Chocolate Covered Pretzels Making
The best kind of pretzel is the rod type, since it can have its original taste, while still able to blend nicely with chocolate. This treat is so easy to prepare in your kitchen. Every family member will surely love it.
The process of making them is really simple and this crispy delicacy is so easy to whip up! The ingredients involved include pretzel sticks, semisweet dark chocolate, cookie sheet, wax paper and you can even use desiccated coconut. Just have your favorite pretzel ready and melt your favorite chocolate. Take them one at a time and dip them in chocolate half way as you place them on a waxed paper. Dip it ¾ length in the molten chocolate.
Let the pretzels cool down and wait till they harden. Place the wax paper over a cookie sheet. Put the snacks in the oven while still on the paper and let them remain until the coconut browns. Then you have a perfect treat for dessert! You can store them, too. Just make sure you use tightly closed containers.
The results will be good regardless of the type of pretzel you use. You can also opt for different varieties, this is not the limitation. You can even use peanut butter on them.
All it needs is a little creativity. Squeeze out your creative juices. Get them flowing. And you will have an awesome recipe. You can use a lot of different toppings. These may include peppermint candies, crushed nuts and other crushed chocolate candies.
Chocolate Gifts
Chocolate gifts always make almost anyone happy, from a mother for Mother’s Day to a friend who has just graduated from college or a couple who just got married. If you’re on the hunt for chocolate gifts, then there are myriads of choices, from milk and dark chocolate to white chocolate gifts.
A lot of individuals purchasing chocolate gifts opt for conventional items such as mixed boxes of different types of chocolate, but there are tons of other choices, including truffles and chocolate covered fruits or nuts.
There are chocolate gifts products you can buy by the kilo, and this makes some chocolate gifts stores a great option for bulk buyers that want to stock the shelves of their retail store with top-of-the-line chocolate gifts.
If you want chocolate gifts but you are unsure about what type to opt for, then check the list of the bestsellers.
You can use these chocolate gifts for a wide range of occasions, and a lot of individuals want these kinds of gifts for wedding, corporate events and parties. They may even include amazing chocolate buffets, which can be totally tailored to fit the needs of anyone.
Those who opt for this kind of chocolate gifts can pick their own type of chocolate, pretty much any bowl of container they want, any type of bag and as many scoops as they deemed necessary.
If you want chocolate gifts for a present for a loved one, or you want these chocolate gifts options to make your special day personal and very memorable, looking for stores that offer these treats is not very challenging these days. They are rampant already.
Anyone who gets chocolates for a gift would surely smile from one corner of the mouth to another.
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Q&A: What type of chocolate is used in making chocolate ice cream?
Question by gg: What type of chocolate is used in making chocolate ice cream?
Cocoa? Melted chocolate?
Do you have a favorite recipe? Lay it on me!
I’m making chocolate ice cream for my own birthday.
Best answer:
Answer by tbdw_tbdw
I think Tyler Florence makes some of the best Ice cream out there. Here is his basic recipe, plus some variations. His Chocolate ice cream is great. I use Dark chocolate chips (half melted like he does, and half added whole so the ice cream has chunks of chocolate in it. Give it a try
10 cups heavy cream
5 cups whole milk
Pinch salt
3 cups sugar
3 vanilla beans
24 large egg yolks
Variations:
Chocolate-Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream:
3/4 cup whole milk
16 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped in chunks
Strawberry Cheese Cake Ice Cream:
1 1/2 cups strawberry preserves, no sugar added
1/2 frozen strawberry cheesecake, cut in large chunks
10 large fresh strawberries, halved
Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Ice Cream:
1 tube ready to bake peanut butter cookie dough, cut in large pieces
To make the vanilla ice cream: Combine the cream, milk, salt, and 2 cups of the sugar in a large pot. Split the vanilla beans down the middle lengthwise and scrape out the seeds with a paring knife; add them to the pot and toss in the pods for added flavor. Place the cream mixture over medium heat, and bring up to a simmer; stirring with a wooden spoon to dissolve the sugar. Ideally, the temperature should reach 175 degrees F (just below scalding) for a smooth-textured ice cream; this should take about 15 minutes. Shut off the heat, cover the pot, and allow the cream mixture to steep for 15 minutes to further infuse the vanilla flavor.
In the meantime, combine the egg yolks in a large mixing bowl and blend them lightly with a wire whisk. Gradually add the remaining 1 cup of sugar and continue to whisk until the sugar is completely dissolved and the eggs are thick and pale yellow; about 6 minutes.
Using a large ladle or measuring cup, temper the eggs by gradually whisking in about 4 cups of the hot cream mixture. Return this back to the rest of the cream in the saucepan and turn the heat to medium-low. Stir constantly until the custard thickens and leaves a path on the back of a spoon when you run your finger across it, about 10 to 12 minutes (do not let boil.)
Pour the vanilla custard through a fine strainer into another pot* and chill completely in a sink full of ice, stirring here and there; this should take about 1 hour. Ideally, let the ice cream base “age” overnight in the refrigerator before churning in an ice cream maker to improve the flavor and texture of the final product – but it is still good if you decide to process it right away. Divide the ice cream into quarts** and churn each in an ice cream maker according to manufacturer’s directions. When done, the ice cream will be the consistency of “soft serve.” ***To harden the ice cream fully, freeze in plastic covered containers.
Flavor Variations:
*To make the Chocolate-Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream: Heat 3/4 up of milk in a pot over medium-low heat. Add 12 ounces of the chopped chocolate and stir until completely melted. Pour 1 quart of the strained hot vanilla ice cream base into the melted chocolate and stir until very well incorporated. Chill and process as directed in the master recipe. Fold in the remaining 4 ounces of chopped chocolate after churning while the ice cream is in the “soft-serve” stage. Churn another 1 to 2 minutes just until combined.
**To make the Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream: Mix the strawberry preserves into the vanilla custard just before you start churning in the ice cream maker. Add the pieces of strawberry cheesecake and fresh strawberries after churning while the ice cream is in the “soft-serve” stage. Continue to churn for an additional 5 minutes or until combined but still chunky.
***To make the Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Ice Cream: Add the pieces of cookie dough after churning while the ice cream is in the “soft-serve” stage. Continue to churn for an additional 1 to 2 minutes until combined but still chunky.
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