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Make your own gourmet chocolates at home.

Some time ago I was having a party and I decided it would be a fantastic idea to create some gourmet food for the guests. So I became a chef for a few hours and made some truffles, and wow, my guests were convinced they were gourmet chocolates from the gourmet food store in the local mall.

One point I would like to make is if you are thinking about making gourmet chocolates yourself, be warned, it is quite a difficult undertaking and will take some time to achieve. However, on the positive side you do get to try recipes that you can’t get from the gourmet food store in town.

The key to making amazing gourmet chocolates:

Choosing and buying the ingredients of your gourmet chocolates is part of the fun. To start with I melted excellent quality dark chocolate over a double boiler. Secondly I rolled some small balls from marzipan and covered them with chocolate. Finally I rolled the chocolate covered marzipan in ground almonds, I also rolled chocolate covered peanut butter in more chocolate and then gave them a covering of ground peanuts.

By making your own gourmet chocolates you will be opening your creative abilities, you will then be able to create gourmet chocolates like, chocolate covered citrus peels, chocolate covered candied ginger, and chocolate covered chili peppers.

Sharpen your sculpting talents when making gourmet chocolates:

A popular TV chef had a recipe for a honey chocolate cake, which inspired me to make a honey marzipan truffle. Start by melting some very good quality chocolate over the double boiler, and add a little honey, this will create a nice glaze. Now get the marzipan and with a paring knife carve some simple shapes like flowers, bunnies or hearts then dip the shaped marzipan carefully into the chocolate and let the chocolate set on the marzipan. Then dust them with confectioner’s sugar. The glaze will be a little sticky, so the sugar will stick. This will make a great gift for all occasions, and is an especially good idea for gourmet chocolates, because you can make the marzipan into any shape to suit the occasion, and finish off by dusting them with the confectioner’s sugar.

A Fantastic gift for someone you care about:

It’s difficult to find someone who doesn’t like chocolate, so as gifts they are an excellent choice to show someone you care. By making gourmet chocolates yourself, you can take your time, and make them look great for that special person in your life. Food and wine followed by some gourmet chocolates will definitely score you some brownie points.

Gourmet chocolates are usually created by master chocolatiers, so be sure not to create something that looks bland and boring, it defeats the purpose of making them yourself. If your chocolates look uneven, with strange shapes, people won’t think you creative. So try not to embarrass yourself or your friends when presenting a plate of your homemade gourmet chocolates.

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