Diwali Chocolates ...Simple and delish flavours..

Hello everyone!!!

Firstly, I would like to wish one and all a very happy and a safe Diwali... Enjoy this diwali with your near and dear one's with my previous post Chocolate covered Oreo's . Recipe  Click Here .
Received an overwhelming response on social media. A lot of groups, which I am a member of, appreciated and thanked me for this innovative idea for this diwali, as, many people are sort of bored of sweets/mithai's and dry fruits.. Thank you for making it such a hit. My page- Empty Vessels Make Noise click here to subscribe on Facebook, was poured with lovely messages and thank you's.
I want to thank each and every person from the bottom of my heart for the lovely words and super likes :) Inspires me to do more for you guys. So, as promised, I am posting the chocolates which I made for an order , Over 400 in number.
Making these is definitely time consuming and requires your complete attention. As its not just about the chocolate, it about the technique, the materials which go in making these- to start off with, the moulds, chocolate itself, flavours, fruits, nuts, etc, then comes the refrigeration, storage, the packaging materials, the boxes to be packed- this time the boxes were supplied by Jaishree Ostwal, who deals with Ektra Superware- Pure Melamine Tableware, the decorations required and finally the delivery.

So here is what I did. Simple flavours like Pleasing Fruit and Nut, Crunchy Roasted Almonds, Sinful Crackle made of Rise Crispies and Butter Scotch, Chilling Peppermint, Mischief  Dark and White hazelnut truffle's. Do check it out and comment your views on them.

 Pleasing Fruit And Nut

 Crunchy Roasted Almonds

 Crunchy Roasted Almonds 2

Sinful Butter-Scotch With Rice Crispies

Sinful Butter-Scotch With Rice Crispies 2

Sinful Butter-Scotch With Rice Crispies

Mischief Dark And White Hazelnut Truffle's

Chilling Peppermint

Packed in attractive Ektra Superware- Pure Melamine Tableware- By Jaishree Ostwal

This was my diwali this year.. Would love to know how was yours. 

Do leave me a comment!!

Chocolate Covered Oreo's

Diwali is the most busiest festival for us. It literally is new years, hence the entire house gets a brushing, the furniture,crockery,linens, etc. get a good scrub. There is no place which is left untouched. Every nook and corner is made to sparkle like crackers..And along with this, I was busy with a huge diwali order of over 400 chocolates of various flavours. I will put up some pictures in my next post along with some diwali goodies like Shakarpara's, Namkeenpara (Khaja), Mathri's and a few mixture's/chivda's, especially made by my mother. Sometimes I am left amused as to where does she get all this energy to clean up the entire house for diwali, make her crockery shine, cook everyday meals, helping me with my order and prepares diwali specials along with checking and replying to her whatsapp and facebook accounts....phewww... She is a powerhouse of super energy, I just wished I had at-least 50% of the energy she has...

This is also why I was unable to post anything for a few weeks. And, it feels really good when some of your followers ask you about your next post and when would I publish it!

So here it is guys....Chocolate covered Oreo's

So I decided to do Chocolate Covered Oreo's. Extremely simple to make and these make great diwali gifts as well. Nobody will no until they have a bite to realise that there's an Oreo in it. And these cuties taste divine.

This is by fare the most simple yet super attractive chocolate covered cookie to make. Requires just 2 ingredients.


Ingredients:

• Dark Chocolate Compound : 500 Gms
• Oreo Cookies: 1 Pack (Large)

Method: 

Break the chocolate in small pieces and put it in a microwave safe bowl and melt your chocolate on high power, at a pulse of 50 seconds burst . If you do not have a MW, you can use the Bain Marie (double boiler) method to melt your chocolate.

Once the first 50 seconds are done, take it out give it a good whisk. If you still see lumps , go for another 50 seconds pulse. Give it a good mix now.

Your chocolate should now be of free flowing consistency.

Here I used a silicon mould, as this will be the easiest to work with.

Follow the step by step picture tutorial for easy understanding.

Take some melted chocolate and spoon some in the clean mould.

Tap it on the surface to spread out evenly and remove any air bubbles.

Now let this cool for about a minute.

Now place your favourite Oreo Cookie on the chocolate.

Fill the mould with more chocolate, until it covers the cookie completely.

Once you fill all the cavities, tap the mould on the desk / kitchen counter to remove the air bubbles and make an even surface.

After about a minute, you can place the mould in the refrigerator for about 5 minutes.

Remove it from the fridge and de-mould as shown.

Now you can decorate your chocolates as you desire.

I even made a coloured white chocolate cookie. You can make any flavours, colour's you wish.

These can be nicely packed in beautiful cases and would make a nice diwali present.

A Few Tips

• If you want you can use one single side of the cookie to make smaller chocolates.

• Never over heat your chocolate, as it looses its sheen, might get burnt and the final product might not taste good.

• I prefer white chocolate Oreo's as they taste super yummy.

• You can also use milk chocolate instead of dark.

• I have used melted cooled chocolate to decorate my chocolates. Just pour some in a ziplock bag, snip off a corner and start piping.

• If you cannot source good boxes , you can use transparent sheets and either do individual gifts or pack four in one and tie a nice ribbon to make it more appealing.

Do try these and leave me a comment!!

Happy Diwali everyone!!!