There are products that we have loved since childhood. These, no doubt, include chocolate cheese. Who did not eat it, secretly from his parents, right from the jar, right with a spoon? And already in his adult state, passing by the corresponding shelves in the supermarket, no, no, and remember this careless bright time.
Shop option - Carat cheese
And what about processed cheese? Some say that, they say, it no longer tastes right. But, most likely, this is just the way nostalgia for childhood works. For example, this type of product is well presented for sale by the Karat enterprise, which was founded in the middle of the last century. Cheese “Carat” is tasty and tender, as before, and it contains a lot of cocoa powder. Due to this, it does not have a pale appearance, but looks like a real chic dessert for children and adult sweet tooth. And as for the price-quality ratio, it is also quite democratic and acceptable.
Homemade delight
Some housewives know firsthand that chocolate cheese can be prepared at home. To do this is quite simple - moreover, using various recipes (more on this later). And the hand-made cheese with chocolate turns out to be tender, with a delicate taste, is in no way inferior to the store one, and even surpasses it in some parameters. Excellent result: a product with a delicate aroma appears on the table, and it is very tasty to spread on a slice of white bread for breakfast, for morning coffee or tea. Children prefer to eat it with hot cocoa or milk. And you, at least once having prepared such a natural product, will make it for the whole family with enviable regularity.
You need to store home-made processed chocolate cheese in the refrigerator, but not more than 5-7 days (but, as a rule, it is eaten during this time, no matter how much it is cooked). By the way, the simplest recipe: take ordinary processed cheese and 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder, melt and mix, then cool. But this is absolutely for lazy cooks. We will prepare the real chocolate cheese - both healthy and natural.
From cottage cheese and cocoa powder
To make it, we need: a pound of good cottage cheese of medium fat content, half a glass of milk, half a glass of sugar, a bar of dark chocolate (90-100 grams), two large spoons of cocoa powder, a spoonful of butter. And also: baking soda on the tip of a knife. Some housewives introduce spices: a little cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ginger. But this, as they say, is optional - experiment yourself already, and we give a basic version.
Cooking with ease
- We make the cottage cheese in a blender until smooth, so that we have a mass that looks like a cream.
- Add a little milk (so that it does not turn out to be too liquid), soda. Beat the blender once more.
- We transfer the cheese mass into a small saucepan, add pre-softened butter, put the container in a water bath
- Cook for fifteen minutes over low heat (stir constantly), until the curd is melted. It should turn out to be completely homogeneous, without grains, similar in appearance to condensed milk.
- Remove from the stove and add chocolate to the mixture (previously rubbing it on a grater), then we introduce sugar, constantly stirring until all the ingredients are completely dissolved.
- Pour into portioned containers, allow to cool to room temperature and set aside in closed form for six hours to the bottom of the refrigerator - let it solidify as it should.
- Homemade Chocolate Cheese is ready to eat. You can spread it on toasts, you can use it as an independent dessert and eat directly from a jar / container with a spoon (as kids like to do). Yes, and adult lovers of sweets like this natural and healthy, aromatic and tasty product like without equivalents.
Recipe with brandy (for adults)
The output is a great adult dessert: not sugary, very delicate, slightly sweet, with subtle aromas of spices, cognac, chocolate. We need to take: 300 grams of cottage cheese, one chicken egg, half a packet of butter. You will also need: salt and soda - on the tip of a knife, a good spoon of cocoa powder, a small bag of vanilla sugar, a bit of cinnamon, a teaspoon of good brandy or brandy. And you can start cooking.
We just cook
- Add salt and soda to the curd, mix thoroughly.
- Then we introduce a raw egg and oil softened in advance, thoroughly mixing.
- We put the curd mass on a small fire, heating to a complete gradual melting of the curd (be sure to stir occasionally).
- Introduce cocoa with vanilla sugar, spices, pour cognac.
- Do not boil, but quickly mix until smooth.
- Remove from the stove and cover the container with a lid until it cools.
- We put them in portioned bowls (you can not do this) and then remove the chocolate cheese to the bottom of the refrigerator until it ripens (at least six hours).
- Great dessert for adults sweet tooth ready. You can also serve, treating dear guests. This cheese is also suitable for a casual evening table. Just do not forget that it contains alcohol - albeit in a small dose. Therefore, children no-no!