Sweet Chocolate Kava
maccroz This recipe makes a very potent, yet very tasty Kava beverage. I use an extremely rich Godiva hot chocolate mix, so you may need to add more chocolate to your taste. 16-24 oz Water (depending on strength desired) 1/4 cup Kava 1/4 cup Sugar 3 Tbsp Sweetened Chocolate 2 Tbsp Vegetable/Olive/Canola Oil Blend for several minutes in blender, and strain through a metal strainer several times to remove the majority of the pulp. When serving I use a mixer with ice to cool the bevarage and serve it into two equal sized glasses. There will still be a bit of pulp, so I find it best to stir the mixture before consuming it. It will be a sweet and tasty kava bevarage. This is a favorite with my roommate and I. The oil helps to bring out more potency I've found. It tastes like an earthy chocolate milk beverage.
yee Thank you for sharing this recipe. That's an innovation. Perhaps this would serve as inspiration to our local chefs, or lead to more appreciation of the kava. Mahalo!
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Originally posted by maccroz
This recipe makes a very potent, yet very tasty Kava beverage. I use an extremely rich Godiva hot chocolate mix, so you may need to add more chocolate to your taste. 16-24 oz Water (depending on strength desired) 1/4 cup Kava 1/4 cup Sugar 3 Tbsp Sweetened Chocolate 2 Tbsp Vegetable/Olive/Canola Oil Blend for several minutes in blender, and strain through a metal strainer several times to remove the majority of the pulp. When serving I use a mixer with ice to cool the bevarage and serve it into two equal sized glasses. There will still be a bit of pulp, so I find it best to stir the mixture before consuming it. It will be a sweet and tasty kava bevarage. This is a favorite with my roommate and I. The oil helps to bring out more potency I've found. It tastes like an earthy chocolate milk beverage.
skippyvicious I just gave this recipe a shot, and it was certainly much better than the last time I tried Kava, but I did have some questions which might improve upon my results. Are we talking about a powdered chocolate mix or a liquid? I tried using basic powdered Ovaltine, and the result was sweet, but still tasted very strongly of Kava. My goal is to develop a beverage that will be palatable to first time drinkers. Next, I've heard that using hot water aids in extraction. Should I make a batch of this using hot water, and then chill? Or will the fat in the oil serve the same purpose? Sorry to ask so many questions, but I'm trying to gather as much knowledge as I can before attempting my own experimentation. Perchance to dream
blah500 I feel as though that's the ultimate goal of kava drinkers to create a kava drink that is palatable. I have a few ideas: (I might repost this in it's own topic) a) Use a lot of coconut milk and or milk - the more diluted the kava is, the better it will taste, and with the more fat from the coconut or milk, the stronger it will be b) Use a lot of sugar-- the secret to pleasing the palate is that with enough sugar or salt (salt if a savory dish) you'll eat anything. Ever have ginger ice cream? Or even mint chocolate chip--- you wouldn't really eat a mint leaf for desert, but with enough sugar it works. c) Use a lot of chocolate, or other flavor (such as cinnimon) : The more you notice the chocolate, the less you'll notice the kava. d) Use a tincture, not the ground root powder- I know this is agains the purists, but hear me out. The flavor, although nasty, is much easier covered up when mixed with alcohol. Seriously--- if you mixed anything with vodka, you won't taste it because the vodka has such a strong flavor. Of course we all know about mixing Liquor with Kava ( don't do it). However, the grain alcohol of the tincture tastes like rubbing alcohol, making the kava much easier to take in comparison. e)Mix with tea-- here's something I've tried. I took a tea bag, took out the staple, and then added the kava to the bag contents. I then steeped the tea with slightly cooler than boiling water (I really don't think that the kavalactones denature, but I could just be getting a placebo effect). The result is something that tastes like half tea, and half kava. A much better mix than all kava. Add a lot of milk and sugar to that, and the drink will be barely bearable. f)Some like it hot--- i like my drinks warm... I find it's easier to take. You see, if it were possible, I'd make a kava dish with garlic and onions. NOTHING would withold the taste of garlic and onions. You wouldn't notice the kava was there. Also, I know people use lemon juice for flavor, but it's also useful for the smell. It helps to reduce that wonderful odor.
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Originally posted by skippyvicious
Are we talking about a powdered chocolate mix or a liquid? I tried using basic powdered Ovaltine, and the result was sweet, but still tasted very strongly of Kava. My goal is to develop a beverage that will be palatable to first time drinkers. Next, I've heard that using hot water aids in extraction. Should I make a batch of this using hot water, and then chill? Or will the fat in the oil serve the same purpose?
hmm seems to me that ovaltine has a very mild chocolate flavor, so i would think that using nestle quick or syrup would work better. thats my goal too, i really want my wife to try kava but she immediately gags when she tries to drink it. i would use the oil and hot water (not boiling) and then strain THEN add the choclate and sugar to make a more palatable drink. "so there will be no more need to smoke and hide when you know your taking a legal right"
Ever Herseys choc' syrup worked just fine for me--also made this recipe with milk and skipped the oil--was good-- thanks for posting it.