what to do with leftover Christmas chocolate?

Between the chocolates we buy and those offered to us, a liver crisis awaits us! How to continue to have fun while avoiding waste?

Even the most greedy among us can still have a few Christmas chocolates. With excesses of any kind, chocolates can seem cloying after a while. But, of course, there’s no question of wasting! How about some tips for recycling holiday chocolates?

What to do with leftover Christmas chocolate?

Here are some ideas to avoid wasting and enjoy holiday chocolates in a different way. Christmas ideas can definitely be applied to Easter chocolate.

1 – Christmas chocolates for decoration

How cute is this Santa Claus chocolat ! To make the most of it, before devouring it, you might as well assign it the oh-so-important task of decorating the house. You can also have fun select the chocolates with the most colorful and festive packaging to decorate the table or place them nicely in the entrance.

Another way to divert Christmas chocolates and use them for decorate cakes, pies, cupcakes and all your creations. You know, we start by eating with our eyes!

2 – Melted, melting chocolate

Melt leftover chocolates to prepare a delicious and comforting hot chocolate. If all the leftover chocolate is milk, don’t hesitate to add a little cocoa or dark chocolate to prevent the drink from becoming cloying. That would be a shame!

Recipe: homemade ‘Nutella’

Another tip is to make homemade spread. Melt 100 g of chocolates in a bain-marie with a few cubes of butter. Remove from the heat, add 150 g of unsweetened condensed milk and 50 g of hazelnut puree. Once the mixture is well mixed, pour into a jar and store in a cool place. Depending on taste, you can add cocoa powder or sugar.

3 – Reconstitute a chocolate bar

For that, melt all the leftover chocolate of the same kind (for example, all milk chocolates and all dark chocolates) and pour into a cookie cutter placed on a plate or directly into a mold.

And if you’re wondering what to do with a chocolate bar, we suggest you discover the following recipes to inspire you.

Christmas chocolate or Easter chocolate recipe

After all, leftover chocolate is…just chocolate!

So, you might as well use the few chocolates you have left on your hands as ingredients for chocolate desserts and other snacks that will make you melt with pleasure.

You can simply melt them to dip some cut-up fruit or sprinkle Belle-Hélène pears.

Melted Christmas chocolates to accompany fresh fruit – © sedir

4 – Make a cake with leftover chocolate

Making an Easter or Christmas chocolate cake is super simple. On the other hand, keep in mind that party chocolates are often fatter and sweeter than the baking chocolate bar you usually use. The quantities of fat and sugar are therefore decrease in your usual recipes.

How to make a chocolate fondant For example ? It’s easy by following this recipe for chocolate and quinoa fondant. Simply replace the dark dessert chocolate with the same amount of holiday chocolate. We can also think of the chocolate tart.

For a chocolate cakemelt 250 g of leftover chocolate with 80 g of butter in a bain-marie. In a salad bowl, beat 3 eggs with 60 g of sugar. Add 100 g of flour and a sachet of baking powder. Mix vigorously. Add the melted chocolate to the mixture while continuing to mix. Once the dough is homogenous, pour into a mold and bake at 180°C for around 30 minutes. Other options: chocolate zucchini cake or a pear chocolate crumble.

Leftover chocolates also turn into delicious chocolate saucesimply melted to top a yogurt cake, financiers or a pumpkin cake.

5 – Other chocolate treats

Replace chocolate chips in your cookie or brownie recipes with leftover chocolate cut into pieces. You can also make chocolate ice cream or chocolate mousse.

We no longer know what to do with chocolate because it inspires so many recipes! What is your favorite chocolate recipe?

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