12, 2022
Sue Stetzelteaches us how to melt chocolate the right way.
Melted chocolate tends to find its way into our sweetest, mostdecadent dessert recipes.
And whats not to love?
One false move and the smooth, dazzling drizzle of your dreams can become a burnt, crumbly mess.
Luckily,Taste of HomeCommunity Cook Coordinator and chocolate-melting guru,Sue Stetzel, is here to help.
As a fervent home baker, shes melted many,manychocolate bars with much success.
Her secret is simply to avoid a few common mistakes.
Step 1:Chop chocolate into small pieces and place in microwave-safe bowl.
Step 2:Microwave at 70% power for 1 minute.
Remove from microwave and give it a stir.
Step 3:Continue to microwave in 30-second increments, stirring frequently, until the chocolate has fully melted.
Step 1:Add chopped chocolate to the top of a double boiler over barely simmering water.
Step 2:Stir gently and frequently until the chocolate has completely melted.
Use a heat-safe rubber spatula to scrape the sides of the bowl as you stir.
Step 1:Fill a slow cooker one-third of the way with hot water.
Set the heat to high, leaving the lid off.
Step 2:Place wide-mouth mason jars filled with chopped chocolate pieces into the water.
Great for fondue parties…or the average Tuesday.
Step 1:Place chopped chocolate pieces directly into a slow cooker.
Step 2:Set heat to high, cover and let cook for one hour.
Step 1:Place chopped chocolate in a resealable plastic bag.
(A sandwich-sized Ziploc works great.)
Our French Kiss Truffles are a good place to start.
(This includes the whisk, too!)
It only takes a drop of water to turn chocolate from warm and melty to gritty and gross.
Kitchen experts call the latterseizedchocolate.
Youll know your chocolate has seized if it looks dry and lumpy.
Pro tip:Have a bowl of seized chocolate?
But dont throw it out!
The thing to remember when melting chocolate is to cook low and slow.
), one secret for a smooth-as-silk finish is to invest in good-quality chocolate.
Look for one thats got a high cocoa butter content.
(See how we did it with chocolate ice cream, here!)
(Theyre all under 300 calories per serving!)
Next, learnhow to temper chocolate.
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