“A Blend of Natural and Dutched Cocoas"
“Natural Source of Antioxidants"
“100%
There is nothing better then homemade brownies (the only thing better is when someone else makes them and has to deal with the mess, lol), and I make brownies from scratch quite often. This means I use a lot of baking cocoa; usually I buy the store brand or whatever is on sale. The main reason I do not buy the same brand over and over is because I have not found a cocoa I really like. My default brand just does the job so I am always on the hunt for a better one.
I have tried Hershey's regular baking cocoa and did not like it too much. However, this "special dark" was on sale and I have heard that dark chocolate is better for you so I thought why not give it a try.
I started out using it to make brownies (my recipe), and I learned that if you are using it in a recipe that is not on the container you will have to adjust the amount of sugar you use (you will need more). Because it is dark cocoa it is more bitter then regular baking cocoa. You might even want to use less cocoa then normal. My second batch of brownies (my recipe) came out much better.
The recipes on the container are good, especially the "Dark Chocolate Mousse".
On the container it says that "Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa provides fewer antioxidants than Hershey's Natural Unsweetened Cocoa". After reading that I kind of feel lied too, it is as if they put the word dark on it to get people like me (people that have heard dark chocolate is better for you) to buy it. In addition, if you do not like dark (or rich flavored chocolate) you should not switch to this kind of baking cocoa because you will just end up using more sugar, which is not good for you (or anyone eating the treats).
I like the shape of the container (rectangle with rounded edges instead of the usual circle), it makes for easy dispensing.
I am not sure if I like the Hershey's Special Dark enough to make it "my brand". However, I will keep it in the rotation.
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