salt, 3 cup sugar and 2/3 cup cocoa powder in a saucepan. Add 1cup milk and then cook till the mixture boils and tends to form a soft ball. Remove the pan from burner and add vanilla and butter without stirring the mixture. Allow the mixture to cool. Take a spoon and beat till it gets thicken. Spread it over a pan covered with a foil. Once it cools, cut them into small squares.

Cocoa Powder Brownies

You can use cocoa powder in making brownies. Take 3/4 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 5 tablespoons cocoa, 2 eggs, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 cup vegetable oil. Mix all the ingredients in a pan and bake for 30 minutes at 350⁰ F.

Chocolate Cookies

Using cocoa powder in making chocolate cookies adds an extra flavor to it. Mix butter, brown sugar, white sugar, egg, salt and vanilla in a bowl. Beat the mixture till they get light. Mix cocoa powder, baking soda and flour in another bowl and add them into the first bowl. Drop the mixture with a spoon on a greased cookie sheet and bake in a preheated oven for 10 minutes.

Cocoa Yogurt Sauce

Using cocoa powderin making cocoa yogurt sauce is very easy. Mix 2 tbsp cocoa powder, 3 tbsp brown sugar, 2 tbsp milk and 1 tsp vanilla extract. Stir the mixture thoroughly and then add it into 240 ml yogurt. Stir again till the mixture gets dissolved in the yogurt.

Cocoa Mix

Use cocoa powder along with dry milk powder, creamer and sugar to prepare cocoa mix. Mix all the ingredients and store in an airtight container for further use in making a cup of coffee.

Breakfast Smoothie

You can use cocoa powder in making a breakfast smoothie. Mix 1 sliced banana, 250 ml milk, 1 tbsp peanut butter, 2 tbsp cocoa powder and ice cubes and blend them in a blender till they get smooth. 

Chocolate Cake

Use cocoa powder in making chocolate cake and make it more delicious. Mix sugar, butter, vanilla extract and milk in a bowl. In separate bowl add cocoa powder, baking powder and flour and mix them thoroughly. Combine both the mixtures into a greased bowl and bake in a microwave set at high for 2 minutes.

Mocha Frosting

Use cocoa powder along with butter, sugar, chocolate chips, vanilla, espresso powder and milk to make yummy mocha frosting.

Thus, by using cocoa powder you can make various lip-smacking items in your kitchen.

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