From being a source of culinary pleasure to mere temptation, people from across different age groups enjoy indulging in chocolate. Of course, one can add extra ingredients like different kinds of nuts, dry fruits or caramel to add to the taste.
From chocolate chip muffins to cookies
There is something about the smell of freshly baked bread or the joy of eating warm cookies straight from the oven. Theuy can simply be therapeutic. Here are some of the interesting chocolate-based recipes.
Epic hot chocolate
There are many different ways of making hot chocolate and no way is necessarily better than the other. Here are three different ways of making this indulgent drink.
Rich chocolate brown cake
One can never have enough of chocolate. Here's a sweet recipe of chocolate brown cake, a truly delicious one!
Chocolate Barfi
Ingredients:
Condensed milk: 200 grams
Butter: 30 grams
Chocolate, chopped: 30 grams
Cocoa powder: quarter cup
Whole-wheat flour: quarter cup
Lightly roasted nuts: half cup
For greasing add a few drops of ghee
Method
Lightly roast the flour. Remove it from the flame when it turns light brown in colour. Melt butter in a heavy-bottomed pan, mix in condensed milk, cocoa powder and roasted flour.Cook for 4-5 minutes on a low flame and stir continuously to avoid sticking and burning. Mix in chopped chocolate and cook for one minute. Add nuts and spread the mixture in a greased metal tray. Gently flatten with spatula. Cool it for an hour, slice it into squares and serve.
Coffee-Choco milk shake
Coffee and chocolate make a wonderful combination, perfect for the morning, afternoon or evening!
Chocolate tasting!
And if the baking and cooking gets too much, one can always head out to explore the fine art of chocolate tasting.
Here is a one-minute, nine-step guide to appreciating chocolates. Click here