Since I now have to fend for myself, money's been on the tight side, so I found a website for 50 recipes for ramen. On the list, was Chocolate Ramen. I like chocolate, I like ramen. What could go wrong? I found a better recipe on this site, and decided to give it a go.
I followed the instructions exactly. I boiled the ramen and the sugar together in a sauce pan for three minutes:
I drained most of the water, leaving behind what I thought was "a small amount". Then, I added the chocolate syrup, vanilla, and whipped cream:
End result: Disgusting. I could barely eat three bites of it before I gave up and just ate the whipped cream. The rest went into the trash.
The entire recipe was bad. First, the chocolate syrup. While good in milk and ice cream, it was the wrong thing to use. It was too artificial-tasting. Instead, REAL chocolate (in the form of chocolate chips or baking chocolate) would have been much better. Secondly, eating it while it was still warm. Once it cooled off, it was a bit more edible, but not enough to make me eat much more than a couple bites. Third, drain ALL the water. The "small amount" I left behind just made it soupy. I also would have just boiled the ramen in water, then added the brown sugar with the chocolate, instead of draining it away.
Final score: 3/10, and that's after it tasted better once it cooled off.
I doubt I'll be making this again anytime soon. I need to forget the awful taste in my mouth first. But if I ever do get the urge to make it, I'll make sure to change the recipe so as not to repeat that horrible mistake.
