Some people look at me funny when I tell them that I love chocolate and pasta together, but why not? To me, it's as normal as spreading chocolate hazelnut spread on toast. This homemade chocolate pasta is rich and delicious, and you can serve it up in such creative ways - with fresh berries, a sweet cream sauce, and more. You could even take this to the savory side of things by serving it up with a short rib ragu.

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Chocolate Pasta

Servings

1

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

3 minutes

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups cake flour
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (plus more for dusting)
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (plus more for dusting)
  • 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 4 large egg yolks (at room temperature)
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Instructions

  1. Place the cake flour, all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, salt and egg yolks in a food processor. Pulse to combine. With the machine running, gradually add the oil, and then 1/3 to 1/2 cup water until the mixture forms a dough (the dough should stick together if pinched between your fingers). If necessary, add additional water, 1 teaspoon at a time, if the dough is too dry.Place the dough on a lightly floured surface. Gather the dough into a ball and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  2. Cut the dough into quarters and press flat. Run each piece of pasta dough several times through a pasta-rolling machine, adjusting the setting each time until the pasta is about 1/8 to 1/16 inch thick. Cut the pasta into fettuccine noodles. Coat the cut pasta with cocoa powder to prevent sticking.
  3. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.
  4. Ddd pasta to the boiling water and cook until tender but firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain the pasta.
dairy free
nut free
vegetarian