Chocolates
are known to not just add delight to your taste buds, but are also known to
cheer up people when eaten. And with the Christmas season coming, for sure some
of you will stay very late up until morning. Chocolates are the perfect match
for those long hours of partying and storytelling with your family and friends.
Chocolates
are also worth sharing for your loved ones for extra “sweetness”. And in this
article, we will be providing some chocolate recipes that are proven to be some
of the perfect homemade Christmas gift ideas ever! Here are some chocolaterecipes for you to indulge and share for the holiday:
Dark
Chocolate Pudding with Candied Ginger (Preparation: 15 minutes, Servings: 8)
Ingredients
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| Dark Chocolate Pudding with Candied Ginger |
- ½ cup and 1 tablespoon sugar
- 5 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 bar chopped bittersweet chocolate
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 quarts half-and-half
- Lightly sweetened whipped cream
- Sliced candied ginger
Procedures
- Mix cornstarch, cocoa powder, sugar and salt in a bowl.
- Mix half-and-half with the mixture in a bowl.
- Cook over medium heat until mixture for 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and mix the chocolate and vanilla.
- Put mixture in ramekins and cool it down
- Chill for more than an hour.
- Put whipped cream and ginger candy before serving it
Chocolate
Espresso Snowballs
Ingredients
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| Chocolate Snowballs |
- 2 sticks unsalted butter (2-3 more for later procedures)
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 cups flour
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons espresso powder
- ½ teaspoons salt
- 2 cups chopped pecans
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Confectioner’s sugar
Procedures
- Mix butter, vanilla and sugar until texture is smooth
- Mix in the flour, salt, espresso and cocoa powder until its blended
- Mix the pecans
- Cover mixture and chill for 1 hour or more
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Grease the cookie sheets with the extra butter
- Roll dough mixture into spoon sized balls, separate by 2 inches.
- Bake for 15 minutes until top part is dried and the cookies are firm
- Cool it down for 15 minutes
- Coat with sugar on a separate plate before serving
You can
increase the amount of ingredients for more servings and make your own
measuring if you want a specific taste. Before the holiday comes in, make sure
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recipes, and so as other chocolate recipes worth cooking as a homemadeChristmas gift idea worth sharing for your loved ones.