85% dark chocolate
Dark chocolate with at least 85% cocoa, intensely flavoured and mildly sweet.
What it offers and why to use it
Dark chocolate with at least 85% cocoa, intensely flavoured and mildly sweet. Chop and melt in short bursts, stirring. Apply to fully cooled cookies; keep water out of the chocolate.
Dark chocolate with at least 85% cocoa, intensely flavoured and mildly sweet.
From shopping to cooking
Choose
Check cocoa percentage and ingredients. For coating cookies, choose a bar that melts fluidly and check milk, nuts and other traces.
Store
Store sealed and dry, away from light, odours and heat; avoid temperature changes that cause bloom.
Prepare
Chop and melt in short bursts, stirring. Apply to fully cooled cookies; keep water out of the chocolate.
How to make the most of it
Good pairings
Pairs with oats, almonds, yoghurt or apples in baking finishes.
How to substitute it
70% chocolate can coat cookies but changes sweetness, flow and nutrition estimates. It does not replace cocoa powder.
Recipes with 85% dark chocolate
Air fryer almond and chocolate palmier
Air fryer Includes 35 min restingIs any information missing? You can report a nutrition or practical correction.
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