HOMEMADE CHOCOLATES
Making chocolate at home is not a tedious process as many assume.
There are many methods to make chocolates.
During festivals like Diwali and Christmas, homemade chocolates
make for excellent edible gifts. Wrap the chocolates in pretty colored papers
and gift them to family, friends or your Valentine.
Ingredients:
- Cocoa powder 5 tbsps
- Milk powder 1+ 1/4 cups
- Butter 1/4 cup
- Sugar 2/3 cup
- Water 1/2 cup
Method:
1.
Sieve cocoa powder and milk powder and keep aside
2.
Take a pan and heat water in it. Add sugar to it and bring to
boil. On low flame continue cooking till the syrup reaches one string consistency.
3.
Add butter to the to the sugar syrup. Mix it well. Turn off the
heat.
4.
Add the cocoa powder & Milk powder mixture gradually and mix
well till it looks glossy.
5.
Pour the mixture in the chocolate molds.
6.
Smooth the top with a saputala and allow it to set.
7.
Refrigerate it for 15 mins.
8.
Chocolates are ready to serve!!
Tips:
Ø Wrap
them in colored papers and gift to family and friends.
Ø Prepare
a decorative chocolate bouquet.
Ø You
can add crushed nuts of your choice.
Ø One
can add different flavors like chocolate essence, vanilla essence, cinnamon or
espresso. Crushed pistachios, cashew or almonds make for a good choice.
Ø You
can add 1/2 tsp of vanilla essence at the time of adding butter. Alternately, 2
tsps of strong coffee mixture can be added.
Ø You
can roll the finished chocolate in desiccated coconut.
