We had a little chocolate left from our recent truffle extravaganza. It was just sitting, hardened, in the bottom of the Pyrex measuring cup on the kitchen counter because I couldn't bear to throw it out. I wasn't quite sure to do with it, but I knew that I needed to do something with it. I decided to put it in the microwave to soften it. I stirred it, and then the kids and I made shapes out of the melted chocolate. We did this by scraping out the Pyrex cup and pouring the chocolate into a plastic Ziploc bag. We cut a tiny hole in the corner, then we squeezed out little shapes onto waxed paper. The shapes hardened on the waxed paper and can be used to decorate cupcakes, stick into whipped cream on the top of ice cream or other desserts, or even just nibbled as little candies.
I'm not sure how we want to use them, so I put the chocolate shapes into an airtight container in the fridge to save until I come up with a specific way to use them to create a special treat. It's little things like these chocolate shapes that can make a regular treat into a classy treat.
I like having my little fancy chocolate shapes in the fridge, ready to use in a special way. After all, chocolate should never be wasted.
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