Vickys Homemade Chocolate

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   First melt the cocoa butter either in a bain marie or in the microwave.

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   If microwaving stir every 30 seconds until melted, it should only take a few minutes.

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   Don't boil the butter

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   Now gradually add and stir in the cocoa powder

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   Add the salt and flavouring, then add the sugar to taste

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   To make prettier chocolates that won't melt so easily at room temperature, you need to temper the mixture.

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   Please refer to my tempering link below

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   If you're not so worried about that, pour the mixture into a jug so you have better control of the flow

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   Now pour into moulds.

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    I kept the plastic that were inside the kids christmas advent calendars.

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    They are a perfect thickness, not too deep.

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    I keep a lot of these type of things!

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    Let set for half an hour in the fridge

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    Pop out of the moulds and store in a lidded container in a cool, dark place

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    This recipe makes a darker chocolate.

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    To make a milk chocolate, swap out some of the cocoa powder for powdered milk.

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    For a dairy & soy-free version use powdered rice milk or coconut milk.

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    You can buy both on the Amazon website

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.