What Can I Make with Schokonudeln Chocolate Pasta? Ingredient Questions

Q: I recently received a bag of "Schokonudeln" (chocolate noodles). I hate to let anything go to waste, so I'm determined to make something out of these.

I don't think they're sweet. The ingredient list is simply durum semolina, eggs-20%, and cocoa powder-6%. I thought about making some variation of Cincinnati chili, although these aren't spaghetti noodles. Of course, if they turn out to be sweetened, it may be hard to do a savory dish. Any thoughts?

Sent by Crystal

Editor: Based on the ingredients, I'm also thinking these noodles are unsweetened. If so, your idea to make Cincinnati chili sounds really fabulous. A really hearty beef or lamb ragu would also work really well with such savory noodles.

Or you could also go in a completely different direction! Apparently a traditional way to cook schokonudeln is to simmer them in milk with a little sugar and vanilla to make a comforting dessert. You could give this a try, or take it one step further and make a sweet noodle kugel.

• Cincinnati Chili • Rich and Meaty Lamb Ragu • Noodle Kugel from Smitten Kitchen

Readers, what other ideas do you have?

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Comments (8)

May be a Salad with red mole barbeque chicken... I am thinking the heat and vibrancy from the mole sauce will add lot of depth... What do you think?

Is there a a reason why you haven't cooked a few to taste them? That seems like the easiest way to figure out how sweet they are (or aren't).

what about just cooked simply and drizzled with olive or truffle oil and some nice salt?

I had a pumpkin-cocoa ravioli once, and I think that those flavors might go well with this type of pasta - maybe a sweet-and-savory pumpkin sauce.

A really tasty and easy way to enjoy these can be found here: http://rachelmade.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/chocolate-pasta-for-dinner/

Make a good lamb ragu, with lots of crushed red pepper to heat it up, and garnish with some chopped mint. I often throw in a little cocoa powder into my chili or stews to deepen the flavor, so since the chocolate's already in the pasta, it'll complement the meaty flavors perfectly.

I love the noodle kugel idea. Where can I get some chocolate pasta?

Be creative! In any case, use lots of chili peppers.
A Tucson resort offered this Valentine's day menu:
1st course - Scallops with a white chocolate sauce
2nd course - Milk chocolate chicken enchiladas
3rd course - Dark chocolate marinated beef