Chocolate Pasta

I know I know. Chocolate pasta. Those 2 words really shouldn't go together. But, I wanted to share the chocolately love. A great way to impress (or perhaps gross out?) your dinner guests, or a halloween or easter treat. I haven't put a a topping, but the options are endless, and potentially waist expanding.

ETA: I am currently working on a Ravioli using this pasta. Stay tuned for the next installment!

Step 1 The Ingredients

This recipe is from the Australian Women's Weekly Pasta Cookbook 1994

Serves 4 people

1 cup of Plain Flour
2 eggs, lightly beaten
60g (2oz) Dark Chocolate
2 Tbsp Cocoa
1 Tbsp Icing (Powdered) sugar

Add all the ingredients into your food processor and process until mixture forms into a ball.

Comments

[gregd888]

Looks like a bunch of worms

[tseemann]

I totally agree!!! Wonder if fish would go for them? lol
Maybe if the dough was cut differently it would look more appetizing to me.... but like this, no!

[alittlestranger]

Makes me think of Elf, you know when will ferell puts maple syrpus and candy on everything? My boyf is nuts about chocolate, im gonna make this for him :)

[orangecrush]

i was just thinking about that same thing when buddy puts chocolate syrup on his spaghetti

[supertoria12]

if only that spaghetti was made from chocolate, which strangely enough, isn't even a major part of the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup. it would just fall under candy.

[TechNerd1012]

so you could possibly do this with other chocolates other than dark, like milk or something

[tea_lover]

I'm not sure it would work as well with milk chocolate but if you try it let us know how it goes! I *think* you could maybe pull it off with white chocolate, leaving out the cocoa powder and perhaps adding more icing sugar.

[dojers]

 Why wouldn't milk chocolate work as well as dark chocolate?  I'm new to making anything with chocolate (although I'll eat just about anything chocolate and the thought of chocolate pasta sounds good to me!! :) so I don't know the differences in the cooking with it.

[Ciege666]

Have not done this myself, but one day i was curious as to why Dark chocolate and White Chocolate were different so i looked it up. As it turns out, Dark Chocolate has the most Cocoa in it, and White Chocolate has the least, none in fact. White Chocolate is made entirely from Cocoa Butter (did not look up exactly what this was) and a Dark Chocolate is primarily Cocoa, with less better, and Milk Chocolate falling between the 2.

So i would assume it because of the Cocoa Butter more than anything, but as always, experimenter is worth the effort in my mind.

[codongolev]

am I the only one that thought that was worms before reading the title? 

[draghi]

no you weren't the only one

[qwertz]

oho, very good idea to make pasty with chocolate..
few years ago i made also chocopaste, but only pasta with chocolate sauce^^
the faster version...

[Foaly7]

I read through the comments, and peoples ideas related to this could fill a cookbook of dessert pastas.

[Calypzo]

How chocolatey is it?

[ssbookyu]

I wonder if you could dry the noodles and then pakagee it with a really thick cocoa sauce in powdered form. Sorry for the reapeat I did somthing wierd and my commet got deleated.

[H4x]

Is it good?

[Rock Soldier]

Depends? Do you like chocolate?

[H4x]

not really,but it aint so bad :P maybe if it lookst like pasta

[Lollipop...]

I think that only you can say if it's good or not. Tastes are different from person to person.

[ssbookyu]

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[tea_lover]

excellent idea. I am considering experimenting with drying and perhaps giving in the christmas food hamper I give out as presents bi-annually.

[ERNesbitt]

I thought of this exact thing literally two days ago. The woman in front of me ordered "lasagna and apples" (two separate menu items at the cafeteria), and I though of a sweetened graham flour noodle with a baked apple filling. I carried the thought further and said, "Why not chocolate noodles?" Amazing execution, I will have to try this out. Perhaps a sweetened creme fraiche and strawberries for a topping...

[RaNDoMLeiGH]

pumpkin pie filling with your graham noodles would be good, too, as baked ravioli. mmmm

[Myrdydd]

I love the idea of this, coupled with strawberry preserves and perhaps marscapone or lightly-sweetened ricotta...

[CarpetGnome]

Popinski would be proud.
http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/chocolate-spaghetti/

[luvit]

i accidentally rolled in this naked. it cured my psoriasis !!

[mikeasaurus]

I haven't put a a topping, but the options are endless, and potentially waist expanding.

True, but any topping would have taken this instructable to the next level. If you still have some pasta left consider taking one last shot with some whipped cream as your alfredo and maybe some sprinkles as your basil or oregano.

You can't seriously be worried about wasit-expanding toppings if you're eating chocolate pasta already. Anyways, a novel and interesting approach to a dessert, I like!

[FrozenFlameInstructables]

marshmallow cream and graham cracker crumbs! mmmmm

[fabrivassa]

what is an 'alfredo'?

[shantinath1000]

a basic sauce made of cream, butter and cheese.

[fabrivassa]

is it an Italian recipe?

[shantinath1000]

yes- google it and you will find several recipies- it is quite good but rich.

[fabrivassa]

well, I'm Italian and I know no 'alfredo sauce'. Do you mean a freddo? but that makes no sense at all

[shantinath1000]

this might make more sense
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fettuccine_alfredo

[shantinath1000]

check this google search

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=t&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-42,GGLG:en&q=alfredo+sauce

[jbrecken]

For a meal rather than a dessert, I think it might go well with a mole poblano sauce, perhaps with less sugar in the pasta.

[tea_lover]

Mikeasaurus - I wasn't worried about it expanding my waist, it was simply a lil quip I added. I don't have much in the way of the chocolately type foods in my house. I was actually eating it with Jam on it! I will maybe later on down the track experiment with it, but I typically don't eat these kind of foods. I'm glad you like though!! Thanks

[watermelonhead]

yumm!!! "I know I know. Chocolate pasta. Those 2 words really shouldn't go together." yes they should! sooooo yummmy!!! anyways, have you seen elf? this reminds me of him. he puts maple syrup, poptarts, ummmm... i think marshmallows, and all that good stuff on his spaghetti :D

[StarshipMcGee]

Hehe that was a funny movie and i will definitly try this pasta soon, wish i had a pasta maker like u do :P

[skylane]

ALL THIS TALK ABOUT DIETS!! ha! WE ARE ALL ON A DIET No matter who you are. A diet is what you eat. Your diet may change. GREAT instructable... now let the imaginations go wild! :-) Ive seen chocolate pasta for sale. It's a bit pricey! I really like the choc lasagna idea! Or spagetti? I'm gaining weight just thinkig about it!