Feb 09 2009
Do you love chocolate?
While I’m not a huge fan of chocolate, it seems to be the thing to give on Valentine’s Day. But, it can get pricey if you have a lot to buy!
So this is what I do. Go to the dollar store and purchase their baking molds in the shape of hearts. They are usually either 50 cents or $1 each. Then head over to the grocery store and buy a box of chocolate squares to melt. You can choose which type of chocolate you want: white, dark, medium, etc. Once you are home, melt the chocolate one cube at a time according to the package (if it doesn’t melt after the first 30 seconds, do it for another 30 seconds. NEVER melt chocolate more than 30 seconds at a time for the fear you’ll burn the chocolate and your bowl!!!) Once it’s melted, place the chocolate in your molds and let them set for about an hour or so, depending on how deep or how big your mold is.
The one in the picture is one I made the other day. I let it sit overnight just to make sure it set and wouldn’t be liquid when I pulled it out. I actually used some foil heart-shaped Jello molds I had on top of the fridge. I took medium dark chocolate and put that on the bottom to about halfway up the mold. Then I let it set it a little while I melted the white chocolate. I poured it on top of the chocolate and with a little bit of chocolate that I had left, I did some swirls on the top. After it was ready, I wrapped it in plastic and tied it with a red ribbon!
If you have a bunch of small ones, you can put them into a cute Valentine’s bag a deliver them that way. I made some of these at Christmas too, but used snowman shapes and Christmas tree shapes. So don’t be afraid, try it out!
