Can anyone recommend Cocoa powder that is okay for a nut allergic child, please?

[mumat39]

Many Thanks.

Asda's own brand cocoa powder does not have any nut warnings on it. We have used it for ages with no problems.

Food Thoughts - fairtrade organic cocoa has no nut warnings. Packed in a factory which processes products that contain milk and soya. I THINK I bought it in Sainsburys...

Waitrose own brand

M and S own brand - to be honest, nut doesn't seem such a problem in cocoa powder, it's more possibility of traces of milk in my experience

Thanks everyone. The few I've looked at all have nut warnings on them so the Asda and Sainsburys look good. I'll also check out the waitrose and M&S ones.

Hello

I managed to find all the ones that were recommended, except the M&S one, and so far I haven't found one that has either a Nut or Soya warning on it. The one in Asda seemed to have other ingredients whereas most of the other brands are 100% cocoa powder.

I did find some Kinnerton dark cooking chocolate and was wondering if anyone knows if I could use this to make chocolate cakes (like these ones trixymalixy mentioned in another thread on this forum) and how I should swap the cocoa powder for the chocolate.

I'll try and get to an M&S tomorrow and have another look but if anyone knows about swapping chocolate for cocoa powder, please would you let me know.

Thanks again everyone for your help so far.

Also bournville cocoa powder.

Hi ChocaMum

Bournville had a nut warning when I looked at it in Waitrose last week. :(

Thanks for that mumat39. I thought it was on cadburys nut free list, and my one doesn't have a warning, but it is from at least 6 months ago.
Waitrose cocoa powder ii is then I guess!

looking at the M and S Organic cocoa powder tub it says "made in a factory that uses cow's milk ingredients". there is no mention of nuts - i use it successfully with my nut/sesame allergic dd2.

I really wouldn't use choc instead of cocoa powder in a recipe - they have quite different properties..

Chocamum, i had no idea that cadburys had a nut free list. I've just looked and you're right, bourneville is on it. I must have been getting cross eyed reading the labels. Also, i feel like I'm dreaming but twirl was also on the list of nut free stuff. I thought I'd read a disclaimer on the cadburys website a while ago saying that they couldn't guarzntee nut free. I wonder if I'd gone into a different country site. Thanks so much for your help. :)

Mamado, I'll also check in the bigger m&s to see if i can find their organic cocoa.

Thanks again everyone.

Both nestle and cadburys have nut free lists, and it's surprising how much is on them. So twirls, flakes, buttons (normal size only I think), kit kats, aeros etc etc are all safe. But just remember different sized versions ate made in different factories so may not be but free, for example all their Easter egg versions said 'may contain nuts.'

Chocamum

Thanks so so much for your help. I went back to the supermarket earlier and noticed that the bourneville tubs they had had a 'new allergen info' label on the front and in the allergen box it stated only Milk. Hurray!!!! I can't believe I've actually got some cocoa in the house.

While DD was at nursery this afternoon and DS was asleep I tried to make the vegan cupcakes, They didn't really work but I think that's because I cooked them for too long so I'll try again. But the bottom cm of each cake was still very spongey and delicious. DD came home and asked what's that smell and was so excited when she saw the choc cakes even though they looked strange. She tried some and she's just like me, I could see her shoulders drop as she tasted the chocolateyness and she said 'hmmmm they're the best'. Bless her. Honestly, she was so so pleased.

And as if finding cocoa wasnt enough, today has been brilliant as DD will also be able to experience the joy of a cadburys twirl, probably my favourite chocolate! The fact that it's so readily available is brilliant!

I have seen the lists that Nestle have but I had to download all the individual ones as DD is allergic to them all and I found cross referencing them difficult. It's on my to do list one day when DP is at home and can entertain the kids so I can concentrate.

Anyway, I realise I sound a bit sad. Thanks so so much again for all your help.

Not sad at all! Most people don't realise the sheer amount of research that goes into apparently casual off the shelf food selection when you've got an allergic child.

I'm so happy to have been able to give you such great news about your favourite chocolate!
And well done on the baking, I am rubbish at baking but I'm determined to crack it at some point.
You don't sound sad at all, it's taken me ages to work out what we can have. And I still find new things from this allergy board and other support groups all the time. It's exhausting. But great when you do find something readily available.