Pressure Cooker AKA Instant Pot Crio Bru is a healthy, chocolaty drink that will make good days awesome and bad days all better (no promises! Just a personal point of view people!). If you've never had it before, prepare to have your world rocked!
This post is sponsored by Crio Bru, and I love them so much for it!
For those of you concerned that I haven't talked about Crio Bru for awhile (what's it been, a week!?), no need to worry, our relationship is still strong and only getting stronger as we tackle the waves of marriage, children, endless summer heat, and writing cookbooks with Cami-who is so demanding of my time! (I kid, I text her questions every 20 minutes).
To prove my undying love, I'm not only giving you my Basic Crio Bru recipe, but I'm also teaming up with Crio Bru to give some lucky person a super awesome Crio Bru package of goodies! What does that package of goodies include pray tell? Like, basically gold, but here's the details.
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Package of Crio Bru Ghana
Which is my go to flavor. I used to make it in a French press, but believe me when I say, the pressure cooker is the only way to brew dis' Bru. It brings out an entirely whole new level of richness!
Crio Bru's own Durci Chocolate
Which is award-winning, like no kidding, it's so good it actually has awards. You will never be happy with candy isle chocolate bars again after tasting this incredibly smooth, complex chocolate.
Master the Electric Pressure Cooker
And heck, why not, here's our cookbook with my favorite Crio Bru recipes in it!
There may be some of you in a dizzy right now, that have no idea what Crio Bru is, but WANT IT NOW! I understand. Let me tell you a bit more about Crio Bru as you gaze upon this glistening cup of beauty.
Crio Bru is roasted and ground cocoa beans that can be brewed the same way coffee is, but is absolutely nothing like coffee. Crio Bru contains little to no caffeine so you will not experience jittery side effects and sleeplessness. What it does contain is theobromine which works with your body to provide a gentle boost that won’t lead to a crash later in the day.
Crio Bru is also free of gluten, dairy, cholesterol, soy, sodium and sugar. On the Crio Bru website you can read about other benefits such as immune system support, weight loss, and much more!
But most importantly to me, Crio Bru is chocolate in its purest form and is absolutely delicious. When I decided to take a course a few years ago called Go Sugar Free, Crio Bru is what got me through. I drink it unsweetened with almond milk and my kids drink it with just a touch of maple syrup.
I've been asked several times for my basic Crio Bru recipe, so here it is! If you want to play with different flavors here's Peppermint, Pumpkin Spice, Golden Crio Bru, Coconut Orange, and even a Frosty version.
I also like to use my pressure cooker homemade extracts to change the flavor profiles a bit. Cinnamon, Maple, Mint, Almond, and of course, Vanilla Extract are all winners here!
To enter this giveaway just leave a comment below telling me your favorite chocolate flavor combinations. I'm looking for some new potential Crio Bru flavors here! I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOUR IDEAS! Your reward will be more chocolate. What more could you ever want? I will announce the winner September 21st.
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It's therapy to my soul, piping hot with a Frozen Dollop of Cream
or news flash, it's also amazing ice-cold. Healthy, icy cold, chocolate drink. Seriously.
My brewing supplies consist of this strainer and either these pourable Mason jar lids or these fun new lids I just discovered.
Before I go, as I promised my daughter, I'm posting her very carefully thought out display for her cup of Crio. I can't even handle it!
Peacock and all, this girl rocks. Enjoy!
Instant Pot Basic Crio Bru Recipe
Instant Pot Crio Bru is a healthy, piping hot cup of chocolate heaven. So many possible flavor combos, but here's the basic recipe to start with.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 30
- Yield: 8 cups 1x
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Pressure Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- ½ cup Crio Bru (any variety)
- 6 cups water
- 2 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk (can substitute with any milk)
- 1/3 – 1/2 cup pure maple syrup (optional)
Instructions
- Add Crio Bru, water, milk, and maple syrup (if using) to the pressure cooker pot. Secure the lid and turn pressure release knob to a sealed position. Cook at high pressure for 10 minutes.
- When cooking is complete, use a natural release for 10 minutes and then release any remaining pressure.
- Place a fine mesh sieve over a bowl and pour Crio Bru through the sieve to filter out the grounds. Be careful! The Crio Bru will be VERY hot.
- Serve immediately with a Frozen Whipped Cream Dollop or pour into 2 quart size Mason jars, top with a pourable lid, and store in the refrigerator.
- Enjoy cold or pour into a microwave safe mug and warm for 1-2 minutes.
Notes
- If using cows milk, foaming may occur when releasing the pressure. Simply flip the knob back to a sealed position and wait for a few extra minutes.
- To sweeten, I suggest pure maple syurp. Agave and white sugar are good alternatives.
- For a darker flavor, pressure cook for ten minutes.
- Strain through a FINE MESH strainer to collect all of the grounds.
- Nutrition facts do not include maple syrup
Keywords: hot chocolate, crio bru, hot drink, coffee
dark chocolate & orange zest are a fantastic combination!
Sounds yummy. You inspired me to make chocolate milk in my instant pot! I’m trying to do no sugar. I love, love, love cacao powder. You can now get it is a big bag at Costco. It isn’t raw but that’s okay, it still has way more health benefits that more processed cocoa powder. It is hard to blend into your “milk” though. I usually add it to a little hot water to make a liquid then add my “milk” and ice. I decided to do a big batch in the instant pot today after seeing your post. I just used unsweetened almond milk, cacao powder, pinch sea salt and a little vanilla. I didn’t really measure anything. It’s my favorite drink.
Wendy, Oh I would love that. You don’t add any sweetener at all?
I love chocolate and cherry!
Lisa, Me too! That is the makings of my favorite smoothie actually.
Blend it with banana and freeze it in popsicle trays. Great healthy snack.
Jeanne, now that is a fantastic idea!
Do you stir it all once you put it in the pot ? Or just dump and go?
Michelle, it wouldn’t hurt to stir, but typically I just dump it and start it.
Just made my first batch and I loved it!! My friend Lyn told me how good it was and I had to try. I sweetened with 1/4c maple syrup but I think I can cut that back even more. I’m so excited…it’s delicious!! Thank you!!
★★★★★
Page, I love Lyn! I’m glad you got to try the Crio Bru, it makes my mornings better always:). Are you the Page that suffers from migraines?
She loves you too! Yes, I am the one. They are better in general but the pollen the last week or so is giving me fits.
Also, I made a smoothie yesterday and used Crio Bru instead of water and it was great! Helped cover up the kale and moringa! I had a friend over last night and had her try my Crio Bru and she loved it and asked for more!
I thought your name was familiar! I’ve told you before, but I haven’t had a single migraine since going sugar free. If you ever do Go Sugar Free with Lyn, let me know if it helps yours. I’ve tried to get some of my patients to take the challenge so I could observe their response, but there are not many people interested in giving up all sugar cold turkey, go figure 😉
Yes! I love using it to make smoothies. I love bananas and almond butter, I’ve never been able to handle kale in smoothies so I use spinach. I’m glad your friend loved it too, a lot of times people are expecting hot chocolate and don’t really love it at first taste.
I had it as is and it was so good! Now I can’t wait to try it with my favorite chocolate combination, raspberry!
Michelle, I’ve tried to figure out that combo but it always tastes a bit off. I won’t give up though!
Did I do something wrong? Or were my expectations just thinking it would be like hot chocolate? It tasted very watery to me. I was expecting a rich, chocolaty taste and it really just seemed…watery. I used a total of 8 cups of liquid (6 cups water, 2 cups almond milk). As well as half a cup of the Ghana Crio Bru.
Lisa, it’s definitely not like classic hot chocolate that is really sweet and thick. You could make it that way by adding more sweetener and cream, but for me this is a drink that is healthy enough that I can drink it all day. I wouldn’t consider it a treat, just a very comforting, good for you, hot drink to sip on when I’m cold. Give it a few more tries and I believe you’ll fall in love with it too!
I’m always drawn to chocolate with orange or raspberry.
So I am sold on trying this. Going sugar free has been amazing but I do miss chocolate something fierce. Hoping this will replace my unhealthy mounds. Thinking of trying it with coconut milk.
Jen, I drink it without any sweetener. I wouldn’t say everyone would love it like that, but I adore it this way! Coconut milk and almond milk are my favorite milk to brew it with. My kids love it with a bit of maple syrup.