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Red Velvet Hot Chocolate
Red Velvet cake is a bit of a phenomenon among baked goods, the popular It-Girl among chocolate cakes and cupcakes, adored for its rich red color and sheer trendiness. The turn-off for those who aren’t as enamoured with red velvet is the food coloring it contains, with many recipes calling for tablespoons or an entire bottle of the stuff. Beet cakes sometimes work, but often that brilliant purply red colour is lost upon baking. Turns out it stays bright when you simmer slices of beet in milk, staining it red and allowing for a naturally colored hot chocolate with a slightly earthy flavor. Most of the granulated sugar on the market is derived from sugar cane or sugar beets, so it’s really not that much of a stretch.
I’ve tested this with a handful of under-10-year-olds, and none could detect the presence of beet – they’re too busy being thrilled to have hot chocolate with a marshmallow on top. I doubt a grown-up would notice, either – it really wouldn’t occur to anyone that there might be beets in their hot chocolate, would it?
Red velvet hot chocolate is the perfect fit for a chilly Halloween night – add a cinnamon stick to spice it up, if you like. If you happen to have a roasted beet, it will work much faster – to roast wrap a whole beet in foil and place on the oven rack at 350F-400F for an hour, until tender when poked with the tip of a knife.
Red Velvet Hot Chocolate
1 red beet, peeled and sliced
2 cups milk
2-4 Tbsp. cocoa
2-4 Tbsp. honey, or to tasteIn a medium saucepan, bring the beet and milk to a gentle simmer; it should steam on the surface and turn bright pink, but not boil. Meanwhile, stir the cocoa and honey together in a small dish to make a thick paste.
When the milk is hot, scoop out the beet slices with a slotted spoon and discard or set aside for another use. Whisk the cocoa-honey mixture into the milk and serve hot, topped with marshmallows to help show off its red color and smooth texture.
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Red Velvet Hot Chocolate | dinner with Julie commented on Oct 20 10 at 7:57 pm[...] Red Velvet Hot Chocolate…made with beets! I tried this recipe this weekend, in the throes of essay-writing and studying, during a storm. As we enter those cold months and creep toward the holidays, this quirky (and delicious) twist on a classic might replace your favourite cocoa. If you’re turned off by the idea of unnatural food colouring in red velvet cakes, you’ll adore the rich red that emerges with the use of beets! [...]
copywriting; embrace your expression, your taste! « incitekitchen's blog commented on Oct 24 10 at 7:29 pm[...] Red Velvet Hot Chocolate…made with beets! I tried this recipe this weekend, in the throes of essay-writing and studying, during a storm. As we enter those cold months and creep toward the holidays, this quirky (and delicious) twist on a classic might replace your favourite cocoa. If you’re turned off by the idea of unnatural food colouring in red velvet cakes, you’ll adore the rich red that emerges with the use of beets! [...]
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Angela@spinachtiger commented on Oct 20 10 at 4:21 pmI wonder if soaking the beets in milk and adding to chocolate cake would help make the difference. I’m on a quest to make someday a healthy red velvet cake.
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