Discover the delicious Gofiocao, a perfect mix of gofio and cocoa to add to milk or any vegetable drink in your breakfasts and afternoon snacks.
This preparation combines the best of both ingredients, offering a unique flavour and numerous nutritional benefits. Go ahead and drink Gofiocao to start the day with energy and vitality!
Go ahead and drink Gofiocao to start the day with energy and vitality!
Cocoa powder is well-known for its many health benefits: it is rich in antioxidants, helping to fight free radicals and reduce oxidative stress. In addition, cocoa contains flavonoids that improve blood circulation and promote cardiovascular health. It contains 35 % fibre and 20 % protein, and is also a natural source of Magnesium, Iron, and Calcium. (Source: USDA)
We do know Cocoa, but what is gofio? Where does it come from, and how is it made?
Gofio is a very typical food of the Canary Islands, eaten by the aborigines as a fundamental part of their diet.
Gofio is a very typical food of the Canary Islands, it is a pre-Hispanic food, of Berber origin and already eaten by the islands´ aborigines (guanches, benahoritas, …) as a fundamental part of their diet.
Although it is not only eaten on the Islands, it also exists in many parts of the world (North of Africa, Argentina, Chile, Cape Verde,…) and has different names (ñaco, toasted flour, cocho, pinole, …).
To produce gofio, firstly, the cereals, legumes, and corn grains are toasted. After cooling, the already-toasted grains are ground and sifted until obtaining a very fine flour. This toasted grains flour is called gofio (we can find it with a single ingredient or different mixtures and degrees of toasting).
In the gofio production, firstly the grains are toasted, then ground, and finally sifted until a very fine flour is obtained. This toasted grains flour, ready to be eaten, is called gofio.
As you can see, the production process is different from the production of usual flours, in which the grains are ground first. As a result, this process has a big advantage: Gofio is ready to eat, while the rest of flours need a heat treatment later to be edible (make bread, pasta, pancakes, etc.).
also, nutritional characteristics must be added to this consumption advantage: it is a food with a high nutritional value, high energy, rich in vitamins, fibre, minerals, carbohydrates, and proteins, and low in fat. And in addition, it is also a whole food.
All these characteristics make gofio an excellent food and definitely (at least in my opinion) we should include in our diet.
You can find Pella Dulce´s recipe here. It’s another ideal way to consume gofio!
The combination of gofio and cocoa creates a delicious and nutritious preparation. I prepare a mixture with a proportion of 70 % gofio and 30 % cocoa, and without sugar. You can also add a little sugar to give the Gofiocao a sweeter flavour.
This mixture is perfect to incorporate into milk or vegetable drinks, offering a balanced flavour and a smooth texture. Gofiocao provides the antioxidant benefits of cocoa and the fibre and energy of gofio. Making it an ideal option for a healthy breakfast or afternoon snack without all the sugar used in commercial cocoa preparations.
If you are lucky enough to live in the Canary Islands and you do not feel like making your own Gofiocao, you can buy “Goficao” from “La Isleña” company. An instant cocoa preparation composed of corn gofio (40 %), sugar, cocoa (20 %), emulsifier (soy lecithin), salt, and flavouring.
But if you cannot buy this product, or if you prefer to make your own Gofiocao, I invite you to prepare and try this recipe, You can enjoy this delicious and nutritious drink at any time of the day!
Let´s go with this easy recipe!
Difficulty: EASY
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Baking time: Not needed
GOFIOCAO
INGREDIENTS (For 110 g of gofiocao)
- 70 g Gofio
- 30 g Cocoa
- 10 g Icing sugar (optional)
PREPARATION
Firstly, weight the ingredients. Starting with the gofio, the cocoa and lastly, icing sugar (I do not add sugar, but if you want to sweeten the preparation a little, you can add it optionally).
Finally, mix the ingredients until achieve a homogeneous mixture.
The last thing to do is to store the mixture in an airtight jar or container. You can prepare the mixture in a bowl or even directly in the jar (it will take you a little more to mix the ingredients, but you will safe transferring them from the bowl to a final container).
Add a spoonful of Gofiocao to a cup warm milk or vegetable drink and stir until the lumps dissolve. Cocoa powder is not very soluble in water or milk, so you will always have these characteristic lumps).
To reduce the number of lumps (although you will not eliminate them completely), you can add a spoonful of Gofiocao in a little milk and mix, and once the Gofiocao is hydrated, add the rest of the milk you want to drink.
Finally, Enjoy Gofiocao in your breakfasts or afternoon snacks!
GOFIOCAO
110
g of Gofiocao10
minutesIngredients
70 g Gofio
30 g Cocoa
10 g Icing sugar (optional)
Preparation
- Weight 70 g of gofio, 30 g of cocoa and 10 g of icing sugar (I do not add sugar, but if you want to sweeten the preparation, you can add it optionally).
- Mix the ingredients until you obtain a homogeneous mixture.
- Store the mixture in an airtight jar or container.
- Add a spoonful of Gofiocao to a cup of hot milk or vegetable drink and stir until the lumps dissolve (cocoa powder is not very soluble in water or milk, so you will always have these characteristic lumps).
- Enjoy the Gofiocao mixture for breakfast or afternoon snacks.
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