Williams Sonoma Copycat candy recipe! Almond caramel clusters dipped in chocolate. Make these at home for a fraction of the price!
Get the recipe here: https://thefirstyearblog.com/sticky-paws-williams-sonoma-copycat/
An easy 2-ingredient recipe for how to make your own dark chocolate chips! They have all of the richness & none of the strange ingredients!
Get the recipe here: https://amyshealthybaking.com/blog/2015/01/10/homemade-two-ingredient-chocolate-chips/
This easy, 3-ingredient recipe is the ultimate treat for chocolate and peanut butter lovers, complete with gorgeous swirls of peanut butter and topped with mini peanut butter cups. YUM!
Try it here: https://www.loveandoliveoil.com/2014/12/chocolate-peanut-butter-cup-bark.html
This easy, 3-ingredient recipe is the ultimate treat for chocolate and peanut butter lovers, complete with gorgeous swirls of peanut butter and topped with mini peanut butter cups. YUM!
Try it here: https://www.loveandoliveoil.com/2014/12/chocolate-peanut-butter-cup-bark.html
These Dark Chocolate Truffles with Sea Salt have a chocolate caramel ganache center, are enrobed in a layer of dark chocolate, then topped with flaky sea salt. They’re a great gift — whether that gift is for yourself or someone else!
Get the recipe here: https://www.letseatcake.com/dark-chocolate-truffles/
Which type should you use?
Compound Chocolate: Compound chocolate substitutes the two main ingredients found in real chocolate. Instead of chocolate liquor, it has cocoa powder, and replaces cocoa butter with an oil. This means, for candy making, this chocolate can be melted down and dipped and will set up fine. It tastes a little different. Most people can’t tell the difference in flavor. When tasted next to a couverture chocolate, then the difference can more easily be seen. We recommend compound chocolate for applications where the chocolate is not the “star” of the recipe, but an accent flavor. Here’s a list of examples: caramel apples, pretzel rods, dipped fruit: strawberries, raspberries, grapes, chocolate bark.
Compound Brands: VanLeer Snaps, Guittard A’Peels, Merckens Buttons
Couverture Chocolate: (Real Chocolate) Real chocolate has cocoa butter and chocolate liquor as main ingredients. This means that it requires more attention and preparation when being melted down. Unlike the compound coating, it cannot just be melted down. It has to be tempered. If it’s not, then the chocolate will bloom, or may not set properly- leaving it cloudy, soft to the touch and melts easily. When it is tempered correctly, it sets up with a glossy shine, has a snap and melts in your mouth.
Couverture Brands: Callebaut, Ghiradelli, Guittard, Peter’s, Mercken’s
Photo courtesy of: http://blog.gygi.com/blog/2019/11/14/chocolate-101/
Decadent homemade truffles are easy enough to whip up anytime! Chocolate Covered Strawberry Truffles are filled with a strawberry cream cheese mixture and covered with chocolate!
Read more here: https://www.asavoryfeast.com/chocolate-covered-strawberry-truffles/
Chocolate is kinda like pizza: Even when it’s bad, it’s good. But if you’ve just been tossing chunks of chocolate into your baked goods and hoping for the best, you’re doing it wrong. With just a little finesse and know-how, chocolate can totally bring your baked creations to life.
Let’s walk through everything you need to know about baking with chocolate: https://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/articles/1111997/facts-about-chocolate/
These no-bake cookie dough truffles are such a great snack. They make a great snack anytime you are craving something sweet. Made with edible cookie dough is you don’t have to be afraid of consuming raw dough.
Get the recipe here: https://www.bakedbyanintrovert.com/eggless-chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-truffles/
Easy homemade vegan chocolate that requires just a few ingredients! These homemade chocolate bars are made with: cocoa butter, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, a sweetener like agave syrup or maple syrup, and salt. Make these vegan chocolate bars for a delicious treat or little candies for a thoughtful gift!
Read more here: https://www.karissasvegankitchen.com/easy-vegan-chocolate/
Try something a little differnt for Cinco De Mayo ... Chocolate Tacos!!
Magnolia lace cocoa cookie filled with vanilla ice cream, chocolate ice cream, whipped cream and strawberries. Absolutely amazing, a must try!!
Read more here: https://www.cravingsofalunatic.com/chocolate-tacos
It seems to me that chocolate can be added to pretty much every single dessert. However, if you are looking to make your dish “fancy-schmancy” you really need to know how to do more than toss a few chocolate chips into a recipe. That’s why every chocolate lover should know The Secret to Properly Melt and Temper Chocolate!
Read more here: https://blessedbeyondcrazy.com/secret-properly-melt-temper-chocolate/
Want to know another secret? A tempering machine make it even easier!! Check them out here: https://www.chocolatetemperingmachines.com/compare/chocolate-tempering-machines
These decadent Melt-In-Your-Mouth Mexican Chocolate Truffles are sweet, rich, and creamy. They’re truly addictive!
Try them here: https://createmindfully.com/melt-in-your-mouth-mexican-chocolate-truffles/
This creamy delicious fudge uses leftover Easter candy. Chocolate, marshmallow peeps & peanut butter - takes less then 5 minutes!
Hungry for something sweet? Have a bunch of Easter candy to use up? Don’t feel like baking or fussing? This Chocolate Peanut Butter Marshmallow Peeps Fudge from Crafty Cooking Mama is made in the microwave in less then 5 minutes! Sweet, creamy, delicious & absolutely effortless!
Read more here: http://www.craftycookingmama.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-marshmallow-peeps-fudge/
This Chocolate Ganache is silky, creamy, sweet and shiny made with just 4 ingredients. It’s ideal for glazes, frostings, fillings and 1000X better than store bought chocolate sauce. Use this simple ganache to elevate ice cream, brownies, cakes, truffles or anything it touches!
Read more here: https://carlsbadcravings.com/chocolate-ganache/
A 3 ingredient crust, filled with salted caramel sauce, a chocolate ganache and topped with a toasted meringue swirl and chocolate. This recipe is foolproof and makes some of the richest, creamiest and most divine individual chocolate tarts!
Get the recipe here: http://www.thelittleblogofvegan.com/2019/07/salted-caramel-chocolate-tartlets-recipe.html
The chocolate syrup this recipe makes is so delicious and it's such a good copycat.You can use it anywhere you'd use the original stuff. Any recipe, any dessert topping, any beverage. Your homemade chocolate syrup will be ready in just 5 minutes.
This homemade chocolate syrup is perfect for chocolate milk. It is also great over vanilla ice cream and many other desserts.
Read more here: https://www.babysavers.com/how-to-make-homemade-hersheys-chocolate-syrup-from-scratch/
Roasting white chocolate in a low oven turns it dark, creamy and complex, with hints of butterscotch and toasted marshmallow. Here’s how to roast white chocolate—and how to put this melty goodness to use.
Read more here: https://www.midwestliving.com/food/desserts/how-to-roast-white-chocolate-and-what-to-use-it-for/
These Salted Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles are made with creamy peanut butter, semi-sweet chocolate, flaky sea salt, and not much else! They may just be the tastiest peanut butter truffles in the universe. Makes a great gift!
Get the recipe here: https://bakerbynature.com/salted-chocolate-peanut-butter-truffles/
Learn how to make chocolate curls with this easy to follow step-by-step tutorial with video guides from Beyond the Butter!
Read more here: https://beyondthebutter.com/how-to-make-chocolate-curls/
Mint Chocolates made in minutes with few ingredients. They taste just like Andes Mints! Easy to make & pretty, swirled chocolates perfect for the holidays.
Try them here: https://butterwithasideofbread.com/mint-chocolates/
The best way to understand which chocolate to buy, is to know how chocolate begins: as a small bean. Everything after that affects how it will be used.
Photo courtesy of: http://blog.gygi.com/blog/2019/11/14/chocolate-101/
Rich, Creamy, And Caffeinated, These 5-ingredient Espresso Chocolate Truffles Are A Coffee Lovers Dream Come True! They Make A Great Gift For Chocolate Or Coffee Lovers! Read More Here: https://bakerbynature.com/5-ingredient-espresso-chocolate-truffles/
Without heavy cream! Want to top a dessert with ganache, but you don't have any cream? Learn the secrets to making chocolate ganache without heavy cream, and with just 3 simple ingredients!
Watch the how-to video tutorial and grab the recipe here:
https://www.itsyummi.com/making-chocolate-ganache-without-heavy-cream/
This recipe has the perfect ratio of crunchy pretzel to chewy caramel and LOTS of chocolate. Additional coarse salt is optional, of course, but I think it takes this right over the top.
Try them here: . https://www.itsalwaysautumn.com/salted-caramel-chocolate-pretzel-recipe-these-are-amazing.html
