Malt? I can see a few quizzical expressions! I initially dreamt up the theme thinking about my dad's favourite malted milkshakes and Australia's favourite chocolate malt drink called Milo. Or similar powders such as Horicks and Ovaltine. I even fancied lots of recipes featuring Maltesers (or Whoppers if you are in America). But the more I thought the more I started to see malt everywhere. In a bottle of single malt whiskey. In the malted glaze on bagels. In Rich Tea Biscuits and Malt o Milk biscuits. In malted grains in breads. In the malted barley in beer. Did you know that some gluten free beers use malted buckwheat! I even saw a vegan malted milk recipe featuring Maca powder.
Back in early twentieth century malt extract was given to working class kids in Britain to boost their health. When I was a child, a glass of milk loaded with Milo was my idea of decadence but now I find malt quite a comforting flavour. This month I challenge you to dream up fun ways to marry chocolate and malt. I look forward to lots more malty inspiration and I hope you will have fun.
How to get involved:
- Post your recipe on your blog.
- Mention “We Should Cocoa” in your post and link back to here on Green Gourmet Giraffe and to Tin and Thyme. Feel free to feature the above We Should Cocoa badge.
- Only one entry per blog and it must be posted in June 2016.
- Entries should either be emailed to me at gggiraffe07ATyahooDOTcomDOTau or pasted into a comment below. I will paste them into a list in the body of this post.
- Entries should be submitted no later than midnight on 28 June 2016.
- The round up of entries will be posted on my blog by the end of the month.
- Feel free to add your entry to the We Should Cocoa group board on Pinterest. If you are not already a member and would like to join, please ask Choclette.
- By linking up you are giving consent for your image to be included in the monthly round up as well as possibly being shared on social media channels such as Twitter and Pinterest.
The entries so far:
- Three ingredient Horlicks (malted milk powder) chocolate pots - Fuss Free Flavours
- Malted superfood bars with mango and coconut chocolate - Tin and Thyme
- Malted loaf with chocolate, fig and brazil nuts - Green Gourmet Giraffe
- Vegan oil-free chocolate malt cake - Veganopoulous
- Chocolate malt pie - Bite Sized Thoughts
- Rye rye whisky brownies - The VegHog
- Malted chocolate cake - Mainly Baking
Brilliant ingredient Johanna. I love malt. It wasn't until reading through your post though that it occurred to me that malt whisky, beer and all sorts of other things containing malt could be used too. Really looking forward to seeing the entries. Thanks so much for hosting.
ReplyDeleteThanks Choclette - luckily I had some lead up time to think about it - because at first I thought only of milo and maltesers
DeleteCool theme. I adore Maltesers!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cakelaw - I would love a maltesers recipe because they are such a fun chocolate
DeleteThe theme sounds great. I really hope to come up with something so that I can take part.
ReplyDeleteThanks VegHog would love to see what you could come up with
DeleteWhat a FUN event, Johanna. I'm really, really going to try to come up with a least one entry. Oh the possibilities!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for hosting this event Johanna, now I must put on my thinking cap, lol...
Thanks Louise - there are some great possibilities so I would love to see something from you - am sure it would be fun
DeleteOoh, fantastic. I will try to take part!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kari - will appreciate it if you can
DeleteI just posted my recipe :) http://www.bitesizedthoughts.com/2016/06/we-should-cocoa-chocolate-malt.html
DeleteI love the flavour of malt. It also reminds me of my grandmother who used to add it to her drinks just before bed.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lorraine - it took me years to realise that my dad's malted milkshakes were more than just chocolate milkshakes as I did not realise it meant malt was added
DeleteLovely to see you hosting Johanna. I hope you get loads of lovely entries. Sadly, malt is not gluten free so we will have to pass this month..... xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Kate - I know you have a lot on your plate - and I agree it is not a terribly GF friendly theme - we have a rice malt syrup in Australia that I use a bit - and I did see something about malting buckwheat but I don't think it is so easy to find GF malted ingredients
DeleteCharlotte's Web was one of the first paperback books I ever read. I think it was given to me when I was six. Just loved it until Charlotte died and then I was in floods of tears. I found the movie disappointing. I think watching a movie with your daughter and enjoying a great bowl of chocolate popcorn is a fabulous way to spend the weekend xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Charlie - that makes Charlotte's Web really special - I remember our teacher reading it to us in installments when I was 8. The movie was not a patch on the book but it was still fun to sit and watch with popcorn
DeleteOh how fun! What a great idea to use malt as your we should cocoa theme! I'm completely bogged down right now - I'm not sure I'll have time to participate - but I'll try really hard to as this sounds so so so fun!
ReplyDeleteI LOVED malteasers when I was a kid. I should track down some malt to relive my childhood a bit ;p
Thanks Kimmy - would love it if you do join in and revisit some childhood malty loveliness but I know we are all busy so if you can't it's understandable
DeleteFinally I get a recipe up (and a picture of my cat haha!) http://www.veganopoulous.com/recipe/vegan-oil-free-chocolate-malt-cake/
ReplyDeleteThanks Faye - your cake looks great - I am impressed with the amount of malt syrup in your cake as well as how lovely it looks.
DeleteHi Johanna, here are my rye rye whisky brownies: http://the-veghog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/rye-rye-whisky-brownies.html
ReplyDeleteHere's my entry - Malted Chocolate Cake
ReplyDeletehttp://mainlybaking.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/malted-chocolate-cake.html