All Canadians love a Cafe Mocha, whether it’s from Star bucks, Second Cup or Timothy’s World Coffee. In fact, I bet you’re thinking about one already, I know I am – are you? Did you know that you had the ability to make the same cafe quality cafe mocha that you enjoy from cafes, right in your own home? No more will you have to spend $5 every time you want one, or make a special trip for it. With Ghiradelli ground chocolate powder, you bring the cafe to your house – and it’s sure to be a hit among your friends and guests.
The necessary element to brewing professional Caffe Mochas is to use coffee shop quality ground chocolate like the ones the cafes use. While many big-name coffee shop chains (Star bucks, Secondcup, Timothys, Timmy’s, McDonalds) might have their own powders, most independant cafes will use a Ghiradelli chocolate powder for it’s high quality. Normally, this powder is impossible to purchase, leaving you with the sole option of getting a consumer-grade brand from the grocery store. Luckily, there are online websites that will sell direct to you however.
When looking for Ghiradelli Sweet Ground Chocolate on the internet, it’s important to ensure you’re purchasing off of a Canadian site. Aside from supporting Canadian enterprises, you (as the buyer) save {your precious dollars|money| on shipping fees and duties and tariffs – which can dramatically increase the final cost you pay. Once you have purchased the Ghirardelli chocolate powder however, you’ll be ready to go. You will need:
- A high quality espresso brewer
- Ghiradelli Sweet Ground chocolate powder
- Freshly ground coffee in an espresso roast
Directions:
Step 1: Make your 1-2 shots of espresso, depending on your taste. You’ll want to use a freshly ground coffee (within 2 to 3 days) – which are usually higher quality from a microroasted than one that has been going stale on store shelves. Don’t forget that you will haev an additional kick of caffeine from the ground chocolate powder, so do not overdo it on the espresso. Pour your espresso into a cup.
Step Two: Using the steaming wand on your espresso maker, steam the milk in a steaming cup until it gets to 160 degrees F.
Step 3: Add 3 tbsp of the Ghiradelli chocolate powder (3 tablespoons) to the cup with the espresso, and immediately pour the steamed milk in. Allow the steamed milk to flow quickly down the side of the mug while pouring so that it really mixes in the chocolate powder. The hotter the espresso and steamed milk are at this point, the better the Ghiradelli chocolate will mix – just don’t go over 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
Step 4: Let it cool off a bit to avoid scorching yourself (or your guests’), and jump in!
Optional: You may want to add a flavouring syrup for coffee to change up the keep it from getting monotonous. A few great ones include sugar free peppermint, french vanilla, sugar free irish cream and sugar free chocolate milano. These can usually be bought from the same coffee shops that sell the Ghirardelli as well (Star bucks makes it’s own syrup, for example) – alternatively,or you can search for premium coffee syrups on the internet.
Optional: You can substitute the “Ghiradelli Sweet Ground Chocolate Powder” for “Ghiradelli Sweet Ground White Chocolate Powder”.
Ghiradelli sweet ground chocolate isn’t just for Cafe drinks however! It goes great as a topping on desserts (icecream, baking) too..