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Firecracker Chocolate Bar
Each bite of this bar blends sea salt
and the spice of chili - but the real
party happens when Culinary Crystals
crackle and pop on the palate.
ingredients
1 bottle coloured cocoa butter
3 chocolate bar molds
2 1/2 cup dark chocolate
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp chili powder
2 tsp unflavoured popping candy
(Culinary Crystals)
method
1. Melt coloured cocoa butter
in the microwave at 10 second
intervals, shaking the bottle
in between each interval until
completely melted.
2. Dip tip of a knife into cocoa
butter and spatter into three
chocolate bar molds. Allow cocoa
butter to set (approximately 5
minutes).
3. Break dark chocolate into
small, even size pieces into a
microwaveable bowl. Melt in 10
second intervals stirring each
time until chocolate is melted
and at 32 ° C.
4. Stir in salt, chili powder
and popping candy until
evenly distributed
throughout
chocolate.
5. Pour
chocolate mixture
into molds without
spilling over the sides.
Gently tap mold on the
counter to remove air bubbles.
Place molds in fridge until
chocolate has set. Turn the bars
out of the molds and enjoy!
Yield 3 chocolate bars
ciao! / apr/may / two thousand eighteen
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