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Let’s say you have a brunch party at home with friends and their husbands and children. How excited should you be? What are the things that you will start making a list of?
- List of dishes to make
- List of yummy food and snacks for the kids
- Desserts to be served
- Ingredients required for the different dishes
- Cutlery for serving
- Doing up the table with the new table cloth and matching mats
Well, while it’s all planned and sorted now, how about we give you some ideas on how to make your table more interesting and colorful with small chocolate knick-knacks that can be used as decoration as well as desserts and cute bites for the guests, including kids!
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Chocolate Leaves
Ingredients Required:
- Fresh clean mint leaves (or any other leaves of your choice)
- A tooth pick
- A spatula with a round handle
- Melted chocolate (white, dark or milk)
Method: Apply a layer of the melted chocolate on the leaves and let them rest on the spatula handle for a while. Next, leave them in the freezer for a few hours, or until the chocolate has hardened.
Take them out from the freezer and gently peel out the leaves from the chocolate. You will notice how the veins of the leaves leave their mark on the chocolate, making the chocolate look so real and tempting to eat.
Leave them randomly on the table, or use it as a garnishing for your cakes or cup cakes. You can also fill a chilled bowl with these leaves and leave them on the centre of the table.
Chocolate Filled Raspberries
Ingredients Required:
- Raspberries
- Melted chocolate (white, dark or milk)
- Bowl to serve
Method: Wash and rinse out all the water from the raspberries and set them aside. Use a small spoon or find an empty clean syringe and fill it with chocolate. Fill the raspberries with chocolate and leave it in the freezer for a few minutes. When the chocolate is hard, fill a serving bowl with these choco-raspberry fills and leave them around coffee tables for the kids to pop and enjoy.
Chocolate Bowls
You may not be able to keep heavy and warm food in this, but you can definitely fill these bowls with chocolate leaves or the choco-raspberries.
What you need:
- Water balloon
- Chilled water
- Melted chocolate (white, dark or milk)
Fill the balloon with chilled water and make a knot at the mouth of the balloon. Now dip the end of the balloon into a bowl full of chocolate and place it on a tray. You may have to hold this balloon from its top part until it is set at least half way through. Once the balloon is able to steady itself, leave it in the freezer for a few hours to set and become hard.
You can always try and get innovative with chocolates. Give it a try and if they do not turn out well, you can always melt it again and try something else.
Let us know what you think about these ideas in the comments section below.