how do you drink cocoa powder?

jorichste

I've been looking through threads and a few people recently have mentioned drinking cocoa rather than hot chocolate. It doesn't seems to dissolve in hot water the way my hot choc does, so how do I do it and will there be sludgy bits in the bottom?-I don't mind sludgy bits but would rather know in advance and then hopefully not get a big mouthful at the end!

tanith

I always put the cocoa powder in the mug with sugar if you want it, then mix with a small amount of cold milk till its mixed up together, then add either all hot milk or half milk/water... you will get a sludge in the bottom of the cup I guess thats cos its pure cocoa powder... It goes a lot further than hot chocolate so you only need about one teaspoon of cocoa not 2 or 3 as with hot chocolate..

thriftlady_2

Yes, you mix a tsp of cocoa with a little milk into a paste. This is actually quite hard to do-the cocoa is a weird substance and resistant to being mixed with liquid (like cornflour), you have to keep at it until you get a paste. Then pour on the hot milk and add sweetening/or not of choice. A dusting of cinnamon is nice too.

ivyleaf

As Tanith says, you need to mix it to a paste with a small amount of water or milk - but make sure you do only use a small amount of water or milk , otherwise the cocoa powder tends to sit on top of the water or milk and refuses to dissolve into it to form the paste.....

Edited to add that thriftlady has explained it beautifully!

~jules~_3

I always mix mine with a little hot water to form a paste then I add my hot milk and sugar, but I always keep the teaspoon and stir it whilst drinking.

Penelope_Penguin

thriftlady wrote: »

Yes, you mix a tsp of cocoa with a little milk into a paste. This is actually quite hard to do-the cocoa is a weird substance and resistant to being mixed with liquid (like cornflour)

It's called thixotropy I'm determined to get as much science into this forum as I can :T

Penny. x

thriftlady_2

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

It's called thixotropy I'm determined to get as much science into this forum as I can :T

Penny. x

:rotfl: I just knew as I was writing it, that you'd come along and tell us all about it Penny :T :T Excellent, now I'm going to ask the kids if they want to see some thixotropy in action:D

edit to say ds1 aged 13 has just nodded knowledgeably and said 'oh yeah non-newtonian lqiuds like custard powder' -aint education wonderful?

FrenchMaid_2

lol at the science - that made my day! Cheers for that!