Learn how to melt chocolate on the stove and in the microwave, how to melt chocolate chips and how to melt white chocolate in this guide from the Food Network.
Discover how to temper chocolate and the types of craft chocolate to use for treats. This guide from TCHO can help you make the perfect chocolate truffle.
Tempering allows us to manipulate the fat molecules in the cocoa butter of the chocolate to arrange its crystalline structure in a way that creates that snappy chocolate texture. This same process, along with proper storage, also helps to prevent the chocolate from blooming, which is when a whi...
Step 3: Melt the Chocolate— Once your water has risen to a gentle boil, turn it down to simmer, add your chocolate pieces in a single layer to the bowl. Stir often using a silicone or rubber spatula until it completely melts and reaches a silky smooth, even consistency. You may have...
If your chocolate climbs to 145 F or above, however, the chocolate will burn. At this point, your batch can’t be recovered. White chocolate is more susceptible to burning than milk or dark chocolate, so treat it with extra care and attention while tempering. “Tempering white chocolate ...
How To Thin White Chocolate White chocolate, despite its name, is actually not chocolate! It’s essentially cocoa butter with sugar and sometimes some vanilla flavoring. So compared to milk and dark chocolate, it’s trickier to melt. White chocolate can burn easily or turn into a lumpy mess...
Chocolate: The specific type of chocolate used in a chocolate fudge recipe is extremely important. I prefer to use either high quality dark or bittersweet chocolate. Even if you enjoy a sweeter type of chocolate, keep in mind that sweetened condensed milk contains a large ratio of sugar that...
How to Melt Chocolate The safest way to melt chocolate is in a double boiler. Add about an inch of water to a medium pot and bring the water to a simmer. Place the chopped chocolate in a clean, dry stainless steel bowl and place the bowl on top of the pot, making sure the water ...
This chocolate peanut butter pie is a classic potluck dessert recipe. It has an Oreo cookie crust and creamy, no-bake filling made with just four ingredients.
Chocolate is delicious to eat and fabulous with other ingredients in recipes. Melt it to incorporate it into cakes, or dip strawberries or marshmallows – the list is endless!