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Spiced Christmas Cocktail Chocolates

Ingredients

Orange Cocoa Butter - SCR458
Red Cocoa Butter - SCR450
Green Cocoa Butter - SCR471
5ml Cointreau - SCL105
1 drop of Lime Spice Drops - SCF0652
2 drops of Cinnamon Spice Drops - SCF1293
3 drops of Sorrento Orange Flavour Oil - SCF0647
20g Cranberries, chopped - SCN294A
500g Valrhona Ivoire - SCC5200
100g Callebaut W2 - SCC1520
50g KerryMaid Whipping Cream Alternative - SCM280

If 'jolly and merry' was a flavour!

This Christmas cocktail chocolate perfectly balances sweet, sour and spiced notes in a warming, creamy centre. Combining Cointreau with lime, cinnamon and orange in a Callebaut Crema filling all encased in a snow-white shell. A Christmas gift for the tastebuds!

How to Make Spiced Christmas Cocktail Chocolates:

Ingredients

For the Shells

For the Ganache

10ml Cointreau (SCL105)
1 drop of Lime Spice Drops (SCF0652)
2 drops of Cinnamon Spice Drops (SCF1293)
3 drops of Sorrento Orange Flavour Oil (SCF0647)
20g Cranberries, chopped (SCN294A)
100g Callebaut W2 (SCC520)
50g KerryMaid Whipping Cream (SCM280)

Method

Step 1 - Shells

Ensure that the moulds are clean and dry, so as to not compromise your chocolates
Using a toothbrush or small paintbrush, splatter the moulds with red, green and orange cocoa butter
Temper the Valrhona Ivoire white chocolate, and pipe it into the moulds to cast the shells
Empty and scrape the moulds, ensuring to save the excess chocolate - this will be used for capping, later on
Leave the shells inside the moulds to set

Step 2 - Ganache

Chop and blend the cranberries, and set aside
Bring the cream to a boil, then pour over the W2 chocolate and blend until smooth
Stir in the orange, lime and cinnamon drops, as well as the cranberries and Cointreau
Once combined, transfer the filling into a piping bag and allow to cool

Assembly and Finishing

Once your shells have set and the filling has cooled, pipe the ganache into the shells, leaving around a 2mm gap for capping
Using the leftover white chocolate, cap the chocolates and leave to set
Once set, they're ready to turn out!

Enjoyed this recipe? Give it an autumnal twist with freeze-dried apple instead of cranberries, and flavourings like Pumpkin Spices, Chai Spices and ginger.

Approximate costs

£17.93

Makes 48

£0.37

each

Please note: All costs are based on current Keylink List prices and up-to-date supermarket prices for non-Keylink products. These are given in good faith. These recipe costs could be lower if you benefit from Keylink discounts.

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