RecipesHow To Make Chocolate For World Chocolate Day 2023

Ready to indulge in cocoa-based confections? The world’s annual celebration of chocolate is almost here - 7th Of July 2023, and we here at Love Discount Vouchers are getting ready to celebrate all things chocolate with our World Chocolate Day 2023 guide. Learn how to make chocolate from scratch and indulge your senses in the rich velvety flavours of the three best types of chocolate. If you’re looking for a bit more sustenance, we’ve included the history behind all three types of chocolate that will surely sate your appetite.

In this guide, you will learn:

• The history behind the world’s most popular chocolate
• Why dark chocolate is the best type of chocolate for you
• How to make homemade white chocolate

Enjoy A Slab Of The Most Popular Chocolate

Milk chocolate comes with a long history behind it. Historians believe that chocolate was first used as a ceremonial beverage in 1500 BC by the Olmecs who passed their knowledge on to the Maya and Aztecs. Eventually chocolate made its way into Europe where in 1847 a British chocolatier made the first-ever chocolate bar. A Swiss chocolatier then alternated the recipe and added powdered milk to create what we know as milk chocolate today.

There’s no better way of celebrating the history of chocolate than learning how to make chocolate! Give our recipe below a try. If you fancy it, why not order a box of Hotel Chocolat’s dunking biscuits to indulge in with your freshly made milk chocolate? Feel free to use a Hotel Chocolat discount code to get your dunking biscuits at an even lower price!

Ingredients:

• ½ cup cocoa powder
• ½ cup powdered milk
• 1 cup icing sugar
• ⅔ cup coconut oil

How To Make Milk Chocolate:

• Step 1 - Sift the icing sugar, cocoa powder & powdered milk into a bowl and stir well.
• Step 2 - Over a double boiler, melt down the coconut oil.
• Step 3 - Gradually add the dry mixture to the coconut oil and stir well.
• Step 4 - Pour the mixture into the mould of your choice and set it in the freezer for 4 to 6 hours.

Introducing The Best Type Of Chocolate

Originally the only type of chocolate available until 1689, dark chocolate is the oldest chocolate around. After the invention of milk chocolate, dark chocolate lost its popularity until the 20th century when its health benefits were recognised. Now over 7.2 million tons of dark chocolate are consumed each year and, when eaten in moderation, it is considered an integral part of a healthy diet. Known to remarkably reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes, it’s easy to see why dark chocolate is the best type of chocolate.

Try out our dark chocolate recipe below. Customise it however you like or feel free to use it in another recipe. Godiva Chocolates has a variety of recipes you can try like their icebox pie or lava cake. Feel free to visit their online store to take a look at their selection and don’t forget to use a Godiva Chocolates discount code to get a discount on your order!

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup food-grade cocoa butter
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• 3 tbsp icing sugar

How To Make Dark Chocolate:

• Step 1 - Melt down the cocoa butter over a double boiler. Stir often to ensure the cocoa butter melts evenly.
• Step 2 - Add the icing sugar to the melted cocoa butter and stir well.
• Step 3 - Sift the cocoa powder into the mixture and stir until smooth and silky.
• Step 4 - Pour the mixture into a mould of your choice and allow it to set in the freezer for 1 hour.

Nothing Beats Homemade White Chocolate

The history behind where white chocolate originally came from is largely unknown but what we do know is that white chocolate isn’t actually chocolate. In order to be considered chocolate, it must contain cocoa solids and white chocolate in fact does not. What this versatile chocolate does contain is sugar, cocoa butter and powdered milk, which you can find at your local grocery store.

Recreating it is fairly easy, but if you’re not the best chocolatier there’s no shame in ordering a sharing box from Conscious Chocolate. Give our recipe below a try and if all else fails, feel free to use one of our Conscious Chocolate coupon codes to get a discount on your World Chocolate Day 2023 treat.

Ingredients:

• 40g food-grade cocoa butter
• 40g powdered milk
• 20g powdered sugar

How To Make White Chocolate:

• Step 1 - Melt down the cocoa butter using a double boiler. Stir often with a whisk or spatula to ensure the cocoa butter melts evenly.
• Step 2 - Sift the powdered sugar into the melted cocoa butter. Stir well so all the sugar dissolves.
• Step 3 - Sift the powdered milk into the mixture and stir.
• Step 4 - Place the mixture into a food processor or blender and blend for 2 to 3 minutes until smooth.
• Step 5 - Pour the mixture into a mould of your choice and allow it to set in the freezer.

Enjoy World Chocolate Day 2023 Learning How To Make Your Own Chocolate

Celebrating World Chocolate Day 2023 has never been sweeter thanks to our guide on how to make chocolate. Whether you’re a fan of healthy dark chocolate or prefer something sweeter like white chocolate or are just into classic milk chocolate, on World Chocolate Day all chocolate is the best type of chocolate. If you’re looking for more holiday guides, feel free to check out our other blogs for more money-saving tips and tricks. Have a sweet World Chocolate Day!