Homemade Chocolate Candy Recipes

How to Make Chocolate Candy

Have you ever considered using homemade chocolate candy recipes to produce your own delicious chocolate gift baskets to give to friends and family?

With a wide selection of delicious choc candy recipes available you will have a mouth watering treat that will tempt everyone.

Whether it's a delicious chocolate bunny or chocolate strawberries that just burst with flavor as soon as you take a bite, quality homemade chocolate candy is a treat that you can make and enjoy.

There are countless reasons why a chocolate candy gift is perfect for almost any occasion and just about everyone loves chocolate, even if they only appreciate some good chocolate once in a while.

Creating homemade candy is a great rainy day activity that you can do with the kids to keep them busy and can also be a lot less expensive that buying commercially made candy especially around holidays like Christmas Mothers Day or Valentine's day.

When creating your homemade candies try to match the candy with the person you are going to give it to. So take a few moments to really think about the person and think about the flavors that they will really enjoy.

To make your homemade candy even more special present them in personalized chocolate candy wrappers or gift boxes. Whether you make them yourself or purchase these always keep in mind the tastes of the receiver.

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Chocolate Covered Coffee Bean Recipe

Chocolate Coverd Coffee BeansIf you're a coffee lover, a chocolate lover, or both, chocolate covered coffee beans can make a great snack.

Coffee and chocolate although they taste so different make a perfect match, this could be because the sugar from the chocolate helps to offset the slightly bitter taste of the coffee. One of the best examples of this great taste is choc covered coffee beans.

Any type of chocolate can be used to make chocolate covered coffee beans, even white chocolate.

Choc coffee bean bark can easily be made to create a sweet crunchy snack with the crunch of candy and the tang and aroma of coffee.

How to Make Chocolate Espresso Bean Bark

What you need

1 3/4 cups roasted coffee beans (if you prefer to use less of the coffee beans just reduce the quantity to your liking)
250g tempered chocolate

How to make

1. Line a 20cm (8 inch) square cake tin with non stick baking paper trimmed into on long piece 20cm (8 inch) wide: allow it to overlap on two sides of the tin keep it crease free.

2. Fold about 3/4 cups of the roasted coffee beans into 250g (9 oz) tempered chocolate.

3. Pour the coffee chocolate mixture into the prepared tin.

4. Sprinkle about 1 cup of roasted coffee beans on top.

5. Tap the tin on the counter a few times to release air bubbles.

6. Place a piece of non stick paper or aluminum foil on top of the chocolate, pat down gently to give a smooth surface (leave the foil on top of chocolate).

7. Place in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes. Remove from the refrigerator and stand in a cool place until the chocolate is completely set.

8. When set peel of the top layer of paper and then the bottom.

9. Crack the bark into chunks using a kitchen mallet or a wooden rolling pin.

The storage time of the chocolate bark candy will vary depending on the type of ingredients used.

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Walnut Coffee Creams

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Walnut Coffee Creams

60ml (1/4 cup) thick cream
2 teaspoons liquid glucose
1 1/2 teaspoons instant coffee powder
90g (1/2 cup) icing sugar - plus extra
90g (3oz) plain dark chocolate
40 walnut halves or large pieces of walnuts

1. Place the cream and liquid glucose in a small saucepan, and cook over low heat until the glucose disolves. Remove from the heat and add the coffee powder, mix thoroughly and cool. 2. Stir in the sugar, firm peaks shoud form. Keep adding more sugar if necessary. Allow to chill for 2 hours or overnight.
3. Melt the chocolat e, stir until smooth. Using a teaspoon drop melted chocolate onto a tray covered with greaseproof paper, and flatten to form small chocolate buttons. Allow to set.
4.Place the prepared filling into a piping bag fitted with a nozzel. Pipe around the edge of each chocolate button.
5. Place a walnut piece in the centre. Chill for 30 minutes.
These can be stored in the refrigerator in a sealed container with greaseproof paper between layers for up to 2 weeks.