How to make chocolate at home
Products
Grated cocoa - 100 grams
Cocoa butter - 50 grams
Sugar - 100 grams
Butter - 20 grams
How to make homemade chocolate
1. Pick up 2 pots: one large, the other so that it can be put in the first one and it does not fail.
2. Pour water into a large pot so that the second pot will fit into the water bath after being installed.
3. Put a pot of water on fire.
4. Place a saucepan of a smaller diameter on top.
5. Put butter and cocoa butter in a saucepan without water.
6. Grate cocoa on a fine grater and add to the oils.
7. Simmer over the fire, melting the contents of the top saucepan, stirring with a spatula.
8. When the mixture is completely homogeneous, turn off the heat.
9. Pour chocolate into an ice cube tray, cool slightly and refrigerate for 4-5 hours.
Lightweight Chocolate Recipe
What to make chocolate fromMilk - 5 tablespoons
Butter - 50 grams
Sugar - 7 tablespoons
Cocoa - 5 tablespoons
Flour - 1 tablespoon
Pine nuts - 1 teaspoon
An ice mold is useful for chocolate.
How to make chocolate yourself
1. In a small saucepan, mix milk, cocoa, sugar. Put the saucepan on the fire.
2. Bring to a boil and add oil.
3. While stirring the chocolate mixture, add flour and bring to a boil again, stirring occasionally.
4. Once the flour is completely dissolved, remove the pan, cool and pour into the mold in layers: first - chocolate, then - chopped pine nuts, then - chocolate again.
5. Put the chocolate mold in the freezer. After 5-6 hours, the chocolate will harden.
Fusofacts
- Cocoa butter is needed to make very similar to store-bought chocolate. It is quite expensive, a piece of 200 grams will cost 300-500 rubles. However, it can also be used to make homemade cosmetics.
- Grated cocoa can also be found in the store - it costs from 600 rubles / 1 kilogram, it can be replaced with ordinary cocoa powder, preferably of high quality. Prices are indicated on average in Moscow for July 2019.
- For making chocolate at home, it is allowed to use ordinary sugar, but for greater naturalness it is recommended to replace it with cane sugar. For the softest taste, it is recommended to pre-grind both types of sugar into powder. You can also use honey.
- It will be more convenient to take the chocolate out of the silicone molds for ice, or use a flat plate - and after hardening, just break the chocolate with your hands.