A chocolate lover ME never get an aversion to chocolates. I love them in all forms. But yeah nothing can beat the Dairy milk versions in the market. Of late the silk with a touch of Orange --- Yummmyyyy!!!
I had been planning to make some chocolates at home from a very very long time. Had surfed the net which resulted a lot of versions of making simple dark chocolate right from scratch.
Of all the recepies I found, the simplest one below is what I chose to start my trial with.
Ingredients:
1. Sugar - 1 Cup
2. Milk Powder - 1 Cup
3. Butter - 3/4 Cup
4. Cocoa Powder - 3/4 Cup
Method:
Firstly sieve the Cocoa Powder and Milk powder into a container/bowl in order to have a smooth textured chocolate finesse.
Now make a sugar syrup - to a single string consistency. Make sure it is a strong string which does not break easily.[I used fine white sugar , maybe you could give a try with icing sugar.]
Remove this syrup from the direct flame.
Next on a double boiler system add butter to the sugar syrup and dissolve it completely. Mix the blend of cocoa
and milk powder into the butter-sugar syrup.
Keep stirring this mixture until it thickens.
Pour it into the moulds[I have a set of small sized mould sheets which I used, however you can simply transfer it
into a greasy container or even a plate would suffice].
Allow it to cool. You can refrigerate and soft yummy chocolates are ready.
Some tips that'll attract attention to this simple chocolate:
1. You can use small coloured sugar balls to decorate the chocolates.
2. Orange zest can be used as a topping for dark chocolate.[The idea definitely borrowed from Cadbury's]
3. Well known chocolates do carry richness in terms of nuts and raisins. Why not use them? They definitely are available in your kitchen store.
4. Coconut filled chocolates. This was an instantaneous hit in our house. I used the grated dessicated coconut.
Once you relish on these wonderful chocolates made at home there is no need to feel guilty on those little extra calories you put on.
I had been planning to make some chocolates at home from a very very long time. Had surfed the net which resulted a lot of versions of making simple dark chocolate right from scratch.
Of all the recepies I found, the simplest one below is what I chose to start my trial with.
Ingredients:
1. Sugar - 1 Cup
2. Milk Powder - 1 Cup
3. Butter - 3/4 Cup
4. Cocoa Powder - 3/4 Cup
Method:
Firstly sieve the Cocoa Powder and Milk powder into a container/bowl in order to have a smooth textured chocolate finesse.
Now make a sugar syrup - to a single string consistency. Make sure it is a strong string which does not break easily.[I used fine white sugar , maybe you could give a try with icing sugar.]
Remove this syrup from the direct flame.
Next on a double boiler system add butter to the sugar syrup and dissolve it completely. Mix the blend of cocoa
and milk powder into the butter-sugar syrup.
Keep stirring this mixture until it thickens.
Pour it into the moulds[I have a set of small sized mould sheets which I used, however you can simply transfer it
into a greasy container or even a plate would suffice].
Allow it to cool. You can refrigerate and soft yummy chocolates are ready.
Some tips that'll attract attention to this simple chocolate:
2. Orange zest can be used as a topping for dark chocolate.[The idea definitely borrowed from Cadbury's]
3. Well known chocolates do carry richness in terms of nuts and raisins. Why not use them? They definitely are available in your kitchen store.
4. Coconut filled chocolates. This was an instantaneous hit in our house. I used the grated dessicated coconut.
Once you relish on these wonderful chocolates made at home there is no need to feel guilty on those little extra calories you put on.
The last one looks the best (maybe because its in B&W)
ReplyDelete@Haddock: I loved the orange twist the best tastewise and yeah the B&W picture makes it look very impressive too.. Thanks for dropping by.
ReplyDeleteI have to try this.
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