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homemade chocolate on a plate

Homemade Chocolate Recipe

homemade chocolate on a plate

September 7, 2019 //  by Bella//  2 Comments

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Homemade chocolates are not nearly as difficult as you might imagine!

Great as a gift idea (think about a handful of chocolates, individually wrapped, in a nice jar with a ribbon for your coworkers or child’s teacher), and perfect as an after dinner treat, this quick & easy homemade chocolate recipe is simply the best!

Honestly, they won’t take nearly as long as your guests will imagine.

Some of my other recipes that are quick and easy to make include my Mary Berry lemon drizzle cake – from ingredients on my shelves to being in the cake tin in the oven is only about 15 minutes!

I also taught my kids how to make pikelets so now it does not take me any time at all because they can whip them up quickly!

Options

As you know, I like to give you a few suggestions about how you can pimp my chocolate recipe to make it your own. Also, so that the recipe is best suited to you and your family. Below are my suggestions:

  • Sprinkle desiccated coconut on the top of the chocolates just before putting them into the freezer to set.
  • Add a couple of diced berry pieces (raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, cranberries) to or instead of the Nutella layer in the middle.
  • Sprinkle crushed peppermint candy (for example, candy canes) either on top of the chocolates, or into the Nutella layer.
  • Add a nut (cashew, hazelnut, half a pecan, etc) into the Nutella layer of the middle of the chocolates.
  • Crush one of your favorite candy bars and add a little of it to the middle layer (eg, M&Ms).
  • Include some dried fruit pieces to the middle (ie, Nutella) layer of the chocolates, like dried apricots, dried cranberries, raisins, etc.
  • Use marshmallow whip instead of Nutella.

I’m sure you can come up with some great alternatives of your own – what do you like? I’d love to hear your suggestions – send me a message below!

Until next time!
Love & chocolates, Bx

homemade chocolate on a plate

Homemade Chocolate Recipe

Perfect as an after dinner treat, these quick & easy homemade chocolates are simply the best! Honestly, they won't take nearly as long as your guests will imagine.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 8 mins
Cook Time 2 mins
Chilling Time 15 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 chocolates
Calories 115 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ยฝ pound cooking chocolate (approx 250g) (dark, milk, or white chocolate)
  • 1 small jar chocolate hazelnut spread (eg, Nutella)
  • 7 ounces nuts (approx 200g) (chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon copha or coconut oil

Instructions
 

  • In a microwave-safe container, melt the chocolate pieces with the copha. (I find that it takes approximately 1 minute on 'high', but that would depend on your microwave. Whatever you do, please don't let the chocolate burn – there's no coming back from that. Once chocolate has burnt, you'd need to start again because you can't get rid of the burnt taste, unfortunately.)
  • Stir melted chocolate and copha or coconut oil.
  • Add a teaspoonful of chocolate to the bottom of each little compartment of an ice-cube tray.
  • Add half a teaspoonful of Nutella on top of the chocolate to make a second layer.
  • Spoon over another teaspoonful of chocolate on top of the Nutella to make the third layer.
  • Add a light sprinkle of chopped nuts.
  • Chill in the freezer for 10 – 15 minutes to set.
  • Store in a cool, dry place.

Notes

Please check the ‘options’ heading (below) for some suggestion about how to personalize these yummy chocolates.
Keyword chocolates
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  1. Avatarsampanda

    September 18, 2019 at 2:30 am

    5 stars
    Thanks very much for posting this. They really are very quick to make and easy, too.

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    • BellaBella

      October 5, 2019 at 10:20 pm

      My pleasure! Thanks for taking the time to comment ๐Ÿ™‚ Bx

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Hi, Iโ€™m Bella.

I studied food and nutrition and try to apply what I learned to my recipes. The aim of my website is to share food that is both quick and easy to make, yet healthy and nutritious while keeping an eye on the budget! It is a lot to juggle, I know. ๐Ÿ™‚

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