While I may be a self-proclaimed chocolate connoisseur (yes, I did have to spell check that word) I do not claim to be a gourmet chef when it comes to baking with chocolate. I considered my fish oil truffles to be a huge feat and dream of being able to make stuff like mole that artistically blends chocolate into a delicious sauce on a meaty entree. Fortunately, there are people out there who are already experienced with using chocolate for more than just baking desserts, and these great cooking minds came together in the 2009 Scharffen Berger Chocolate Adventure Contest.
The Chocolate Adventure Contest challenged people to invent a new recipe using Scharffen Berger chocolate and at least one of their adventure ingredients, such as fresh mint, crystallized ginger, Pandan leaf, and banana leaf to name a few. They could make the recipe for any course in one of their two categories of Sweet and Savory. The panel of judges, which included John Scharffenberger and Chef Elizabeth Falkner, selected two grand prize winners (one for each category), who each won $10,000, and this year had three second place prizes who won some great books and a custom selection of Scharffen Berger chocolates. After going through the 1,000 recipes that were submitted, the grand prize winners in the Savory and Sweet Categories were named.
Congratulations to Karin Lazarus, creator of the Sweet category winning dish – Chocolate-Filled Pandan Dumplings and Edwina Gadsby, creator of the Savory category winning dish – Smoky Cocoa-Dusted Pommes Frites with Peanut Cumin Dipping Sauce!
Check out these two awesome videos where judge Chef Elizabeth Falkner cooks up both of these yummy recipes:
Sweet Recipe Winner – Chocolate-Filled Pandan Dumplings
Savory Recipe Winner – Smoky Cocoa-Dusted Pommes Frites with Peanut Cumin Dipping Sauce
Didn’t those look delicious? If you think you can create an award winning recipe then stay tuned! Details for the 2010 Scharffen Berger Chocolate Adventure contest will be coming in autumn of 2010 so start planning and testing your recipes. Let me know if you need a taste tester…I’ll eat (almost) anything with chocolate in it! In the meantime, feel free to browse their award winning recipes or watch the video about judging the 2009 contest.
For more information about Scharffen Berger Chocolate products and their Chocolate Adventure recipe contest, please visit www.scharffenberger.com.
Photos and videos are courtesy of Scharffen Berger.
What’s Cooking at DD Scharffen Berger Chocolate Adventure Giveaway!
The Prize:
Three winners will receive the following Scharffen Berger Chocolate Baking Bars:
- 3oz 41% Cacao Extra Rich Milk Chocolate
- 3oz 62% Cacao Semisweet Chocolate
- 3oz 70% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate
- 3oz 82% Cacao Extra Dark Chocolate
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Three winners will be selected at random for this prize.
Giveaway ends at 11:59 PM EST, May 7, 2010.
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i like the sweet recipe, it uses coconut milk mmm
i like the sweet recipe, it uses coconut milk mmm
I like the sweet – though woner where one buys the pandan leaves used in it?
I like the sweet – though woner where one buys the pandan leaves used in it?
Smoky Cocoa-Dusted Pommes Frites with Peanut-Cumin Dipping Saucecumin, paprika and smoked sea salt
Smoky Cocoa-Dusted Pommes Frites with Peanut-Cumin Dipping Sauce
cumin, paprika and smoked sea salt
the sweet it uses rice flour
the sweet it uses rice flour
I like the sweet better because it calls for coconut milk.bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com
I like the sweet better because it calls for coconut milk.
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Savory and smoked sea salt is used
Savory and smoked sea salt is used
I would opt for the sweet. It uses rice flour as one of the ingredients.
I would opt for the sweet. It uses rice flour as one of the ingredients.
I want to try them both! But I too have to go with the sweet. It has pandan leaves and is a lovely shade of green.
I want to try them both! But I too have to go with the sweet. It has pandan leaves and is a lovely shade of green.
the sweet is uses rice flour
the sweet is uses rice flour
I would love the sweet recipe since it used rice flour. Also the pandan leaves is a new ingredient that I have not ever heard of before and would love to try
I would love the sweet recipe since it used rice flour. Also the pandan leaves is a new ingredient that I have not ever heard of before and would love to try
I love the sweet recipe with coconut milk!
I love the sweet recipe with coconut milk!
savory [email protected]
savory [email protected]
The sweet with coconut leave
The sweet with coconut leave
sweet, it uses rice flour
sweet, it uses rice flour
sweet is my fave – always lol it has glutenous rice flour in it
sweet is my fave – always lol it has glutenous rice flour in it
Sea salt that is smoked is used!Thanks for the chance.[email protected]mcast.net
Sea salt that is smoked is used!
Thanks for the chance.
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I want to try the savory in which they use smoked sea salt 🙂
I want to try the savory in which they use smoked sea salt 🙂
I like the sweet recipe with rice flour.
I like the sweet recipe with rice flour.
i like the savory recipe and it uses mayonaise in the dipping sauce[email protected]
i like the savory recipe and it uses mayonaise in the dipping sauce
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I'd choose the sweet. Honestly, I've never heard of a lot of the ingredients such as rice flour & pandan leaves, but it looks wonderful.
I'd choose the sweet. Honestly, I've never heard of a lot of the ingredients such as rice flour & pandan leaves, but it looks wonderful.
I definitely prefer the sweet because of the coconut milk.
I definitely prefer the sweet because of the coconut milk.
The sweet is my favorite. One of the ingredients is Rice Flour.
The sweet is my favorite. One of the ingredients is Rice Flour.
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The sweet recipe looked delicious but it uses ingredients I can't get here (like the leaves). I'm actually a bigger fan of savory, so the savory potato recipe would be my pick. One of the ingredients is raw honey.
The sweet recipe looked delicious but it uses ingredients I can't get here (like the leaves). I'm actually a bigger fan of savory, so the savory potato recipe would be my pick. One of the ingredients is raw honey.
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i like the sweet with rice flour!
i like the sweet with rice flour!
sweet and it has coconut milk
sweet and it has coconut milk
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The “sweet” recipe uses coconut milk…yum!
The “sweet” recipe uses coconut milk…yum!
The sweet with the coconut milk is interesting to me because I've never used that before.
The sweet with the coconut milk is interesting to me because I've never used that before.
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Definately the sweet, coconut milk makes everything great!
Definately the sweet, coconut milk makes everything great!
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Smoky Cocoa-Dusted Pommes Frites with Peanut Cumin Dipping SauceI love peanut and cumin together and cocoa sounds like an interesting wildcard ingredient
Smoky Cocoa-Dusted Pommes Frites with Peanut Cumin Dipping Sauce
I love peanut and cumin together and cocoa sounds like an interesting wildcard ingredient
My favorite recipe is the savory one that uses potatoes.jtmagmom73(at)gmail(dot)com
My favorite recipe is the savory one that uses potatoes.
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I like the sweet recipe cause dark chocolate and coconut were born to be together.It uses a strange ingredient called Pandan leaves..I will be making the dipping sauce from the other recipe, I bet anything would taste good in it! thanks.
I like the sweet recipe cause dark chocolate and coconut were born to be together.
It uses a strange ingredient called Pandan leaves..
I will be making the dipping sauce from the other recipe, I bet anything would taste good in it! thanks.
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Yumm! The sweet recipe looks heavenly and fairly easy to make. I don't know if I'd be able to find the Pandan leaves in my small town, but I'd certainly look!
Yumm! The sweet recipe looks heavenly and fairly easy to make. I don't know if I'd be able to find the Pandan leaves in my small town, but I'd certainly look!
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I prefer the savory to the sweet with a hint of sea salt!six_one_nine_girlie86 (at) yahoo (dot) com
I prefer the savory to the sweet with a hint of sea salt!
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I have a serious sweet tooth so it would have to be sweet. I like that they use coconut milk.
I have a serious sweet tooth so it would have to be sweet. I like that they use coconut milk.
I like the savory. One ingredient mayo. Never would have thought to partner it with chocolate. Another surprising ingredient – smoked salt. Sounds deelish!tclarkusa at gmail dot com
I like the savory. One ingredient mayo. Never would have thought to partner it with chocolate. Another surprising ingredient – smoked salt. Sounds deelish!
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I like the sweet – Trio of Layered Panna Cotta. Ingredient – 2 teaspoons powdered unflavored gelatin
I like the sweet – Trio of Layered Panna Cotta. Ingredient – 2 teaspoons powdered unflavored gelatin
I like the savory it uses raw honey in the dipping sauce.
I like the savory it uses raw honey in the dipping sauce.
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Sweet Recipe – Chocolate-Filled Pandan Dumplings… ingredient rice flour.
Sweet Recipe – Chocolate-Filled Pandan Dumplings… ingredient rice flour.
I like the Sweet Recipe; dark chocolate!
I like the Sweet Recipe; dark chocolate!
The smoked sea salt in the savory intrigues me.
The smoked sea salt in the savory intrigues me.
sweet/rice flour
sweet/rice flour
I chose the Savory and 1 ingredient she told of is the fresh ginger. I love how she colored the coconut milk that pretty light shade of green also, very neat.
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Savory-potatoes! Those fries look incredible! Thanks!
Savory-potatoes! Those fries look incredible! Thanks!
I , of course, liked the sweet which used pandan leaves ground up and coconut, rice flour, and even ginger!
I , of course, liked the sweet which used pandan leaves ground up and coconut, rice flour, and even ginger!
I chose the Savory and 1 ingredient she told of is the fresh ginger. I love how she colored the coconut milk that pretty light shade of green also, very neat.skyskyaa11(at)gmail.com
i choose savory and it has coconut in it
i choose savory and it has coconut in it
Sweet,,,sweet coconut milk,,delicious….
Sweet,,,sweet coconut milk,,delicious….
I'm a sweet kind of gal and LOVE coconut milk!
I'm a sweet kind of gal and LOVE coconut milk!
I like the sweet with rice flour as an ingredient.
I like the sweet with rice flour as an ingredient.
Sweet and rice flour.
Sweet and rice flour.
Savory would be my choice – I've never tried smoked sea salt!
Savory would be my choice – I've never tried smoked sea salt!
I liked the sweet recipe. One of the ingredients used is coconut milk.
I liked the sweet recipe. One of the ingredients used is coconut milk.