Champorado is a hit to most Filipino kids. Everytime I cook this for my daughter, I always remember how my grandma cooks it for me back then. Everytime she cooks, I always eat up the cocoa and sugar mixture and before she knows it, it’s already half-way empty.
I told that story to my daughter and so everytime she asks for champorado, she asks that the story be told over again. She’s now the little me and I can see myself as my grandma who screams “anak, wala na akong ilalagay sa champorado… inubos mo na!!!”

see???
INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup cocoa
1 cup sugar (adjust sugar to your liking)
1/2 cup rice grains
water, casserole half-filled
milk (optional)

METHOD:
1. Mix together the cocoa and sugar.
2. Boil the rice in water until soft, broken and sticky, about 30-40 minutes.
3. Add in the cocoa-sugar mixture and mix well. Let boil for another 2-3 minutes.
4. Serve with or without evaporated/fresh milk.

One afternoon, hubby requested for cheesecake while my little Alyssa requested for chocolate cupcake. I only baked 4 pieces since it’s supposed to be – ONLY for Alyssa. But once done, we ended up sha
I have baked Chocolate Crinkles countless times. It’s a must have every time I bake. It’s hubby and daughter’s special request and they can have it as breakfast, snacks or dessert. Our favorite chocolate crinkles was the one hubby’s buying in his client’s pantry in ADB, Ortigas a few years back. It was the yummiest crinkles we ever tasted and we even try to eat as little as we can so it’ll last longer. LOL
The first time I baked using this recipe, it was perfect and almost the same as the one in ADB. Then when I baked it the 2nd time, it wasn’t anymore that good so I thought of adding some more baking powder to keep it from getting too flat. So far, it helped but I’m still finding out the best way to achieve the right consistency.
A lot of friends are bugging me about my chocolate crinkles recipe, so to make up with the very late response, I am including here a step-by-step procedure, though I know it isn’t necessary at all. Oh, just let me be ‘coz I just want to