Chili with Chocolate: Worth the Effort or Skip It?

I make a chili with no tomatoes in it and to give it a dark color I add chocolate. You don't taste it and it just adds color for the most part.

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The Boy Scout have a recipe to add powder cocoa. You really don't taste the chocolate flavor. Yummmm...

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YES YES YES DO IT!!!!!!!!

I'm originally from Cincinnati where a type of chili called Skyline Chili (it's a local chain there) was originated by a Greek family (the Lambrinides). They use chocolate in their chili.

It is absolutely delicious - give it a shot.

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I often put cocoa powder (unsweetened) in chili. I haven't tried sweetened chocolate, but I'm sure it would be good.

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Yes! I've used unsweetened cocoa powder and semi-sweet chocolate. It doesn't take much, but I do find the chili has a richer flavor.

Go for it!

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We have never done the chocolate one, but we have made chili with a tiny dash of cinnamon powder and it is delicious too.

Yup, I always add a little cocoa powder to my chili. It's hard to describe but it definitely gives a fuller flavor.

I would try it, I make chicken mole that has chocolate in there its great!!!

Mmmm, sounds delicious. I would love to get the recipe, could you send it to: ____@____.com.

Thanks!!