CHOCOLATE HEARTS II

CHOCOLATE HEARTS II

Here is another version of chocolate hearts if you are not that fond of white chocolate ones then I am sure your certainly going to like the dark chocolate version.

INGREDIENTS:

Chocolate heart cookies

200 grams dark chocolate (melted)

50 grams white chocolate (melted)

METHOD:

Coat the chocolate cookies in melted cooled dark chocolate.

Place on a parchment paper to set for 10 minutes.

Make a small piping bag with parchment paper and pour melted cooled white chocolate.

Pipe cute designs or messages on the cookies.

Let rest for 10 minutes and your coated dark chocolate cookies are ready.

CHOCOLATE HEARTS

CHOCOLATE HEARTS

Its 12:00 pm already and to top it up its valentines day and I got no desserts made yet.Luckily,I got the idea at the last minute to make chocolate hearts out of my leftover cookie dough which I had kept refrigerated.

 

A few fancy touches here and there along with some personal messages for my guy and my chocolate hearts were ready in no time..

 

INGREDIENTS: (makes 25 depending on size)

 

200 grams chocolate cookie dough

{you can use this recipe as well but without the chocolate chips}

http://tanzifsrecipenotebook.blogspot.in/2012/02/double-dark-chocolate-chip-cookies.html 

200 grams white chocolate

A few drops of pink color

Heart shaped cookie cutter

Skewers

Parchment paper

METHOD:

Preheat the oven to 180C.

Line the baking tray with parchment paper.

Roll out the cookie dough and with the help of cookie cutter cut heart shaped cookies.

Bake them for 10 mins.

Let cool on a cooling rack.

Melt the white chocolate on a double boiler.

Add a few drops of pink color to 3/4 th of the melted white chocolate.

Mix well.

Dip the cooled chocolate cookies in the coloured white chocolate and place on a parchment paper.

Skewer the coated chocolate hearts before the chocolate sets.

Let the chocolate set for 10 mins.

Meanwhile,make a small piping bag with parchment paper and pour in the rest of the melted white chocolate.

 

Pipe your personal messages on the cookie like I love you,be mine,my valentine etc..

Keep the chocolate hearts in the refrigerator for 15 mins,so that the chocolate sets completely.

Your chocolate hearts are ready to make your valentines day even more special..

MEN IN CHOCOLATE ARE HERE…

MEN IN CHOCOLATE ARE HERE…

Its Valentine’s day today and so desserts are being made in full swing at the last minute.I had been planning for this day for almost a week now but ended up doing nothing much :P

      

My faithful men in chocolate were my ultimate last savior.No..no they are not some guyz who are covered in chocolate{ahem..i would not mind though}  ;) but just a cute lil name I have given to my chocolate dipped strawberries.

INGREDIENTS:

150 grams dark chocolate

30 grams white chocolate

10-15 strawberries

METHOD:
Chop into small pieces both the chocolates.

On a double boiler,melt the dark chocolate and white chocolate separately.

Let both the melted chocolates cool down a bit.

Dip clean strawberries in the cooled melted dark chocolate and place on a parchment paper to set for 10 mins.

Meanwhile make a small piping bag out of parchment paper and fill it with melted white chocolate.

Pipe out small bows and buttons on the strawberries.

Let them set for 5 mins and your very own Men in chocolate are ready!!

CHOCOLATE AND ORANGE SANDWICH

CHOCOLATE AND ORANGE SANDWICH

When I’m craving for something chocolaty and I want it instantly.I know exactly what I got to do when I haven’t got the time to bake me a cake.I make myself this really easy chocolate sandwich with orange in it,its really sinful,and as an added bonus this  Sammie has also won me competitions.

INGREDIENTS:-

·    2 bread slices

·     150 grms chocolate

·     1 seville orange

·     2tbsp milk

·     Extra chocolate for garnishing

METHOD-

·     Melt the chocolate on a double boiler with the milk.Mix till smooth.

·     Add grated zest of the orange.

·     Mix well and let it cool a bit.

·     Take the bread and spread the chocolate sauce generously on it.

·    Place the second slice on top and again spread the chocolate sauce over it.

·     Finally,sprinkle grated chocolate on top.

EGGLESS CHOCOLATE BALLS

 EGGLESS CHOCOLATE BALLS

Chocolate balls are absolutely delicious but to make an eggless version for my vegetarian friend felt like an impossible thing to do for me.So I experimented in my kitchen a little and came up with this amazing recipe that makes the best chocolate balls ever and it dosen’t require much ingredients and is easy to do as well and is ready in no time.

INGREDIENTS-(makes minimum 13 balls)

·       1 bourbon buiscuit packet

·     200 grms dark chocolate

·     220 ml cream

·     1 cup desiccated coconut

METHOD-

·     Crush or process the buiscuits in a processor finely

·     Melt the chocolate with cream on a double boiler.

·     Mix till smooth.

·     Now add the melted chocolate in the crushed buiscuit and mix well.

·     Let the mixture cool down a little till balls can be formed.

·     Make balls and you can roll them in desiccated coconut till the balls are evenly coated.

·     NOTE- It dosent require to be refrigerated but if your making it ahead a day or so.Then you can refrigerate it and keep it 2 hours at room temperature before serving.These chocolate balls keep good for etleast a week.