What happens if I leave cocoa powder out of a recipe?

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added about 2 years ago

In pudding probably not. The cocoa powder melts into the cream or milk.

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Francesca is the former Assistant Editor of food52 and believes you can make anything out of farro.

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Did the recipe call for cocoa powder or dutch process cocoa powder? The two are quite different in fact, as the latter has been treated and is therefore less acidic than the former which imparts a purer and more bitter taste. What flavor are you trying to make the pudding? Checkout all of the entries to the food52 Your Best Pudding contest -- I'm sure lots of these folks have been making substitutions and may provide some guidance.

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Francesca is the former Assistant Editor of food52 and believes you can make anything out of farro.

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and here's the link to the pudding recipes: http://www.food52.com/contests...

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Here's a link to Martha Stewart's pudding recipe for either chocolate or vanilla pudding. She makes no adjustments, even to the sugar, when she makes the chocolate variation. She just has you add the 1/3 cup of cocoa.
http://www.marthastewart...

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