{"id":11732,"date":"2020-09-12T11:35:20","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T03:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=11732"},"modified":"2020-09-12T11:35:20","modified_gmt":"2020-09-12T03:35:20","slug":"easy-home-made-chocolates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=11732","title":{"rendered":"Easy Home-Made Chocolates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11735 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Home-made-Chocolates.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"373\" \/><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11733 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Home-made-Chocolates-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"419\" \/><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why do I have to make chocolate when I can simply buy it off the shelf? Because I would like to experience the process of making it; because I want to see what ingredients make up chocolate; because I want to fill up my fridge with some snacks; because I want to be able to use the new pig tray that I bought from Phoon Huat.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This tray is amazing! It has all sorts of pig faces &#8211; sad, happy, cross, cheeky &#8211; some with their ears down and others up. I am definitely going to be making more chocolates soon because I want to be able to see these pig faces in my freezer more often!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cocoa powder: 1\/2 cup<\/li>\n<li>Milk powder: 1 cup<\/li>\n<li>Icing sugar: 3\/4 cup<\/li>\n<li>Coconut oil (or cocoa butter): 3\/4 cup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Method<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Sift together cocoa powder, milk powder, icing sugar.<\/li>\n<li>Use a water bath to warm the coconut oil.<\/li>\n<li>Spoon the powdered mixture gradually into the coconut oil to combine well.<\/li>\n<li>Spoon chocolate mixture into ice-cube trays or moulds with interesting shapes.<\/li>\n<li>Alternatively, place some crushed nuts into a regular ice-cube tray before you spoon the chocolate mixture in.<\/li>\n<li>Leave to freeze for 1hr before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11734 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Home-made-Chocolates-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I would have preferred using the cocoa butter as the base for this chocolate, though unfortunately, this could not be found easily in the local supermarket. The coconut oil functions as a good substitute, but this would only be good for those who love coconut or don&#8217;t mind the strong coconut taste. Fortunately though, my boy loves them a lot!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Serving<\/strong><\/em>:<br \/>\nAbout 40 small pieces or 20 large pieces<\/p>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0;float:left;height:40px;\"><script src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=11732\" send=\"true\" layout=\"button_count\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"verdana\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why do I have to make chocolate when I can simply buy it off the shelf? 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