Chocolate Recipes
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- Chocolate Caramels | 1 cup condensed milk
1 cup condensed milk 1/2 cup water 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/4 cup corn syrup 3 Tbsps butter 3 squares unsweetened chocolate 1 tsp vanilla - Chocolate
1 tablespoon chocolate 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 cup milk - Chocolate Water Icing
1 square chocolate 3 tablespoon boiling water 1 1/2 cup pulverized sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla - Chocolate Caramels
1 cup chocolate, grated 2 cups brown sugar 1 cup molasses 1 cup milk or cream Butter the size of an egg 1 Tbsp vanilla (optional) - Chocolate Cake | 1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 1/2 cup milk 2 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 4 ounces chocolate, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla - Chocolate Blanc Mange No. 1
2 tablespoons gelatine 1/4 cup cold water 4 ounces Lowneys Premium Chocolate 2 cups scalded milk 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla - Chocolate and Rice Pudding
4 tablespoons rice 2 cups milk 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup beaten cream 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup Lowney's Premium Chocolate 3/4 cup seeded raisins 2 egg white - Steamed Chocolate Nut Pudding
2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 cup flour 4 tablespoons Lowney's Premium Chocolate Grated 1/2 cup milk 4 egg yolks 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup finely chopped nuts 5 egg whites 1 tablespoons butter 1/4 teaspo - Baked Chocolate Pudding
1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup milk 1 egg, beaten 1 tsp baking powder 1 heaping Tbsp butter 2 squares chocolate 1/2 cup flour Vanilla For sauce: 2 egg yoks, beaten 2 egg whites, beaten 1 cup sugar - Chocolate Peanut Butter Creams
1/2 cup fondant 3 Tbsps peanut butter 1/2 tsp vanilla Few grains salt Chocolate coating
About Chocolate
- Chocolate has been linked to improved mood and emotional state because many scientists believe it boosts endorphin and serotonin levels in the brain
- Dark chocolate has a higher ratio of cacao solids and lower ratio of milk and cacao butter than milk chocolate
- Dark chocolate can increase the blood flow to arteries, and the entire circulatory system
- Dark chocolate contains high antioxidant content which lowers LDL "bad" cholesterol
- Rudolphe Lindt developed a process of using heat and friction to create the smooth chocolate product that we enjoy today
- John Cadbury was one of the first chocolate makers in England and produced chocolate for Queen Victoria
- The production of chocolate expanded dramatically when a Dutch scientist figured out how to make chocolate powder in the early 1800's
- Chocolate was enjoyed strictly by royalty in Europe as a drink with amazing health benefits
- Cacao butter is the natural fat found in the cacao seed also known as the 'Nib'
- The custom of drinking chocolate was passed along from the Mayans to the Europeans
- The cacao tree which bears the fruit that is needed to make chocolate is indigenous to South America and is known as Theobroma cacao
- Chocolate is created by extracting the seeds of the cacao pod, then sunning and fermenting the product
- The Mayans and the Aztecs consumed chocolate in magnificent quantities and often enjoyed it as a cold and spicy drink
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