How to make chocolates at home

Chocolate is the true weakness of all sweet tooths! There has long been a myth that chocolate is harmful, but this is absolutely not true, the main thing is to consume it in reasonable quantities. Chocolate has invaluable benefits for humans:

slows down the aging process in the body,
improves mental activity,
improves mood,
enhances libido,
helps improve immunity.

Based on this product, a wonderful delicacy is prepared at home, which no one can resist - chocolate candies. However, store-bought chocolates, in addition to useful substances, often contain harmful chemical additives, but this is not a reason to completely abandon this delicacy! We invite all those with a sweet tooth, as well as just dreamers and creative people, to experiment and make chocolate candies on their own! Especially for you, we have collected recipes on how to make the most popular chocolates at home. They are not only not inferior to their counterparts on sale in terms of taste, but even surpass them! In addition, preparing such sweets at home will be much more economical, which, of course, will appeal to any reasonable housewife!

Quick chocolates

This is the simplest recipe for making chocolates at home. However, the resulting delicacy will have an amazing taste, and preparation will not take much effort. We recommend you try it! Ingredients needed for cooking:

250 grams of cocoa powder;
150 grams of butter;
150 ml water;
100 mo of milk;
30 grams of flour;
120 grams of granulated sugar.

Preparation:

Water is poured into the pan and heated, but not brought to a boil. At this time, melt the butter in a microwave oven or in a water bath and mix it with cocoa powder until smooth. A mixture of butter and cocoa, milk, flour and sugar is added to the heated water. All this is thoroughly mixed, avoiding the formation of lumps.

The chocolate mixture is poured into the prepared container, on the bottom of which there is food foil, which must be evenly distributed over the entire area of the container. After this, the bowl with the chocolate mass is put into the freezer for 2 hours until it hardens. The frozen delicacy is cut into pieces and ready to eat!

Homemade treat with almonds and cocoa

Ingredients: 90 ml purified water, 200 g skim milk powder, 3 tbsp. l. peanut butter, the same amount of black sesame and almond flour, 2 tbsp. l. Jerusalem artichoke syrup, dark chocolate bar, cocoa powder.

Water is added to the blender bowl. 150 g of milk powder and all the sesame flour are poured into it, peanut butter is added.
The mass is crushed, after which it is laid out in a mold and put into the cold to harden.
Almonds are fried in a dry frying pan and cut into pieces. The nuts are combined with Jerusalem artichoke syrup and the remaining dry milk.
The chocolate is melted.
The nut mixture is laid out on top of the first frozen layer and the resulting layer is cut into pieces.

Each candy is drizzled with chocolate and generously sprinkled with cocoa powder. The dessert is refrigerated until completely frozen.

Chocolate surprise candies

This chocolate treat can often be found in gift boxes! We are used to buying such sweets for ourselves and our family, as well as giving them as gifts. However, you can make this sweetness at home yourself, putting a piece of your soul into it and present it as a gift to a loved one. These handmade sweets will be appreciated by everyone!

Ingredients needed for cooking:

200 grams of dark chocolate;
150 grams of almonds;
100 grams of dates;
50 grams of white chocolate.

Preparation:

First of all, you need to melt the dark and white chocolate in a water bath in different containers. While the chocolate is heating, there is time to remove the pits from the dates, and instead put 1-2 nuts there. After this, white chocolate is carefully applied to the place where the cut was made on the date in order to seal the filling. After this, the dates with white chocolate must be placed in the freezer for 2 hours.

After the time has passed, the dates in white chocolate are removed from the refrigerator and they must be completely dipped in melted dark chocolate one by one and placed on food foil. After everything is done, the candies are put back into the freezer for 3-4 hours until the chocolate has completely hardened. Ready-made candies can be decorated with white chocolate and coconut flakes on top. This delicacy will not leave anyone indifferent!

Chocolate and nut treat

Ingredients: 90 g dark chocolate, 35 g butter, 1 tsp. ground cinnamon, 7 hazelnut kernels, cocoa powder, 90 g almonds.

The almonds turn into crumbs.
The chocolate is broken and melted with butter in a water bath.
The resulting mass is combined with nut crumbs and put into the cold for half an hour.
The mixture is divided into 7 equal parts.
A flat cake is rolled out from each and a hazelnut is placed inside.
Cocoa and cinnamon are mixed on a flat plate. The candies are rolled in the resulting mixture, placed on a baking sheet, covered with film and put in the cold until hardened.

"Bird's milk"

We have all been familiar with Bird's Milk candies since childhood, however, few people have tried to prepare them at home on their own. And in vain! They are very easy to make; any novice cook can do it.

Ingredients required for cooking;

200 grams of chocolate;
3 egg whites;
3 grams of citric acid;
200 grams of granulated sugar;
30 grams of gelatin;
150 grams of condensed milk;
150 grams of butter.

Preparation:

First of all, gelatin must be poured with cold water and left for 25 minutes so that it swells. At this time, the whites are whipped using a mixer, and citric acid must be gradually added to them.

Melt the butter in a water bath and mix it with condensed milk. Let's return to gelatin. Sugar and gelatin are added to the container with the frozen mass, and the mixture is heated in a water bath.

“You should not bring the gelatin to a boil, otherwise it will not thicken, which can ruin the process of making candies.”

After heating the mass, it must be mixed with whipped egg whites, melted butter and condensed milk until a homogeneous consistency is obtained. The resulting mass is poured into the prepared form in which the candies are planned to be made, and then it is put into the freezer for 2 hours until it hardens.

At this time, you need to melt the chocolate in a water bath and cool it. After 2 hours, the resulting soufflé is dipped in melted chocolate and laid out on foil, after which the bird’s milk is put back into the refrigerator so that the chocolate hardens. At the final stage, you can decorate the bird's milk with whipped cream or do without it. Homemade Bird's Milk candies are much tastier than those sold in stores. Treat your loved ones to these sweets once, and they will ask you to make them very often!

How to make Snickers at home

Ingredients: 400 g unsalted peanuts, half the amount of dry cream, 1 tbsp. granulated sugar, 4 tbsp. l. whipping cream, 2 tbsp. l. butter and cocoa powder, a bar of dark chocolate.

Cream is poured into a saucepan, cocoa and all the sand are added. Bring the mixture to a boil over low heat, immediately remove from the stove and cool.
Peeled peanuts are fried in a dry frying pan. Nuts are crushed in any convenient way. You can simply chop them with a knife or use a blender.
Nut crumbs are added to chocolate milk. Dry cream is gradually added. After mixing, a thick elastic mass will appear in the saucepan.
With wet hands, sweets are formed from the resulting composition. They are covered with a bag or cling film and stored in the cold.

All that remains is to pour melted chocolate over the frozen sweets. The delicacy is served chilled with tea.

Preparation of truffles

Truffles are an exquisite delicacy loved by many gourmets. However, these candies have one drawback - they are quite expensive compared to other candies. This is where a recipe on how to make truffles at home comes to the rescue! Homemade truffles will be very tasty and more economical compared to their counterparts from store shelves.

Ingredients needed for cooking:

200 grams of dark chocolate;
65 mo of heavy cream;
40 grams of powdered sugar;
30 ml cognac;
25 grams of chopped nuts;
80 grams of cocoa powder.

Preparation:

The chocolate should be melted in a water bath. At this time, the cream is mixed with powdered sugar, heated, but not brought to a boil, and the mass is mixed. After this, the resulting mass is added to the melted chocolate and everything should be mixed again.

Then cognac and nuts are added to the same container, the mixture is thoroughly mixed again. After this, the mass is put into the refrigerator for 90 minutes. After an hour and a half, it is removed from the refrigerator; the consistency should be like plasticine.

Cocoa powder is poured into a plate, hands are moistened with water, and the process of forming truffles begins - sculpt them either into a round or triangular shape. Once the truffle is formed, it is dipped in cocoa powder.

The resulting truffles are put in the refrigerator for 60 minutes, and after that time they are ready to eat!

Additional "masterpieces"

Many people prefer to make sweets with some kind of filling at home. Recipes for homemade sweets with fillings are very diverse. Particularly popular among them are sweets with almonds and candied fruits. For this divine dessert you will need to acquire the following ingredients:

150 g of your favorite chocolate;
1 egg;
15 candied fruits;
150 g almonds;
100 g powdered sugar;
lemon juice.

Almonds should be boiled in hot water for several minutes.

After this, you need to remove the thin film from the nuts, fry them in a frying pan and grind them in a blender. At this time, in a separate bowl, mix the beaten egg white with lemon juice, powdered sugar and chopped almonds. The end result should be a thick mixture that can be easily formed into 15 parts. From each piece you need to make a “pancake”. Candied fruits should be placed in. Next, you need to form them into balls and put them in the refrigerator for 40 minutes. All that remains is to take the almond balls out of the refrigerator and dip them in melted chocolate. Candies can be decorated with stripes of colored icing.

Experts warn that homemade sweets can be stored in the refrigerator only if the chocolate coating mass has not been tempered. The thing is that this delicacy is very susceptible to temperature changes, so if you constantly take out the chocolate and put it in the refrigerator, then very soon its appearance will deteriorate.

Candies "Toffee"

Anyone who has tried these sweets at least once will never be indifferent to them! The amazing combination of toffee, nuts and chocolate makes these sweets incredibly delicious! Both children and adults love the “Toffee” delicacy. Try making Toffees yourself at home, we assure you that absolutely everyone will like them! Ingredients needed for cooking:

200 grams of slab butter toffee;
40 grams of hazelnuts;
40 grams of dark chocolate;
60 ml cream;
25 grams of butter;
A little sunflower oil.

Preparation:

Creamy toffee is crushed and melted in a water bath. To make candy, add 10 grams of butter, 30 ml of cream to this mass and mix everything thoroughly until a homogeneous consistency is obtained. The hazelnuts are peeled and lightly roasted. The candy mold is greased with sunflower oil and melted toffee is distributed into its cells. You need to put 1 nut in each cell so that it is in the center of the iris mass.

After this, the form is sent to the refrigerator for 20 minutes. At this time, the chocolate is melted in a water bath, and then the remaining cream and butter are added to it.

After 20 minutes, the mold with the candies is removed from the refrigerator and the chocolate mixture is carefully placed on top of each candy. When everything is done, the form with the candies is put into the refrigerator for 5 hours. After the time has passed, the Toffee candies are ready, you can treat yourself and your household to them!

With liquid filling

Ingredients: 220 g raspberries, 160 g dark chocolate (over 56%), 1 tbsp. brown sugar.

Raspberries are placed in a saucepan. You can use both fresh and frozen berries. They are filled with all the sugar at once. The jam is cooked over high heat for 8 - 9 minutes with frequent stirring. Then the mass is removed from the stove and rubbed through a fine sieve.
The jam goes into the refrigerator. There it should acquire a jelly-like consistency.
The chocolate is melted. Its temperature must be at least 50 degrees. If you do not follow this rule, white streaks may appear on the finished candies or their base may be too grainy.
The chocolate cools quickly. The easiest way to do this is to place the container with it in a bowl of ice water. When the temperature of the mass has dropped sufficiently, you can remove the cold liquid.
Over warm steam, the chocolate is again slightly heated, half of it is poured into molds. Raspberry jam is spread on top. The remaining chocolate is added.

The candies will set at room temperature in a dry place.

"Grillage in chocolate"

Chocolate covered roasts are very popular candies. This oriental sweet is also very easy to prepare at home yourself. There is nothing complicated in the cooking recipe, anyone can do it! Ingredients needed for cooking:

500 grams of walnuts;
150 grams of granulated sugar;
70 ml water;
30 ml lemon juice;
200 grams of dark chocolate;
50 ml cognac.

Preparation:

First of all, you need to chop the walnuts. Then water is poured into the pan and sugar is poured out, this mixture is heated over low heat and cooked until it reaches a thick consistency and acquires a golden color. After the syrup is ready, lemon juice and chopped walnuts are added to it and everything is thoroughly mixed. It's time to start shaping the candies! To do this, you need to take a small amount of mass and give the candies a round or oblong shape. The finished roast is left in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. At this time, the dark chocolate must be melted in a water bath, and then add cognac to it and mix thoroughly.

After the chocolate glaze is ready, the roasting pan is removed from the refrigerator and each candy must be soaked in the chocolate mixture. The finished candies are laid out on food foil and sent to the freezer for 2 hours until hardened. After the time has passed, the “grillage in chocolate” chocolates are ready to eat!

With fondant

Ingredients: 300 grams of dark chocolate, a can of uncooked condensed milk, 60 g of high-fat butter.

The condensed milk is placed in a saucepan and slightly heated.
The butter is melted in it.
Add broken chocolate pieces. The result is a thick, homogeneous mass.
It is poured into a silicone mold and sent to the refrigerator to harden.

The layer is cut into pieces. Sweets are served immediately with coffee.