One of the most popular delicacies in the whole world, which has won a lot of fans of different ages with a sweet tooth, is raisins in chocolate. Take a look at this step-by-step photo recipe and cook it yourself. Video recipe.
The delicacy, like raisins in chocolate, has a century-old tradition. At the beginning of the 20th century, Nestle launched this dessert en masse. Gradually, the dried fruit combined with chocolate glaze spread throughout the world. Today we will take a closer look at the culinary product and learn how to cook sweetness at home. Of course, supermarket or grocery counters always sell brightly colored sachets with this unique sweetness. However, they contain a huge amount of colorings, preservatives and flavors that add no benefit. And in home cooking, this delicacy is much tastier, incredibly healthier and much cheaper than its industrial counterpart.
In addition, for a homemade recipe, you can use any chocolate to your taste: brut, black, bitter, milk, white … All kinds of ground spices are added to any melted chocolate: cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, allspice, salt and even black pepper … You can take selected raisins for homemade products, because in industrial production, the product is usually not of high quality. You can also experiment with dessert, and soak the raisins in alcohol, for example, rum, cognac, calvados, brandy, whiskey, port wine, Marsala, dessert wines, before glazing …
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- Caloric content per 100 g - 398 kcal.
- Servings - 100 g
- Cooking time - 20 minutes for preparation, plus time for chocolate hardening
Ingredients:
- Raisins - 50 g
- Dark chocolate - 50 g
Step-by-step preparation of raisins in chocolate, recipe with photo:
1. Break the chocolate into wedges and place in a bowl. Send it to a water bath or microwave.
2. Place the raisins in a sieve and rinse under running cold water. Soak it in alcohol if desired. But do not pour out the alcohol left over from pickling, it will come in handy for any recipe or for soaking muffins, biscuits or cake layers.
3. Dry the raisins with a paper towel. You can leave it in the fresh air so that it is completely dry and weathered.
4. Melt the chocolate to a soft consistency, but make sure that it does not burn, otherwise it will acquire bitterness.
5. Place the prepared raisins in a bowl of chocolate.
6. Stir the raisins until they are completely covered with the icing.
7. Spread baking parchment, food foil, or a plastic bag on top of a plank with chocolate-covered raisins on top. Leave it for 10 minutes at room temperature, then send it to the refrigerator until the glaze solidifies. The finished dessert can be consumed on its own or used to decorate a cake or pastries.
See also a video recipe on how to make dragees - raisins in chocolate.
