Who does not love chocolates? Do you have a lot of leftover chocolate just sitting it the refrigerator? Now, how often does that happen, chocolates never last! I had a lot of cooking chocolate and other chocolates leftover from making eggless chocolate brownies, eggless chocolate cake etc. I decided to make these cute heart shaped homemade chocolates leftover chocolate.
They really are very cute and most importantly melt in the mouth. To be honest, this is not a recipe at all but just an interesting way of using up chocolate. These homemade chocolates leftover chocolate are sure to turn out good.
The key lies in tempering chocolate (melting to get the right gloss). I am no expert in tempering chocolate but there is something about working with chocolate in the kitchen. It is magical, it is therapeutic 🙂
Chocolates hate moisture and humidity. It is a sensitive product but it does not get to stay on shelves for long and thank God for that!
You can add any kind of flavouring to these chocolates, orange, mint, vanilla, coffee or even a hint of chilli! Any nuts like almonds, cashews, raisins, cherries or any nut of your choice. I have added toasted hazelnuts here. Add any you like! Make these your own. Use any mould or just turn them into chocolate bark.
Do try these homemade chocolates leftover chocolate and share them 🙂
Try these dessert recipes from FOI!
- 200 Gm of any kind of chocolate (white, dark, bitter sweet, milk etc)
- Nuts or dried fruits of your choice (almonds, cashews, raisins, cherries, hazelnuts) Optional
- Flavouring of your choice (vanilla, orange, mint, chilli, coffee) Optional
- Gather all chocolates. Unwrap and get them out to be all melted together into one beautiful liquid!
- Chop them all up so that they all melt nice and evenly
- Get a double boiler ready. Keep a vessel half filled with water and bring it to a simmer
- Add chopped chocolates into a glass bowl
- Keep the glass bowl on top of simmering water. Make sure water does not touch bottom of bowl
- It takes only a few seconds to melt all chocolate
- Once it starts to melt, take off from heat
- Mix well to melt evenly and make a nice smooth even liquid. Now stop yourself from licking some of this chocolate. Don't get any wild ideas like plunging your head in this liquid 🙂
- Get any silicone mould of your choice. Nice and clean. Spray some baking spray or just use a little oil. Not necessary but we want our chocolates whole and nice!
- Now start spooning melted chocolate into these moulds. Work quickly
- Place a nut or two of your choice
- Place the mould sheet in the refrigerator and let it set. Takes about half an hour or so. If it feels wet keep it for some more time
- Enjoy these mini melt in the mouth chocolates
Add flavouring when chocolate has melted. Just a drop or two would be enough
You can even chop up the nuts and mix them in melted chocolate
Make sure it is not warm and humid where you are working and also keep way water sources
Homemade Chocolates Leftover Chocolate Stepwise:
Gather all chocolates. Unwrap and get them out to be all melted together into one beautiful liquid!
Chop them all up so that they all melt nice and evenly
Get a double boiler ready. Keep a vessel half filled with water and bring it to a simmer
Add chopped chocolates into a glass bowl
Keep the glass bowl on top of simmering water. Make sure water does not touch bottom of bowl
It takes only a few seconds to melt all chocolate
Once it starts to melt, take off from heat
Mix well to melt evenly and make a nice smooth even liquid. Now stop yourself from licking some of this chocolate. Don't get any wild ideas like plunging your head in this liquid :)
Get any silicone mould of your choice. Nice and clean. Spray some baking spray or just use a little oil. Not necessary but we want our chocolates whole and nice!
Now start spooning melted chocolate into these moulds. Work quickly
Place a nut or two of your choice
Place the mould sheet in the refrigerator and let it set. Takes about half an hour or so. If it feels wet keep it for some more time
Enjoy these mini melt in the mouth chocolates
