Homemade Pistachio Chocolates
The recipe Homemade Pistachio Chocolates can be made in approximately 45 minutes. This recipe makes 16 servings with 63 calories, 1g of protein, and 6g of fat each. For 19 cents per serving, this recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a very affordable hor d'oeuvre. If you have sea salt, cocoa powder, erythritol, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe from All Day I Dream About Food has 470 fans. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. Overall, this recipe earns a very bad (but still fixable) spoonacular score of 6%. Similar recipes include Slow Cooker Pistachio Nut and Sour Cherry Chocolates, Homemade Baci Perugina - Italian Nutella Hazelnut Chocolates, and Homemade Pistachio Pudding.
Servings: 16
Ingredients:
100g cacao butter, grated (3.5 ounces)
6 tbsp cocoa powder, sifted
3 to 4 tbsp erythritol, powdered
40g pistachios, coarsely ground (1.4 ounces)
Pinch of sea salt
Equipment:
food processor
blender
spatula
frying pan
double boiler
bowl
pot
ice cube tray
Cooking instruction summary:
If you do not have powdered erythritol or a powdered erythritol/stevia icing mix, just make it yourself by grinding it with a stick blender or in a food processor (I made a whole batch which I keep in the cupboard for whenever I need it). I have tried this recipe with granulated erythritol and found that the granules, unlike sugar, do not melt at lower temperatures. Youll end up with some sweet chocolates and some very plain ones an acquired taste Grind your pistachios into small pieces and dry roast in a pan over a low heat, moving them around with a spatula regularly until they are browned evenly. This should take a few minutesMelt the grated cacao butter in a Bain Marie (a bowl over simmering water). If you decide not to bother with this and simply melt it in a pot, you must make sure that you do it over a VERY low heatOnce the cacao butter is melted, add the sifted cocoa, sea salt and sweetener and stirPour the chocolate mix into an ice cube tray or into small silicone mouldsPlace in the freezer for 5 minutes until the top is beginning to setRemove the chocolate tray from the freezer and add the pistachios. This way some pieces will stay on the top and look pretty Freeze for a further 15 minutes until set (or put in the fridge for 2 hours
Step by step:
1. If you do not have powdered erythritol or a powdered erythritol/stevia icing mix, just make it yourself by grinding it with a stick blender or in a food processor (I made a whole batch which I keep in the cupboard for whenever I need it). I have tried this recipe with granulated erythritol and found that the granules, unlike sugar, do not melt at lower temperatures. Youll end up with some sweet chocolates and some very plain ones an acquired taste
2. Grind your pistachios into small pieces and dry roast in a pan over a low heat, moving them around with a spatula regularly until they are browned evenly. This should take a few minutes
3. Melt the grated cacao butter in a Bain Marie (a bowl over simmering water). If you decide not to bother with this and simply melt it in a pot, you must make sure that you do it over a VERY low heat
4. Once the cacao butter is melted, add the sifted cocoa, sea salt and sweetener and stir
5. Pour the chocolate mix into an ice cube tray or into small silicone moulds
6. Place in the freezer for 5 minutes until the top is beginning to set
7. Remove the chocolate tray from the freezer and add the pistachios. This way some pieces will stay on the top and look pretty Freeze for a further 15 minutes until set (or put in the fridge for 2 hours
Nutrition Information:
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