Scharffen Berger Chocolate Adventure ContestScharffen Berger

Chocolate Adventure Contest

by Celia Sin-Tien Cheng
November 9, 2009

For the past two years the Scharffen Berger and Tootiefoodie Chocolate Adventure Contest has inspired inventive chocolate creations. For the third year in a row, this is the chance for daring cooks, whether amateur or professional, to go wild. Last year brought about some very unexpected recipes like — coconut red curry pearls with “tofu62” and spiced pumpkin-coconut soup with cocoa-wattleseed crème, crispy bacon and fresh pomegranate. All are invited to create original recipes combining Scharffen Berger chocolate with one or more of the following 16 “adventure ingredients”:

  • Fresh mint (any variety)
  • Crystallized ginger
  • Pandan leaf
  • Banana leaf
  • Sumac
  • Raw honey
  • Cacao nibs
  • Fresh or whole dried chili pepper
  • Malbec
  • Peanut butter
  • Black-eyed peas
  • Rice flour
  • Papaya
  • Cumin
  • Paprika (any variety)
  • Smoked sea salt

Entries will be judged in the categories of sweet and savory. And recipes can be prepared for any course: appetizer, entrée, dessert or drink. The deadline is January 3, 2010, and winners will be announced March 12, 2010.

To enter the 2009 Chocolate Adventure Contest, see last year’s winning recipes or get more details click here.

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