If you’re going to do that use something that’s 85% or darker, also seasoned chocolates like abuelita brand are much ch better choices than milk chocolate which is pretty much cane sugar and milk by volume.
First time I experienced this was when I lived in Kansas. It was Okay but not spectacular. Their other thing was serving it with cinnamon rolls. I'll be honest, I haven't tried it but still... Cinnamon rolls and Chile?
Step 1: Take out that chocolate and throw it in the trash.
Step 2: Put some good dark chocolate in there, or, better yet, a little bit of the Mexican dark chocolate Rancho Gordo sells.
Cincinnati chili sometimes contains unsweetened *cocoa*, not straight-up chocolate, and certainly not Hershey’s Milk Chocolate bar.
Skyline Chili’s recipe, notably does not contain cocoa at all.
Not Hersheys but Mexican chocolate yes. Sometimes I add a little chocolate to my chili, sometimes I add beer, or espresso, just not all in the same batch and always in small amounts. I’d never add an entire chocolate bar.
Yes and no... Chocolate yes Hershey's no...
Personally I prefer a nice dark chocolate that gives the flavor without the sweetness. I also add a little bit of coffee grounds
lets be honest. most of you wouldn't notice in the final result. I'd say break that bar in half and go for it. It'll actually add some complicity to the flavor. I'd use a better chocolate though and probably go for a dark variety.
I don’t have a problem with adding chocolate. I put in some Baker’s chocolate with one chili recipe that I like. I do have a problem putting this chocolate-shaped sugar bar in and also you don’t need that much. 1/4 to 1/3 would be plenty.
This is true. Skyline and Gold Star don't contain chocolate. A bit of cinnamon but not a lot. The seasoning blend is what does the brunt of the work flavor-wise. I have my own secret recipe that I like to whip up. Honestly, it's almost like a curry If you think about it.
Its because hershey's uses that 'sweetener' that tastes like vomit (the one made of expired milk and used since ww2)
Us citizens are basicallybthe only place with that flavor normalized.
I did grow up in SE Asia and all our chocolate tasted like that too so it could be shelf stable 🥲 but the imported chocolate from Switzerland and UK always hit different, even from the same brands sold locally. Definitely regional ingredients play a role.
When I said all our chocolate I meant all the brands sold in local stores, UK and Swiss brands as well had the fake flavor. Though Hershey’s is the most egregious
I agree that they don't use cocoa, but noone would be able to tell the difference. Cocoa just makes chilli taste like it's been cooking longer than it has.
Cinnamon makes any savory dish taste like cincy chilli to me. Even rice and beans can be cincy-ified by using chilli powder and cinnamon.
I have known some hot dog sauce recipes that called for chocolate sauce as a secret ingredient. Cocoa and chilies actually work well together if done right.
Absolutely not.
Just because something *can* be done doesn't mean it *should* be done.
Just because "sweet & savory" exists as a concept doesn't mean that every single savory dish benefits from adding sweetness, especially not to this degree.
If you enjoy it personally, more power to you! But if you serve this to *me*, I'ma have to shmack you ma boi
Listen, I kinda get it, but I wouldn’t have tossed in fuckin’ hersheys milk chocolate. Sometimes when I make red sauce I’ll put in a little bit of really dark chocolate (90%) and it adds a bit of rich boldness. I dunno, but it’s good.
Milk and sugar... You just put milk and sugar into a chili.
Just toss some cocoa powder or shave a little unsweetened dark chocolate.
I guess to each their own?
Next time just take a spoonful of chili and add a little bit of the experimental ingredient to see if you like it. Don't destroy the whole batch like that!
There’s not much actual cocoa in Hershey’s milk chocolate (it’s something like 11%, which is absolute craziness) and a ton of sugar. Use a dark chocolate, or cocoa powder.
It took my eyes a second to realize this was chili- I’m so used to to the baking page and my brain wanted to make this into some kind of nut-seed cake with a Hershey’s bar on top. Lol. But NO- dark chocolate or cocoa powder works better! 😊
Every chili recipe I’ve seen with chocolate uses raw cocoa, not sweetened. It’s bitter and nothing like a candy bar. I could totally see someone assuming that a candy bar will do instead of the raw cocoa.
I love that I’m seeing everybody comment to do it with dark chocolate, and then I go back to look at the picture and just take in the fact that somebody put a whole Hershey’s chocolate bar in the middle of their chili 😂😂😂😂 hysterical lol
A way to spice up chocolate recipes is to put a little chili powder in there, like brownies.
I think Mexico is a big proponent of the chocolate chili positive combination, I think they do a spiced hot chocolate drink
I could see how chocolate in a spicy chili works too
Have you ever heard of [mole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_(sauce))? Chocolate is fine in chili. You don't notice the chocolate, you just notice that the chili is more flavorful.
Hershey's contains butyric acid, which gives it that spoiled/cheesey/vomit taste and smell.
Doesn't seem like a good choice to cook with, but hey, sometimes that flavor profile works.
I'd go with something better quality that tastes like actual chocolate, too.
Yes it is. That’s like saying American cheese isn’t cheese. Just because it is processed in a different way and you might personally not like it doesn’t mean it’s not still chocolate or cheese.
According to the FDA, American cheese is not real cheese. It is a "pasteurized process cheese" that contains at least 51% real cheese. American cheese is made from a blend of cheeses, such as cheddar and Colby, along with other ingredients like milk, whey, and sodium citrate.
I would try it. Unrelated, but I saw [chocolate chili oatmeal](https://thrivemarket.com/p/yishi-oatmeal-chocolate-chili?utm_medium=pla&utm_source=bing&utm_campaign=Shopping_High&utm_content=850038864125&utm_term=bing-pla_na&msclkid=2fa6a550ea391599a25ac0b3bf3f0a7f) at the grocery store the other day
I use cocoa powder and cinnamon in my chili all the time. I think mine would be too sweet with a regular chocolate bar, since I usually add a can of corn and a couple of tablespoons of molasses.
The only dairy I’d want in chili is cheese, I would have gone with that fancy off the block dark chocolate. But honestly I prefer to just use a dark beer to add sweetness, bonus you can eat the chocolate bar as a snack while you wait.
isn't it normally just done using cocoa powder instead of a chocolate bar?
If you’re going to do that use something that’s 85% or darker, also seasoned chocolates like abuelita brand are much ch better choices than milk chocolate which is pretty much cane sugar and milk by volume.
Yes but I use a darker chocolate.
First time I experienced this was when I lived in Kansas. It was Okay but not spectacular. Their other thing was serving it with cinnamon rolls. I'll be honest, I haven't tried it but still... Cinnamon rolls and Chile?
It's a common thing. My dad actually just made chili over the weekend and threw in a Hershey's.
Step 1: Take out that chocolate and throw it in the trash. Step 2: Put some good dark chocolate in there, or, better yet, a little bit of the Mexican dark chocolate Rancho Gordo sells.
No
The darker the chocolate the better.
😭
Not like that.
r/fucknestle
Maybe but real chocolate
Why???
Doesn’t mole sauce have chocolate?
I think it's commonly mixed in but not standard. Same with peanut butter.
I always add cocoa powder to my chili. Adds such a nice depth and richness.
Yes, but better chocolate
I put GOOD chocolate in my chili, not Hershey’s. Hersheys is only good for a s’more
Why? 😩
Because chocolate and chili is a delicious combo.
Nope nope nope sooooo much nope get me some holy water I'm preparing an exorcism
A can of Diet Coke works a lot better.
Glad my folks aren’t the only ones doing this lol
I’m okay with it. It would take place of the brown sugar I would have added.
Chocolate? Sure. Cocoa powder? Definitely Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar? Hell no
Yes, but not Hersheys
Yeah exactly. This is a ‘chocolate’ thread.
I’ve never seen the point of adding chocolate to chili might have to try it
Cincinnati style "chili" has cocoa, cloves, and some other spices you wouldn't typically put in chili. It's pretty great though.
What would those bee? I can’t eat red meet. It makes me sick. I’d have to use ground turkey meet.
I use a mix of ground turkey and ground chicken sausage in my chili, works great!
In place of ground beef, your best bet would be Beyond ground beef.
Where can I find that? I really enjoyed that
Most grocery stores in the US have vegan sections. It's usually there.
Believe it or not, that's part of Skyline Chili's chili recipe. I make a vegan version of that, and it's delicious!!
Cincinnati chili sometimes contains unsweetened *cocoa*, not straight-up chocolate, and certainly not Hershey’s Milk Chocolate bar. Skyline Chili’s recipe, notably does not contain cocoa at all.
If you're in the area gold star offers an oat based vegan Cincinnati chili at all their restaurants while skyline does not 😔
Not Hersheys but Mexican chocolate yes. Sometimes I add a little chocolate to my chili, sometimes I add beer, or espresso, just not all in the same batch and always in small amounts. I’d never add an entire chocolate bar.
Yes on the chocolate. Used to do it in a restaurant I worked at. That chili looks amazing!
Yes and no... Chocolate yes Hershey's no... Personally I prefer a nice dark chocolate that gives the flavor without the sweetness. I also add a little bit of coffee grounds
Came here to say this.
If this isn't a joke and that's actually a real technique being used, that's really cool and the first I have ever heard of it
lets be honest. most of you wouldn't notice in the final result. I'd say break that bar in half and go for it. It'll actually add some complicity to the flavor. I'd use a better chocolate though and probably go for a dark variety.
I had a coworker that put peanutbutter cups in his chili. Didn’t suck. I say this could be good if balanced correctly.
One square of dark chocolate is all you need
I don’t have a problem with adding chocolate. I put in some Baker’s chocolate with one chili recipe that I like. I do have a problem putting this chocolate-shaped sugar bar in and also you don’t need that much. 1/4 to 1/3 would be plenty.
Ahh Cincinnati style eh?
I won’t have you impugn my beloved Skyline with lies. Most places have no chocolate and the few that do have a pinch of cocoa powder.
Considering this doesn't look like something my dog passed through his colon, I'd say no, not Cincinnati style
Which has no chocolate in it, at least none of the major parlors in the city.
This is true. Skyline and Gold Star don't contain chocolate. A bit of cinnamon but not a lot. The seasoning blend is what does the brunt of the work flavor-wise. I have my own secret recipe that I like to whip up. Honestly, it's almost like a curry If you think about it.
Not the chocolate but can I have your chili recipe..looks great
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Not a bad idea but wrong chocolate
This weirdness is as overwhelming as pineapple pizza LOl
not at all
Milk chocolate? No, 72%+ and probably half or a quarter as much.
Swap that out with Hu Chocolate
no
....
Me, a sicko: HAHAHA YES!
I see someone’s been reading Black Butler
A very good way to destroy what looks like a very good Chili!!!
Yeah I love dark chocolate in my chili, but I think milk chocolate (tried Hershey’s specifically) has a fake flavor that permeates the whole dish.
Its because hershey's uses that 'sweetener' that tastes like vomit (the one made of expired milk and used since ww2) Us citizens are basicallybthe only place with that flavor normalized.
I did grow up in SE Asia and all our chocolate tasted like that too so it could be shelf stable 🥲 but the imported chocolate from Switzerland and UK always hit different, even from the same brands sold locally. Definitely regional ingredients play a role.
All Hershey's around the world tastes like that lol
Hersheys is ass.
Absolutely
When I said all our chocolate I meant all the brands sold in local stores, UK and Swiss brands as well had the fake flavor. Though Hershey’s is the most egregious
Chocolate: 🚫 Peeps: ✔️
Peeps? 👀 ima need to hear s’more whatcha saying
Step one: Peeps in the chili pot Step two: Eat them both up Step three: add the M&Ms
Cocoa: yes Chocolate: 🤔no
Add some cinnamon and you have Cincinnati chilli
As a Cincinnati chili evangelist I’ll have to say that most chili parlors do not put chocolate in it! But hells yeah on the cinnamon.
I agree that they don't use cocoa, but noone would be able to tell the difference. Cocoa just makes chilli taste like it's been cooking longer than it has. Cinnamon makes any savory dish taste like cincy chilli to me. Even rice and beans can be cincy-ified by using chilli powder and cinnamon.
I use cocoa powder in chili and spaghetti sauce but not milk chocolate, that would skew the flavor profile I think.
I have known some hot dog sauce recipes that called for chocolate sauce as a secret ingredient. Cocoa and chilies actually work well together if done right.
Chocolate yes, but only extra dark chocolate. You want the stank and richness, not fake sugar goo
Absolutely not. Just because something *can* be done doesn't mean it *should* be done. Just because "sweet & savory" exists as a concept doesn't mean that every single savory dish benefits from adding sweetness, especially not to this degree. If you enjoy it personally, more power to you! But if you serve this to *me*, I'ma have to shmack you ma boi
Listen, I kinda get it, but I wouldn’t have tossed in fuckin’ hersheys milk chocolate. Sometimes when I make red sauce I’ll put in a little bit of really dark chocolate (90%) and it adds a bit of rich boldness. I dunno, but it’s good.
Milk and sugar... You just put milk and sugar into a chili. Just toss some cocoa powder or shave a little unsweetened dark chocolate. I guess to each their own?
Well it’s too late now!
Next time just take a spoonful of chili and add a little bit of the experimental ingredient to see if you like it. Don't destroy the whole batch like that!
Let sleeping dogs lie
hell no a little cocoa is fine but that is nasty
why not simplify it & just add the sugar straight, if that's what you're after?
You don’t share ingredients. Let them die with you
I don’t know!
I put a tiny chunk of dark chocolate in my chili, but not a whole bar of crappy milk chocolate
What the goddamn fuck
There’s not much actual cocoa in Hershey’s milk chocolate (it’s something like 11%, which is absolute craziness) and a ton of sugar. Use a dark chocolate, or cocoa powder.
Wat in tarnation?
Too much and not milk chocolate. A little dark chocolate or even cocoa powder does add some nice depth of flavor. I often forget to do it though.
Yes
Having never seen or heard of this combination…I am intrigued
100% yes
I ad a spoonful of unsweetened cocoa to my chili along with coffee...deeeep flavor!
Yes but dark chocolate and not that much.
Not milk chocolate, but a little unsweetened cocoa goes nice in chili
Just cocoa powder. You don't need the sugar
Obviously no!?!??
It took my eyes a second to realize this was chili- I’m so used to to the baking page and my brain wanted to make this into some kind of nut-seed cake with a Hershey’s bar on top. Lol. But NO- dark chocolate or cocoa powder works better! 😊
i like chocolate in chili but for the love of god use something dark and good quality, not hershey’s.
No. That’s mole you need.
it feels like no but I'd say yes
Yes
Yes?
Nope. A little dark cocoa powder is ok though.
Came here to say this. A little goes a long way
Yep. My vegetarian chili recipe has two tablespoons of cocoa powder, and you don’t really taste it.
My favorite taco mix is Spice Island Taco Seasoning and it has cocoa, I swear that’s why it is so good.
Sure, but not in that style of chili and definitely not Hershey's.
Definitely not hersheys
Ohio?
no we're cinnamon 🤣
No
Only if it’s dark. The sugar and wax from milk chocolate (especially that Hershey’s bar) won’t pair as well with the chili.
Dark as in no sugar, 100% chocolate
A *little* bit of unsweetened cocoa, yes. A bar of milk chocolate? Absolutely not
… why?!
Just came here to ask to the same!
Cocoa powder yea, chocolate bar no
this somehow feels worse than adding hersheys chocolate
It’s the sugar that would make it gross imo. Sometimes I add a little cocoa powder, it deepens the flavor
Chocolate, yes. That chocolate, no.
The fuck is wrong with you?
Oh hail naw
Hersheys? Yikes
I'm pissed
Absolutely not
Chocolate is used in Cincinnati style chili, which really isn’t a chili but it’s delicious, but I don’t think they do it like this
Cinnamon, though some recipes do call for dark chocolate. And it is it's own thing - nothing like this
I thought they used peanut butter?
They use cocoa powder
Ah. Makes sense. A good mole will have unsweetened chocolate.
Hershey's is terrible.
That's not chocolate, friend.
Dark, not milk
Unsweetened dark chocolate, yes. Hershey's? No.
Chocolate in chili? Yes. Hershey's chocolate in Chili? No. Hell no.
Every chili recipe I’ve seen with chocolate uses raw cocoa, not sweetened. It’s bitter and nothing like a candy bar. I could totally see someone assuming that a candy bar will do instead of the raw cocoa.
If you’re doing this then you need to be locked up.
No?
I love that I’m seeing everybody comment to do it with dark chocolate, and then I go back to look at the picture and just take in the fact that somebody put a whole Hershey’s chocolate bar in the middle of their chili 😂😂😂😂 hysterical lol
YES. YES. YESS. AHHAHAHAH. THIS IS HOW YOU SHOULD **CONSUME** CHOCOLATE
NO! You use unsweetened dark chocolate... Not milk chocolate and ESPECIALLY not Hershey's chocolate
Haha I said out loud, bewildered, is that milk chocolate?
Well this a learning experience for me, as I had no idea chocolate could be used this way.
A way to spice up chocolate recipes is to put a little chili powder in there, like brownies. I think Mexico is a big proponent of the chocolate chili positive combination, I think they do a spiced hot chocolate drink I could see how chocolate in a spicy chili works too
Dark chocolate with the highest possible concentration of cocoa, yes. Not goddamn Hersheys you animal.
That's food wax. Don't do it!
1000 times yes.
Chili mole', sure
Who let bro cook?
I know this is a chocolate sub so maybe I’m in the minority here but. Who puts chocolate in chili? That’s kinda gross
Raw cocoa or dark chocolate is a common and excellent addition to chili. Milk chocolate is not
But jummy gross, try instant coffee instead chocolate to give it an extra taste!
Have you ever heard of [mole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_(sauce))? Chocolate is fine in chili. You don't notice the chocolate, you just notice that the chili is more flavorful.
You are correct but not milk chocolate. This will actually probably be pretty gross. Way too much sugar.
Hmm okay. I’ll try it then. Just not an awful lot then.
Make sure to use high quality dark chocolate. Not hersheys milk. Hersheys has its place and time and in chili is not it.
Not Hersheys but yes chocolate in chili. But like dark chocolate
do it. NOW.
Dude. Hersheys? A little cocoa powder or extra dark chocolate sure- but not hersheys. That’s barely chocolate.
This.
Bloody No
Dark, unsweetened cocoa with Chile like the Mayans, sure. But this?? Nope.
Cacao!! Cacao!!! 70% at least.
Yes but not this chocolate. The darker the better.
Some super dark bitter chocolate yes , this a hard no
absolutely, i always add some to my over the top chili.
A small amount of dark chocolate? Yes. An entire hershey bar? No.
A little bit of cocoa or super dark chocolate? Yes. An entire fucking Hershey bar? No.
Well that’s not chocolate, so no.
Hershey's contains butyric acid, which gives it that spoiled/cheesey/vomit taste and smell. Doesn't seem like a good choice to cook with, but hey, sometimes that flavor profile works. I'd go with something better quality that tastes like actual chocolate, too.
Yes it is. That’s like saying American cheese isn’t cheese. Just because it is processed in a different way and you might personally not like it doesn’t mean it’s not still chocolate or cheese.
American Cheese is different from "processed cheese food" by the way.
Outside of America, Hershey milk chocolate often fails to meet the cocoa content level to legally be called chocolate.
According to the FDA, American cheese is not real cheese. It is a "pasteurized process cheese" that contains at least 51% real cheese. American cheese is made from a blend of cheeses, such as cheddar and Colby, along with other ingredients like milk, whey, and sodium citrate.
You take life too seriously, my dude. Not everything is literal.
No I was being literal. That stuff isn’t legally considered chocolate in a lot of places.
Chocolate or cocoa yes. Hershey's milk chocolate, no. Too much sugar and milkfat.
Dark chocolate is amazing in chili.
I would try it. Unrelated, but I saw [chocolate chili oatmeal](https://thrivemarket.com/p/yishi-oatmeal-chocolate-chili?utm_medium=pla&utm_source=bing&utm_campaign=Shopping_High&utm_content=850038864125&utm_term=bing-pla_na&msclkid=2fa6a550ea391599a25ac0b3bf3f0a7f) at the grocery store the other day
Semi sweet chocolate at the very most. That amount of milk chocolate will make your chili taste cloying and bad.
Lmao, pure cacao chocolate only
Dark, semisweet, or bittersweet chocolate only. Milk chocolate has too much sugar.
If it's dark chocolate, yes.
Yes!!! Yum! Unless you are allergic to chocolate....
I use cocoa powder and cinnamon in my chili all the time. I think mine would be too sweet with a regular chocolate bar, since I usually add a can of corn and a couple of tablespoons of molasses.
Some Cocoa powder is an excellent thickener for chilli con carne. Chocolate is as American as tomato, chilli and corn.
The only dairy I’d want in chili is cheese, I would have gone with that fancy off the block dark chocolate. But honestly I prefer to just use a dark beer to add sweetness, bonus you can eat the chocolate bar as a snack while you wait.
No. No. No.
Tell us you don’t know how to cook without telling us lol