Have you ever considered making your own chocolate at home? You probably often feel curious to try some of those chocolates with the most glamorous labels, want to try chocolate with varied ingredients, or want to make a little something for your guests on a special day. Making homemade chocolate bars is easy, affordable, and really fun as you try different flavors!
Today we bring you a great recipe to start making your own chocolate at home, and we suggest different combinations so you can keep experimenting with countless more flavors.
If you are one of those people who aren't satisfied just eating chocolate, but also enjoy seeking out new flavors, we have the ideal mold for you: the mold for making Boska chocolate bars.
With this pack you can make up to 7 chocolate bars at once with the beautiful silicone mold. The kit also includes 14 gold foil wrappers so you can wrap and store your chocolate bars, giving them a chic and professional touch at the same time. It also includes the paper wrapper, where you can write the flavor or a personal message; as well as the brand stickers so your chocolate lacks no detail.
It's a perfect way to surprise your family, friends, coworkers and your chocolate-loving close ones.
Chocolate and coconut bars
Ingredients
- 200 g of coconut oil
- 100 g of grated cocoa
- 3 tbsp of honey
- 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
Preparation
For the chocolate base:
- In a saucepan, gently heat the oil and add the cocoa, honey and vanilla extract, stirring constantly.
- When the mixture is homogeneous and all the ingredients are well incorporated, it's time to pour the chocolate mixture into the silicone mold and let it cool in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
The chocolate will already have the coconut flavor, but we encourage you to add varied decorations. So, optionally, once you have the chocolate base ready, you can add other ingredients to give your chocolate bars an extra flavor boost, such as: flakes of dried coconut, grated orange zest, a little peanut butter, some chopped walnuts, a sprinkle of ground cinnamon on top… Let your imagination fly!
You can also mix in a few tablespoons of puffed rice, chopped dried strawberries, chopped hazelnuts... Think about which flavors you want to discover that you think will pair well with coconut, and try integrating them into the base recipe or as a decoration for the bars.
Remember that with the Set you can make dark chocolate, milk chocolate bars or white chocolate. You just need to melt your chocolates or mixtures of them. (some cream can help you, so it looks glossy and melts well). Then, to make bars, you can mix it or decorate it with:
- Pieces of nuts (of all kinds, from hazelnuts to almonds, pistachios, cashews...
- Remember that salt flakes decorate and create a magnificent contrast with chocolate.
- Assorted dried fruits: pineapple, coconut, orange, banana, strawberries, cherries... There are so many fruits that go well with the taste of chocolate!
- You can infuse the chocolate with a tea (infuse the cream you will add to the chocolate) or add a touch of some liqueur. There are also many extracts you can add, from green aromas like mint to sweeter flavors like vanilla.
- Play with spices: from cinnamon to pepper — are you up for trying?
- Inside and out: remember that you can use these ingredients and flavors both to mix into the melted chocolate before cooling it in the mold, and to use them to decorate your bars. Or a combination of several of them!
Remember that the Boska Set has a major advantage: you can make 7 identical bars, or it lets you make different bars in the easiest way, so you can try which ingredients pair best with your palate.
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*You can use the same chocolate base recipe to make bonbons, but remember that the world of bonbons is a bit more complex, though with the Boska mold making them will be very simple. You can make filled bonbons, or with different types of chocolate. I really encourage you to try it as well. It's a unique gift and will turn out exceptional!
