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Cocoa Rub Recipe

Spicy Cocoa Rub Recipe

Chocolate’s good for more than just dessert. This Spicy Cocoa Rub recipe will add a delicious chocolate flavoring to almost any meat dish.
Prep Time 5 minutes

Equipment

  • food processor or spice grinder

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (natural)
  • 1/4 cup kosher salt
  • 2 tsp red pepper flakes, dried, chopped fine
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 2 tbsp granulated sugar

Instructions
 

  • Simply combine the ingredients together in food processor or spice grinder until the red peppers have been ground fine.

Notes

This will keep several months in an airtight container.
Keywords cocoa chili rub, cocoa rub, cocoa steak rub