Chocolate with mint has an exquisite and piquant taste that many gourmets appreciate. There is a need for it, slowly. This is required in order to fully experience the taste of such a treat.
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The following ingredients are needed to make mint chocolate:
50 grams of milk;
5 tbsp. spoons (with a hill) of high-quality cocoa powder;
2-3 tbsp. tablespoons of granulated sugar;
1 glass of water;
6 sprigs of fresh mint;
1 pinch of chili;
10 g vanilla sugar;
1.5 tbsp. tablespoons of butter;
1 pinch of cinnamon;
peeled peanuts or almonds - to taste.
In addition, you will need to prepare the inventory: a bowl, enameled pan, spatula, whisk, crush, chocolate molds.
Making mint chocolate
Tear off all the leaves from mint branches, rinse, dry and transfer to a bowl. Then sprinkle this ingredient with sugar. Add chili, vanilla and cinnamon. All this must be thoroughly grinded and left for a while, so that the mint can give juice.
Pour cocoa into a saucepan and add milk to it. Carefully move the ingredients. It should be pasta. Hot water is introduced in small portions into it. After which the mixture is again mixed and heated over low heat. It is important at this time to ensure that it does not burn. Therefore, the mass must be continuously stirred. A homogeneous consistency should be obtained, which can be removed from the fire in a few minutes.
Take the mint with sugar and rub it again. Then mix the resulting mass with chocolate paste. Add a small amount of water to it and put on a small fire. Stir it constantly to completely dissolve the sugar. Then you need to add the butter there and mix again. The mass should become homogeneous. When she begins to shine a little, she will need to be removed from the heat and allowed to cool a little. But you do not need to wait until the mass is completely thickened and becomes almost cold, because then it will not work out to make chocolate.
Take the mold and line it with foil. Put a thin layer of the first part of the chocolate there. Then evenly distribute the filling (almonds or peanuts), and then lay out the rest of the mixture. If you want to make mint chocolate without additives, you can pour a slightly cooled mass into the mold immediately, without making layers.
Wait for the chocolate to cool at room temperature, and then place it in the refrigerator. In just a few hours, you can enjoy a treat with mint. It will surely appeal not only to children, but also to adults.
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