Edible Chocolate Ornaments for the Christmas Tree
Makes these tasty chocolate nut ornaments for natural and tasty Christmas tree decor!
Servings: 8
Equipment
- a small double boiler
- silicone mold
- large needle
- small string
Ingredients
- 200 grams 70% dark chocolate
- 1/2-3/4 cup soft nuts (cashews, walnuts, etc)
Instructions
- Break up chocolate bars and melt in double boiler over medium heat.
- Stir occasionally to help chocolate melt faster.
- Chop nuts into approximately 1/4 inch pieces.
- When chocolate has melted and is runny, take a cutlery spoon and pour chocolate into a mold cavity, until the bottom is just covered.
- Using your fingertips, drop a layer or two of nuts on top of the chocolate. Try to leave the center nut-free, so it's easy to thread it onto a string.
- Top the nuts with a layer of chocolate.
- Immediately add another 1-2 layers of nuts and top the mold with chocolate, leaving a relatively smooth top.
- Continue filling molds until you run out of chocolate or nuts.
- Leave mold at the back of the kitchen counter until chocolate has set and is firm at room temperature.
- Pop chocolates from their silicone mold.
- Thread your needle with small string and knot the tail.
- Pierce the center of chocolates and string on 1-2 per ornament.
- Tie a bow with the string if you like, then knot the loose top, creating a loop for hanging on the tree.
- Continue threading chocolates and create a dozen or more edible chocolate ornaments for your tree!
