Crio Bru Brewed Cacao Beverage is also:
Got the starter set one day early. Immediately made a couple of cups of Ghana French Roast. Straight it was a little bitter as I am not a coffee drinker and not used to the bitter taste. With a little bit of sweetener it was very good. My 5th grade grandson tried it and made a face. I told him to add some milk and sugar. He did...more milk than cacao. Generous sugar and then he said, “Wow, this is GOOD!” It has his approval.
This brewed up nicely in the French press, but the quantities given made it very weak. When brewed with coffee it is very delicious. By itself, a little bitter.
I liked the medium and light roasts best. The French roast smelled and tasted a bit, well, overdone. The light smelled a bit raw, but tasted great. I’ll probably buy medium roast in the future.
And I WILL be buying more, because it was truly delicious. I’ll be honest, I’m not convinced the different varietals taste much different, but every one of the samples (even the French roast) was delicious.
I used a bit of Splenda to sweeten it, and I think it’s like grownup hot cocoa. All the chocolatey flavor, but darker... :)
This is just the best! I had gone down to only 2 cups of coffee a day! I now have replaced my coffee with Chrio’s Absolutely Excellent Chocolate Brews! I just love them! If you haven’t tried this then Please do! I promise you won’t be sorry!
I found that the brew is a little weak and upped the amount of cocoa grounds and got a much better flavor. Also experimented by adding the brew to my coffee and loved the mocha that resulted.
