EASY HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE
Easy to make and delicious these homemade chocolates make a great gift for any occasion.
Ingredients
For The Chocolate Balls:
- 1 cup full fat milk powder
- 1 cup mixed nuts coarse powder
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup butter
For The Sugar Syrup:
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup water
For The Coating:
- 1 cup chocolate chips dark, milk or both
Topping:
- some chopped nuts, sprinkles or dried fruit
- extra butter for greasing
Instructions
Preparation of the Sugar Syrup:
- Mix water and sugar in a heavy bottom pan and boil it till it becomes a thick syrup about 1 thread consistency.
- To check for one thread consistency, after five minutes of boiling, place a small amount of syrup on a saucer. Take it with your finger and press it with your thumb. Open it. If you can see a string then thats one thread consistency. If you cant see the thread, let the syrup cook for a further few minutes.
- Take the sugar syrup off the heat.
Preparation of the Chocolate Balls:
- Sift cocoa powder and milk powder together in a mixing bowl.
- Add the nut powder and mix well.
- When the sugar syrup is ready add butter and vanilla extract. Mix well till the butter melts.
- Add the milk powder mixture into the syrup.
- Mix it well.
- Let the mixture cool down a bit.
- Line a tray with parchment paper.
- Grease your hands with some butter and roll the mixture into balls. I usually take about a teaspoonful.
- Place the rolled balls on the prepared tray.
Preparation of Melted Chocolate
- You can put the chocolate chips in a microwaveable bowl and melt it in the microwave.
- I prefer to melt it over hot water.
- Place the chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl that just sits at the mouth of a saucepan.
- Add about 2 inches deep of water in the saucepan and bring it to a boil.
- Place the bowl with chocolate over it and mix till the chocolate melts.
Coating the Chocolate Balls:
- Place one rolled ball into the melted chocolate.
- Using a fork remove the ball from the melted chocolate. Tap the fork against the bowl to remove excess chocolate.
- Place the coated ball on the tray.
- Repeat the above steps with the remaining balls.
- Sprinkle your topping over them.
- Put the tray in the fridge till the chocolate sets.
Notes
- Don't have time to roll the balls. Then just pat it down into a greased and parchment lined tray. Pour the melted chocolate over it. Cut into squares.
- For nut free chocolate, replace the nut powder with milk powder.