Easy tips on how to melt chocolate!
Is there anything more delicious than melted chocolate?
I love to dip pretzels in melted chocolate or shortbread cookies. But I think with Valentine’s Day next week most people are thinking of chocolate covered strawberries. So I thought for this week’s tip I thought I would share with you how to melt chocolate that’s perfect for dipping!
Chocolate is always nice for a special occasion but sometimes melting chocolate can be tricky. When I was first married I would melt chocolate using the double boiler method. And while that works great, if you get water anywhere near the chocolate, forget about it! The chocolate is ruined and you need to start again.
Tips for Melting Chocolate
My favorite method for melting chocolate is to use Almond Bark. It melts beautifully in the microwave; which is how I like to melt chocolate for dipping. I have resources listed below if you’re having problems finding almond bark. I can only find it on Amazon or at Walmart.
I always lay down a piece of waxed paper when working with melted chocolate. This helps tremendously with cleanup. Begin by placing the almond bark in a microwave-safe bowl and place the bowl in the microwave using the low setting and starting out in 30 seconds intervals.
In just a few minutes you’ll have perfectly beautiful melted chocolate for dipping.
Now, you can start dipping!
Always use waxed paper to lay your dipped items on and in no time you’ll have a tray of chocolate covered strawberries ready to share with you family for Valentine’s Day!
Or chocolate dipped shortbread cookies!
Or make the cookies heart shaped for Valentine’s Day!
Tools to Help with Melting Chocolate
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These heart shaped cookie cutters are perfect because of the different sizes! This Chocolate Drizzler Tool helps you write messages in chocolate and is one of my favorite new kitchen tools to use!
Glass Measuring Bowls work great for a large amount of chocolate and are great for easy clean up. Make sure you check out the other tools I like to use for melting chocolate listed below:
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Great tips for melting chocolate just in time for Valentine's Day.
Thank you Joanne!!
I love these tips! I always use the microwave too, but I've never tried almond bark, so that's definitely going on my list. Thanks for sharing. 🙂