How
To Make
Edible
Chocolate Leaves
Edible decorative chocolate leaves are fast & easy to make!
Ingredients:
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Dark, Milk or White Chocolate
Choose either-
V125 Indulgence Couverture Chocolate (if tempering)
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Bada Bing Bada Boom Candy Melts (if not tempering)
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You'll Also Need:
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Leaves
Note: You can eat chocolate dipped mint leaves!
Other leaves are generally not edible. -
Small paint brush or pastry brush
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Heavy Weight Dipping Sheets (optional)
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Double Boiler Insert (optional)
Method:
| 1. | Melt or temper the chocolate using instructions
that came with your chocolate. Ideally, use a double boiler (or
a double
boiler insert). |
| 2. | While the chocolate is melting, gently wash and completely dry the leaves. |
| 3. | To dip edible MINT leaves: When the chocolate is melted or tempered and the leaves are ready, use a tweezers to dip each leaf into the melted chocolate. After dipping, let the chocolate drain off the leaf and then place on Heavy Weight Dipping Sheet. You can drape some leaves over a wax paper covered rolling pin to give them a curve and a pretty shape! |
| 4. | To dip leaves that are not edible: When the chocolate is melted or tempered and the leaves are ready, use a pastry brush or a paint brush to paint the top shiny side of each leaf with chocolate and then place on Heavy Weight Dipping Sheet. |
| 5. | Refrigerate until set (about 5 minutes). |
| 6. | For the leaves that are not edible: After the chocolate is set, slowly peel leaf off of chocolate.
Store at room temperature in low humidity. |
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