Chocolate Dipped Chocolate Hearts - and ways to fix and avoid chocolate problems.

There's a story behind this instructable. Well, isn't there always, I suppose.

See, I had a plan. A best laid plan. Which was slightly foiled by the realities of dealing with that cantankerous substance known as chocolate. So even though these didn't exactly come out the way I envisioned them at the start, they came out even better and more chocolatey in the end, so it all works out.

My original plan was was inspired by the molded crayon stub instructable - those looked like they should be edible, so let's make an edible version. And punch it up by adding dots, stripes, and layers in the mold, too.

So I'm including how to do that in this instructable.

However, I had a slight issue -- not thinking I stuck the molds in the freezer, and ended up with chocolate bloom (that dusty looking layer that you find on chocolate when the cocoa butter separates and rises to the surface). So they really were not that attractive - though still tasty. Chocolate is just tricky to work with.

So this became the Instructable on chocolate dipped chocolate hearts! And now they are very pretty and even chocolatey-er than before!

So experiment on your own, and don't be afraid of chocolate!

And if you like this, don't forget to vote for it!

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Step 1 Materials

Mold for chocolates - I used hearts. Silicon molds are nice.
Double boiler (or Metal bowl & Saucepan that can work like a double boiler), or microwave and pyrex

Chocolates
I tried white, semisweet, and dark in both chip and block form.
I also used unwrapped hershey's dark chocolate kisses (raspberry flavor) for a contrasting flavor in the outside coating.

Sprinkles or sugar decoration if desired.

Comments

[Mehehehful]

This is such a good Idea and so cute!

[namdeo.d]

yum!

[PKTraceur]

For a sprinkle layer chocolate, could you pour 1/3 A chocolate, 1/3 sprinkles, then 1/3 Chocolate B or A? -PKT

[MrL33TPenguin]

wow, this really nice! good job on it!

[DotatDabbled]

Thanks!

[MrL33TPenguin]

last time I tried to make chocolate, it turned out bad because i didn't really knew how; now I know how. Thanks.. I'm gonna make this for make good friend of mine

[DotatDabbled]

Chocolate really is tricky. I try to work in small batches, and generally, you won't mess anything up as to make it inedible (just don't burn it!)

[MrL33TPenguin]

yeah, ok.. last time a tried out chocolate, i just stuck it in the microwave, but i really know how to make it right; the way with the stove. thanks for the advice! :)