The perfect edible gift - these take no time at all to whip up, look adorable and are so much fun to make! Perfect for festive-gift giving ❤️️. The secret to your success is our silicone chocolate block moulds… they’ll set your chocolate into perfect blocks and will simply peel away once set, no chance of breaking or cracking your precious creations (like we’ve found plastic or metal moulds can!). The other important factor to getting these perfect is to follow my recipe exactly - we’re not melting the chocolate, we’re tempering it, and it took me a very long time to perfect this recipe and have it be flawlessly recreatable every time at home… but I’ve done it! Enjoy.
Makes 4
+ gluten free
+ dairy free (option)
+ vegetarian
+ vegan (option)
+ egg free
+ soy free (option)
Ingredients
200g dark chocolate, buttons or roughly broken
Toppings of choice - dried fruit, dried rose petals, gold sugar, nuts, seeds, toasted coconut, biscuits, crystallised ginger, pretzels, freeze-dried fruit, rice bubbles, cacao nibs, sprinkles, mukhwas… the options are endless!
Method
- Place 100g chocolate in TC bowl. Grate for 8 seconds, speed 6.
- Melt for 2 minutes, 50C, speed 1. Scrape down sides.
- Add remaining 100g chocolate, melt for 2 minutes. 37C. speed 3.
- Divide mixture evenly between 4 x silicone chocolate block moulds (1 set). It’s easier if you place your mould on a flat tray first. There is no need to insert sticks, and the mixture will only fill a third of the mould, that’s ok! Try not to get chocolate on the sides of the mould - it will give you a more professional finish this way. If the chocolate doesn’t fill the mould completely, lightly bang the mould on the bench to distribute.
- Add toppings to each of the chocolate bars - get creative! Allow to set at room temperature for a couple of hours, or if warm., place in the fridge. Once set, peel back moulds and voilà!
We love to place each mould in a cellophane bag (they’re biodegradable!) and tie with a cute string. Homemade gifting done! You could even gift one with a set of our chocolate block moulds… wouldn’t that be the best! 😊
