I’ve had the same conversation about cacao so many times the past few weeks, I wanted to drop some links in one spot.
Brewing cacao is similar to coffee, but no caffeine, and an amazing chocolate flavor. I have tried four different varieties of Crio Bru brand so far, but I’m curious about trying others, if you know of any.
I have had best results so far using a French Press, but I’ve also used a tea strainer, as well as a pour over coffee thingie. The Crio Bru offers a basket filter for drip coffee, but I think the French Press is sufficient. I will note that my son accidentally made a pot of cacao thinking it was coffee, and it didn’t strain through the coffee filter like he expected…resulting in a big, surprise mess! So, even though it’s a great coffee substitute, if you really want to make it in a drip coffeemaker, then you should probably get the special filter basket.
If you know of other brands, let me know!
Crio Bru website
Crio Bru on Amazon
Published on April 25, 2020 20:09