How to Make Chocolate Turtles | Candy Making
These chocolate turtles are just too cute! Learn how to make them and share them with people you care about. Better yet, whip them up in the kitchen with your kids!
Chocolate just never fails to entertain!
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Cheesecake and Chocolate
Most of us would easily succumb to the alluring cheesecake any day. It’s just too yummy to say no to.
These rich cakes make for a perfect desert any day. The basic ingredients are eggs and cream cheese, which makes it different from other types of cakes that have flour as the main ingredient. It leans towards custards more. The cheesecake boasts of the flavor that bursts into the mouth as it melts. So heavenly. The golden rule to make a superb cheesecake is to allow the flavor set by keeping it in the fridge overnight.
The various types of cheesecake came from the countries they originated from. Such countries makes use of their own special cheese to come up with a unique taste. Flavorings such as chocolate or vanilla are new flavors added to the cheesecakes. Some may even toss in liquor to the cake batter just to give it a kick. Garnished with strawberries or blueberries, you can never go wrong. The main feature of it is the crust, which is composed of biscuits. The go-to choice would be Graham crackers. You crush them and put them at the base of the pan. Some cheesecakes must be baked, but depending on the kind of taste you wish to have, some just have to be refrigerated.
Due to our love of chocolate; it made its way into this yummy treat making it even more scrumptious. The mix of these two awesome foods is too stunning and the pleasure of eating it amplifies. Chocolate cheesecake is just alluring and with a single bite, you’ll be hooked for life.
A tempting cheesecake could totally bring a satisfied smile to one’s worried and stressful day. Eat it with your morning coffee or dessert, cheesecake is the best example of a simple but head-tilting good comfort food.
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The Link Between Jews and Chocolate
Jews are known wanderers. Because of such, the Jewish people have played a huge role in global trade. There’s a part to the story though that is heard pretty rarely. That’s the link between the Jewish and chocolate during the era of the Spanish Inquisition.
Spanish explorers were the ones who introduced chocolate to Spain, while Jews brought it to world cities like New York and Amsterdam. The rest is history, and this is reflected on the subject of Rabbi Deborah Prinz’s book, “On the Chocolate Trail.”
Based on what the author said, she was just pretty curious with regard to this specific part of Jewish history. As a lifelong chocolate lover, the link between chocolate and religion spars too many intrigues. She says she eats a plain chocolate bar once or twice a day. She has always had a sweet tooth, and she never grew out of it.
She has been to museums in countries like Belgium, France, Spain, England, and Israel. While the book has a chapter that focuses on chocolate in Israel, the larger theme focuses on chocolate in South America, Mexico, and Spain.
She also stated, “People are very interested in the highlights of the Jewish connection to chocolate. Another focus is the colonial [American] period’s use of chocolate. Some groups are more interested in historical perspectives. I also talk about New York and Newport. And a third approach is about religious ethical values and chocolate.”
We have always hear about chocolate-covered bacon. Rabbi Deborah mentioned in her book that she almost ate this outrageous but yummy chocolaty treat. She said she’s not crazy about raw chocolate, but she is fond of chocolate-covered espresso beans and things like that.
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Vegan Chocolate
We love chocolate in all its forms. However, there’s this vegan chocolate that’s increasingly becoming popular.
What is it about? Watch this video and get those curious questions answered.
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Enjoy Your Chocolate Experience With These Tips
You can be more mindful if you go for for high-quality chocolate and see the label before buying. You can quickly get an idea with regard to the sweetness or bitterness of chocolate by understanding the chocolate to sugar ratio.
“If you buy chocolate with a higher cocoa content, it will be less sweet,” said Stephen Durfee, a pastry chef instructor at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, in St. Helena, California. “You will get more of the natural flavor of chocolate.”
That being said, how will you know this immediately by checking the label? Nowadays, most quality chocolates have the percent of chocolate or cacao listed on the label. Considering it’s a percent, you can think of it as parts per 100. The sum of all ingredients could not go beyond 100.
That would only imply that if you look at a 72% dark chocolate bar, that sugar cannot go beyond 28%. While an 80% dark bar can have no more than 20% sugar. More bitter, less sweet.
Milk chocolate bars have to pave way for milk as an ingredient, but typically the amount of chocolate is sacrificed, not the sugar.
The origins of your chocolate has a big influence on the final flavor. “As with wine, chocolate made from beans grown in select regions of the world reflect the ‘terroir’ or sense of place of that region,” Durfee said.
“Soil conditions, climate, the lay of the land as it meets the sun — all influence subtle differences in flavor.” Soils of acidic nature produce a noticeable citrus flavor. More to these, such type of soil yields as lighter color to the chocolate.
To be able to completely enjoy your high-quality chocolate, you must let it melt in your mouth first before chewing on it. High-quality chocolate has cocoa butter in it, and this melts at body temperature, which will give you a ‘melt in the mouth’ feel.
“Let chocolate melt on your tongue for a few seconds before you start to chew,” Durfee suggests. “As the warmth of your mouth softens the chocolate, you will notice a real explosion of flavor.”
If you go on a chocolate-tasting spree, you should have some crackers and water with you. They will help cleanse your palate between tastings. At all times, use your every sense when eating your high-quality chocolate. Check the color, smell its alluring aroma, observe the taste and texture, and listen to the sound it makes while chewing on it.
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How To Make Chocolate Brownies – Video Recipe
A little fun fact:
The brownie, one of the most loved baked treat, was believed to be “invented” in America. Some references imply that brownies were originally made in New England at the beginning of the 20th century. Albeit the facts that it is basically cake-like and baked in a cake pan, brownies are considered as bar cookies rather than a cake.
Now, here’s a recipe you can use to prepare one of America’s all-time favorites!
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Organic Chocolates
Organic chocolate was deemed unsuitable before, but it doesn’t hold true any longer. More and more people involved in the chocolate-making industry are getting their growers in tropical climes to grow organic cacao. They are derived from the tropical cacao tree, no synthetic pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers are used in growing them.
Fair trade practices aids in making sure that the workers are paid a living wage, work in safer conditions, and can access health care, education and other important opportunities even though they aren’t necessarily eco-friendly.
The taste of organic dark chocolate is described by chocolovers as a near-transcendent experience. Anyone who has a take on it?
You can go for organic chocolate when you want to give something to a chocoholic friend, while at it, you get to help Mother Earth, as well.
Chocolate has been a star in the human palate and heart ever since it was discovered. It started from being one of the most cherished foods on the planet, now it takes the limelight of being the most studied. Scientists claim that there are several health benefits of chocolates. The chocolates also contain many chemicals that act in a pleasant way on the moods of those who get to eat it.
But of course, there are several negative impacts that come with chocolates. Surprise, surprise. Chocolate is packed with sugar, especially when you don’t opt for the dark type. To make it yummy and low in carbs, it takes some ingenuity but it can be surely done.
Studies of today also display how good chocolate is for the heart. Studies indicate that chocolate can improve blood vessel responsiveness blood pressure, and cholesterol. For improving glucose tolerance other studies have shown it has potential, which is significant to people who are using low-carb diets to lessen blood glucose spikes.
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