Chocolate Bark Candy Recipes - Chocolate Chocolate and More! (2024)

FAQs

What is the best chocolate for melting? ›

Couverture chocolate is the best for melting and hardening. All varieties of couverture i.e. white, milk or dark, are superior to their standard supermarket counterparts (called compound chocolate), because they contain a higher amount of cocoa solids and cocoa butter.

Not only does coconut oil make your chocolate coating shine, but it also helps the chocolate harden. Have you ever noticed that, if the temperature outside is particularly warm, your coconut oil liquifies right in its jar? Then, if it's cold out, the coconut oil will solidify.

The next time you're dipping treats in chocolate, add a dollop of coconut oil to the melting chocolate. The more coconut oil you use, the more liquid and smooth the chocolate coating will be.

Fixing Seized Chocolate

This may seem counterintuitive, but the way to fix seized chocolate is to add 1 teaspoon of boiling water at a time, then mix vigorously until it becomes smooth once again. This is ideal when planning to use the chocolate for a drizzle or a sauce since the chocolate will be somewhat diluted.

White chocolate generally solidifies more rapidly than milk or dark chocolate, setting in around 10-20 minutes. On the other hand, milk and dark chocolate usually take 20-30 minutes to harden.

The best chocolate for melting contains 32 percent, or higher, cocoa butter. Here's why: All chocolate will melt, but not all chocolate will melt the same. Some types lose their sheen and may become chalky looking when they cool and resolidify.

Some recipes call for adding butter to dipping chocolate, as for chocolate covered strawberries. This makes it shiny, but it won't set up quite the same way as tempered chocolate.

Yes, coconut oil is a great thing to add to your melting chocolate if you want a smooth, more liquid consistency. It can also give it a luscious coconut flavour too.

Vegetable oil is a neutral-tasting oil you can use to thin chocolate for drizzling or chocolate candy or to use as dipping chocolate. Stir vegetable shortening into melted chocolate.

What happens if you use rancid coconut oil? ›

Only use coconut oil if you're sure it hasn't become rancid. Discard expired coconut oil immediately. Consuming or using spoiled coconut oil can increase the number of free radicals in the body, linked to inflammatory and cardiovascular diseases.

Some of the best substitutes for coconut oil include olive oil, avocado oil, and grapeseed oil. These oils are rich in healthy fats and can provide a similar texture and flavor to coconut oil.

You could shred it and use it as a decorative cake or ice cream topping. Or maybe melt it and add some paraffin wax and dip strawberries or make buckeyes.

Melted chocolate is pretty easy to freeze, but it's best when it's done gradually. Chocolate candy can also be frozen to preserve it for longer. When you're ready to enjoy the chocolate, just take it out of the freezer to defrost. You can then melt chocolate again or enjoy frozen candy for a sweet treat.

Although you can't use the chocolate for its original purpose now, which was coating sweets with pure melted chocolate, you can use the seized chocolate to make brownies, chocolate sauce, mousse, or any dessert that calls for melting chocolate with some butter or a greater quantity of liquid.