What do you do with leftover Easter chocolate?
Here are some easy and practical ideas.
Whether you want to make something sweet, savory, or just put them in the fridge, these ideas will help you use up all of that delicious chocolate.
So happy Easter and enjoy all of the chocolate goodness.
Keep the chocolate in a cool, dark place
The first option is pretty simple, just put the leftover Easter chocolate in a cool, dark place.
You need to make sure that the chocolate doesn’t melt and that the quality is kept great.
If you don’t want to eat it within a few days, just put it in the fridge.
Keep in mind that milk chocolate melts at a higher temperature than dark or semi-sweet chocolate so if you have milk chocolate leftover, definitely put it in the fridge.
Give it to someone you love
The best option is to give the Easter chocolate to someone you love.
It’s a way of telling them that you appreciate them or that they helped make your Easter great.
You can choose whatever type of chocolate to give them but it will probably be more appreciated if it’s filled with sugar, milk, and other good things than if it’s dark chocolate.
Make candy
The next easy option is to make some sort of candy with the chocolate you have leftover.
Chocolate-covered pretzels are delicious, as well as everything dipped in chocolate (pretzels, Oreos, donuts, bread slices).
If you can cover it with chocolate and it probably will taste really good.
Just make sure you let the chocolate cool before trying to eat it.
Melt it and use as a topping for ice cream or cake
Chocolate tastes really good when melted and can be used as a topping for ice cream or cake.
It’s also delicious on its own so you could just eat it with a spoon.
Just keep in mind that chocolate won’t taste too good if it’s straight from the fridge so leave it at room temperature before trying to eat it.
Make brownies with the leftover chocolate
A really simple option is to make some chocolate brownies with the leftover Easter chocolate.
You can use dark or milk chocolate, it’s up to you.
You’ll need about 1 cup of melted chocolate for this recipe.
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Put it in your coffee
This sounds weird at first but people who like dark chocolate often say that it tastes really good when mixed with coffee.
You can put the Easter chocolate in your coffee or just eat it with a spoon.
This will not only taste good but will also make your coffee sweeter and more chocolatey.
Use the chocolate in your baking recipes
It’s a great thing to use the leftover chocolate in a baking recipe.
You can make cookies, cakes, or any other dessert that you like.
The possibilities are endless and it will be delicious.
Make some fudge with chocolate chips
This is another really easy option if you have no idea what to do with Easter chocolate leftovers.
You just have to melt the chocolate in a saucepan and add your favorite ingredients.
Then put it in the fridge for a few hours and you’ll have delicious chocolate fudge.
Make some hot chocolate with leftover melted chocolate
You can use any type of leftovers when making hot cocoa, whether it’s big chunks or just some syrup.
If you have any syrup, just mix it with water and then heat it up in a pan.
You can also add whatever type of milk or cream you want.
It’s really simple but if it tastes good, why not?
Toss them into an oatmeal cookie dough mix before baking
This is a great option for those who have some leftover chocolate chips from Easter.
Just add them to oatmeal cookie dough before baking and you will get delicious cookies.
Use the melted chocolate as a dip or topping for other desserts
Chocolate tastes really good when mixed with other food, especially fruit.
It’s healthier this way because the fruit makes the chocolate less rich and it won’t be as bad for you.
Make some hot cocoa
You can make your own hot cocoa using leftover melted chocolate, milk, vanilla extract, or sugar if you want.
It will taste delicious and much better than store-bought hot cocoa.
Try out different flavors of milk chocolates by dipping strawberries in each one
You can try out different flavors of milk chocolates by dipping strawberries in each one.
You can also use bananas or other types of fruit if you want to.
It’s a simple and delicious treat, perfect for Easter.
Put together some homemade truffles
Making homemade truffles yourself is pretty easy and can be a lot of fun.
All you have to do is roll the chocolates into little balls and then dip them in melted chocolate or roll it all in some cocoa powder or something similar.
You could even add some cinnamon on top.
Create chocolate bark by mixing in nuts, dried fruits, or crushed candy canes
You can add any type of ingredients when making chocolate bark so the possibilities are endless.
You could put in some nuts, dried fruit, or crushed candy canes if you want to.
Make a chocolate pudding- it’s rich, creamy, and delicious
This is another really easy option if you have some leftover chocolate from Easter.
You’ll need about 1 cup of milk, sugar, and cocoa powder for this recipe as well as a little bit of vanilla extract or other types of flavoring that you like.
What is the difference between dark and milk chocolate?
Milk chocolate is made of milk powder, sugar cane, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract, etc.
Also, it needs to have less than 30% cocoa solids otherwise it’s called “white chocolate” instead.
Dark chocolate has no milk powder in it but it can have other ingredients added.
The taste mainly comes from the cocoa powder and the chocolate liquor.
Dark chocolate is made of cocoa beans, cocoa butter, sugar cane, soy lecithin, vanilla extract, etc.
It needs to have at least 35% cocoa solids otherwise it’s called “bittersweet” instead.
Is it better to melt chocolate or chop it into small pieces?
Chopping it into small pieces would be better for more even melting because the chocolate needs to be melted slowly so you don’t burn it.
If you try to melt it in one go, some of the chocolate will get burned which will affect the taste of your chocolates.
Melting is definitely better if you are using chocolate chips instead though.
What kind of chocolate is best for baking and why?
The best type of chocolate to use when baking would be semisweet or bittersweet because it’s perfect for cooking.
It doesn’t matter if you use dark, milk, white, or semi-sweet chocolate as long as they don’t have any other additives in them besides cocoa powder, sugar, and possibly some vanilla extract.
Can you freeze Easter chocolate?
You definitely can, as a matter of fact, it’s a good idea to do so so you don’t have to eat all of it at once.
You can put the chocolate in small containers and just take out as much as you need for your recipes.
The chocolate will last about 6 months in the freezer.
You can also freeze the chocolate in candy molds to make chocolates that will last even longer.
How long will chocolate last in the fridge?
Chocolate will last about 3 months in the fridge unless it’s been opened.
If it has been opened, you might want to consider trying to freeze it instead because it won’t taste as good after a while.
What are some recipes that use Easter chocolate?
There are so many different recipes for Easter chocolate that it would be impossible to list them all.
You can use the leftover chocolates from Easter to make everything from brownies and cakes to truffles and candies.
Conclusion
The possibilities are endless when it comes to what you can do with leftover chocolate from Easter.
I hope that this article has given you some ideas on how to use your leftovers in creative ways and solve the dilemma of not knowing what to do with them.
With these tricks, you’ll be able to make delicious desserts or savory treats using only a little bit of leftover sweet stuff.
If all else fails, there’s always hot cocoa…or truffles if you want something fancier.
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