Raspberry Ruby Chocolate Bonbon Food

CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY BONBONS

Steps:

• Melt chocolate in a small pan over very low heat; you can use a double boiler if you wish and temper the chocolate.
• Using a small paint brush, coat the bottom and sides of a candy mold.
• Place mold in freezer for 10 minutes to allow chocolate to harden.
• Remove mold from freezer.
• Spoon a scant teaspoon of raspberry jam into each chocolate lined candy mold cup.
• Paint chocolate over raspberry jam to cover and make final layer.
• Place in freezer for 10 minutes to harden.
• Remove from freezer, turn mold upside down and pop candies out of mold.
• Serve.

RASPBERRY RUBY CHOCOLATE BONBON

Steps:

• Clean your Silikomart Choco Flame mould to get rid of any potential residue
• Melt and temper both chocolates. Use a thermometer, eg. Infrared thermometer gun to measure the chocolate temp while tempering
• For the tempering: Melt chocolate to 45C / 113F then allow the chocolate to cool at room temperature to 32C / 89.6F, add 1% cocoa butter powder to your melted chocolate. I am using a product from Callebaut called Mycryo, use any cocoa butter powder you can access. Mix well cocoa butter powder with chocolate. Alternatively use seeding method for tempering. For more tips regarding chocolate tempering read my tips above
• Pipe both chocolates into the mould, place one freeze dried raspberry into each
• Carefully tap the mould onto the kitchen counter a few times to release potential small air bubbles
• Smooth the top with an offset spatula
• Leave the chocolate set either on room temp (30-60 minutes) or in the fridge (15-30 minutes) or in the freezer (5-10 minutes). If chocolate is tempered correctly the Bonbons should be easily removed from the mould. Tip: Use gloves when unmoulding the Bonbons

CHOCOLATE-RASPBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 3/4 teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. In a large bowl, beat 1 1/4 sticks softened butter and 1 cup light brown sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed, 4 minutes. Beat in 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture on low speed. Stir in 3/4 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup each white chocolate chips and crushed freeze-dried raspberries. Roll into 1 1/2-inch balls; arrange on parchment-lined baking sheets and bake at 375˚ F until set, 12 to 15 minutes.

RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
• Mash the butter and sugar together in a bowl with a wooden spoon until the mixture is creamy and well blended, and beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in the raspberry extract, almond extract, and milk. In a separate bowl, stir the flour and baking powder together until thoroughly combined, and gradually beat into the butter-egg mixture. Stir in the chocolate chips, and drop by spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until very lightly browned at the edges, 8 to 10 minutes.