Wednesday, April 27, 2011

How to make chocolate from cocoa at home

How to make chocolate from cocoa at home

Many people want to make chocolate from cocoa powder at home, it is some what laborious work but if you are serious then here is the deal.

  • First get some cocoa butter and if it is difficult to find cocoa butter then you can also use simple butter but prefer cocoa butter, take about 3 table spoon of butter in sauce pan
  • Add about 4 table spoon of cocoa powder(unsweetened) and 6 table spoon of milk in it
  • Add about 3 cups of sugar and boil it well until it blends well
  • Now cool it
  • You can repeat the boiling and cooling process for more fine, fluffy and smooth texture

If you are getting difficulty in finding cocoa butter you can easily find it online.

Making chocolate beans direct from cocoa beans at home

If you are looking forward in making chocolate direct from cocoa beans then it's far more lengthy process, you have to first dry beans at sunlight and then the beans have to be roasted then at industry the beans are de hulked which is quite difficult at home, then these beans are crushed only when they are totally dried, the crushing and grinding of beans will result in cocoa powder and above method can be used to make chocolate out of it.

How to make chocolate from cocoa at home

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