Tasty Tuesday October 29, 2024 - I is for Ice Cube Tray Treats - Homemade Gourmet Chocolates

 

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups melted chocolate-semisweet,

  dark, milk or even white

2 cups fillings such as nuts, Nutella,

  peanut butter thinned with honey,

  fresh berries, dried fruit, mini

  marshmallows, jam, marshmallow

  fluff or cream, caramel sauce,

  crushed Oreos, mini M&Ms.

 

Directions:

1.       1. Melt the chocolate in themicrowave in 30 second intervals until smooth.

2.       2. Use a small cookie scoop to fill the ice cube compartment about half full then use a paintbrush to paint a thick coating,

3.       3. Freeze this tray of 10 minutes.

4.       4. Remove tray from freezer and fill it with your choice of add-ins.

5.       5. Pour spoonfuls of chocolate on top of your add ins and

spread it smoothly.

6.       6. Freeze try again for 15-20 minutes or until chocolate is fully set.

7.       7. Flip the tray gently onto a tray lined with waxed paperand tap it a bit until the

chocolate cubes fall out.

 

Chef notes: Leftovers can be

stored in a sealed container

in the fridge for up to a week.

The non-perishable fillings

(such as Nutella, marshmallows,

nuts) can be stored a covered box

for up to 3 days at room

temperature.