How to make real chocolate at home

Do you want to surprise your guests with homemade chocolate, but don’t know the right recipe? We invite you to prepare this dessert with different flavors according to proven recipes.

Classic recipe

Before we begin the technology for making dark chocolate, it is worth saying that it is extremely difficult to obtain at home an analogue of the bar that is sold in the store.

The product holds its shape due to cocoa butter, which, unfortunately, is difficult to find. But if you can get this valuable component along with grated cocoa, rest assured, success is guaranteed!

Technology:

Dark chocolate recipe from available products

If you couldn't find the valuable ingredients mentioned earlier, don't despair as there is another recipe based on the available ingredients.

• powder – 100 g;
• milk – 75 ml;
• flour – 10 g;
• cocoa (in powder form) – 150 g;
• butter – 70 g.

How long to cook: 40 minutes.

Calorie content: 362 kcal.

Technology:

1. Pour milk into a small saucepan and heat slightly over low heat. As soon as the liquid becomes warm, carefully add sugar and cocoa;
2. In a separate bowl over a water bath, melt the butter and mix it with the prepared milk mixture;
3. Stirring the mixture constantly, wait until it boils and immediately remove the pan from the heat;
4. Pour flour into this mixture through the finest sieve and mix thoroughly, avoiding the formation of lumps;
5. Send the mixture over low heat for literally 2 minutes. During this time, the mixture should boil again;
6. The consistency of the finished treat will be similar to thick sour cream. Once it has cooled slightly, pour it into the molds and wait until it hardens.

Homemade milk chocolate recipe

Recipe ingredients needed:

• powder – 30 g;
• grated cocoa – 20 g;
• milk powder – 35 g;
• pasteurized milk – 1 tbsp. l.;
• cocoa bean butter – 25 g.

How long to cook: 35 minutes.

Calorie content: 455 kcal.

Technology:

1. Mix cocoa butter with grated cocoa and melt;
2. In a separate container, you need to dissolve the powder and dry milk in milk. You can place the ingredients in a saucepan and heat the mixture slightly, but do not bring it to a boil. The result should be a mixture that will be slightly thicker than jelly;
3. As soon as the cocoa products are completely melted, add them to the milk mixture and stir. Keep the combined mass in a water bath for a few more minutes, and then pour into molds.

How to make dark chocolate

Recipe ingredients needed:

• grated cocoa – 100 g;
• powder – 50 g;
• cocoa bean butter – 35 g.

How long to cook: 1 hour.

Number of calories: 468 kcal.

Technology:

1. At the initial stage, you need to melt the grated cocoa in a water bath. It is very important to melt the ingredient until smooth. It should become almost liquid, without any lumps or any other solid particles;
2. As soon as the previous component reaches the required consistency, you need to add cocoa butter. This ingredient melts much faster, so after adding it to the mixture, you need to stir the mass;
3. The last product must be introduced portionwise and continuously stirring the chocolate composition. On average, this process takes up to 10 minutes. However, sometimes the powder will take longer to dissolve. The main thing is to wait for a homogeneous consistency;
4. The chocolate is ready. Now all that remains is to pour the mixture into special molds and let it harden.

Recipe for cocoa chocolate with raisins and nuts

This delicacy will be appreciated by those with a sweet tooth who love not only chocolate, but also the presence of various additional components in it.

Recipe ingredients needed:

• pasteurized milk – 100 ml;
• nuts and raisins to taste;
• a glass of sugar;
• cocoa (in powder form) – 4 tbsp. l.;
• butter – 125 g;
• vanillin – ½ tsp.

How long to cook: 40 minutes.

Calorie content: 414 kcal.

Technology:

1. Pour milk into the pan, heat, but do not bring the liquid to a boil;
2. Lower the heat and add vanilla and sugar. Stir the mixture constantly;
3. In a separate water bath, melt the butter and pour it into the milk mixture;
4. Add cocoa and, stirring, cook the mixture for 25 minutes over low heat;
5. At the end, add raisins and nuts, mix and pour into molds.

White chocolate recipe

If sweet tooth heaven exists, it probably lies in a chocolate bar. And the first to know about the delicacy were those who decided... to save money.

Recipe ingredients needed:

• cocoa bean butter – 100 g;
• powder – 100 g;
• vanilla;
• milk powder – 100 g.

How long to cook: 20 minutes.

Calorie content: 550 kcal.

Technology:

1. To speed up the melting process, break the cocoa butter into pieces. Place the product in a shallow bowl and let it melt in a water bath;
2. Once the ingredient reaches a liquid state, add all the remaining ingredients at the same time. Mix and pour into molds.

DIY coffee chocolate

Connoisseurs of this drink will love the delicacy prepared according to this recipe.

Recipe ingredients needed:

• butter – 250 g;
• water – 150 ml;
• cocoa – 50 g;
• orange and lemon zest - to taste;
• milk powder – 250 g;
• coffee – 1 tsp;
• powder – 500 g.

How long to cook: up to 30 minutes.

Calorie content: 435 kcal.

Technology:

1. First brew 150 ml of coffee. To do this, add 3/4 glass of water to the ground coffee. Boiling should last no more than 5 minutes. At the same stage, add the zest;
2. Strain the resulting liquid and return it to the stove. As soon as the aromatic coffee begins to rise, add sugar and cocoa and boil the liquid for another 5 minutes;
3. Add milk powder and stir;
4. Remove the mixture from the heat and add the chopped butter into it. Stir quickly;
5. As soon as the last ingredient has melted, pour the mixture into molds and leave for 48 hours to harden.

1. Do not overheat the mixture of cocoa products. It should not boil, much less burn. Melting the mass in a microwave oven is not prohibited, but the process must be carried out under constant control and at the lowest power, since cocoa products melt in a microwave oven much faster than on a stove;
2. If you notice that white cocoa butter has appeared in the finished chocolate, and the product melts quickly in your hands, this means that the recipe was violated, that is, more product was used than necessary. You can eat such chocolate, since it will not cause harm, but from an aesthetic point of view, its appearance is spoiled;
3. The amount of added sugar is arbitrary. You can increase or decrease it as desired. Confectioners believe that to obtain dark chocolate, the ratio of sugar and cocoa mass should be 1:1.5. With a ratio of 2:1, the finished product is sweet and without the characteristic bitterness;
4. In dark chocolate, the percentage of cocoa mass is at least 55%, in other types - 18%, cocoa butter - 20%, in other types - from 25 to 30%, and in dessert - 36%;
5. Use plastic or silicone molds. In any case, they must be created from “food” material. It is better to check with the seller about this, since there are forms that are not made from “food” material. An alternative option is to use ice cube trays. The main thing is that they are flexible;
6. Do not freeze the product in the freezer. The ideal option at home is a refrigerator;
7. The greater the amount of cocoa, the more bitter the finished product will be. In addition, it is this ingredient that will ensure the hardness of the treat;
8. If a delicacy prepared according to a classic recipe from available products does not harden well, then next time increase the amount of flour. Unfortunately, it is impossible to achieve ideal hardness in this recipe, but the delicious taste completely compensates for this shortcoming;
9. To prepare a healthy dessert, confectioners recommend using brown cane sugar instead of white sugar. It contains many valuable minerals, and thanks to this ingredient the taste will become more intense.

You can improve these chocolate recipes endlessly. Experiment and you will definitely find the ideal proportions of products that will make the dessert special and unique.