Dates-Almond Chocolate

 

This is one of the easiest chocolates to make. I often make it to gift friends and family.

Ingredients:
Dates
Almonds
Dark chocolate OR dark compound slab
Chocolate wrapping paper

1. De-seed the dates.
2. Stuff each of the dates with an almond
3. Chop either dark chocolate OR dark compound and place it in a clean and dry bowl. Place the chocolate bowl over another vessel with hot water. That's a method called double boiling. I usually close the chocolate bowl with a lid and let it sit for about 10 minutes or so. Then, I stir with a fork. Make sure that there are no lumps but a uniform melted chocolate.
4. Let the chocolate cool.
5. Dip a few stuffed dates in the chocolate bowl. Fish them out individually with two forks, ensuring that they are drained well.
6. Let the chocolates set at room temperature.
7. Wrap them with butter paper and foil as soon as they are set.

 

 

 

 Note: 1. Do NOT mix chocolate and compound.
2. It's important to let the melted chocolate cool or the finished chocolate tends to lack the glossy look.