— Char Nolan

Typically you use a semi-sweet chocolate and some cinnamon powder and a drop of almond extract, and some Mexican chocolates have a little bit of spice in them. I pulled this. This is a chocolate extract that I got from Taza when I visited Taza some years ago, and it is almonds, cacao beans, vanilla beans, pumpkin seeds, cinnamon bark, and salt. So what I would say to you, you asked specifically about cocoa powder, start with one ounce of chocolate or cocoa powder and add a half of a teaspoon of cinnamon to it, and then some almond extract if you like. Now, the cinnamon, and I put a link to my favorite cinnamons in there. You can start with a smaller amount, you can always add. It's hard to take away, if not impossible. Royal cinnamon by Burlap & Barrel is stronger than what we call Cinnamon Verum, which is true cinnamon or Ceylon cinnamon. I use that one in my oatmeal. It's meant to be good for blood sugar control, and I use this for everything else. It's fabulous. And then I have some organic almond extract. And very occasionally, I'm not a spicy food lover, but occasionally I use ancho chili, and this is also from Burlap & Barrel. It's delicious. I'm going to ask Patrick to show you a photo of my Aztec chili truffles. Yeah. Aztec truffles. And they are made with... That's a recipe from my book, and I also call them, I use them for Cinco de Mayo. I also like to make them for Valentine's Day and say, "Spice up your life truffles." But they are made with dark chocolate. I use oat milk to make truffles because then I don't have to worry about nut allergies, although I do use almond extract, and I do add some ancho chili powder. So I hope that helps, Char, and I hope you're having a nice little time away, and congratulations. I have a link in here to a previous live event that I did with Ori Zohar, who's the founder of Burlap & Barrel, and we got so much great information. I learned so much from that Live. I recommend that you have a look. Laura says, "Congratulations, Chef Char Brava." I'll say. That's really fabulous.

Cinnamons from Burlap and Barrel Royal

revious Live Event with Ori Zohar, co- founder of Burlap and Barrel