Tagged with 'semi-sweet chocolate'

5 Ways to Use Unsweetened Dark Chocolate in Your Baked Goods

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Chocolate is a food that nearly everybody can agree is delectable and divine. It’s delicious, of course, but it also triggers the release of both endorphins and serotonin in the brain. Therefore, it makes our taste buds happy, our stomachs happy, and yes-- even our brains happy. It is an edible pleasure that nearly everyone enjoys.

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Easy Summer Dessert Recipes: Chocolate Dipped Bananas

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How much could a banana cost, Michael, $10?

If you know where that's from - you know what's up.

Pro tip: freeze your bananas ahead of time
The next addition in our Easy Summer Dessert Recipes is an oldie but a goodie - Chocolate Covered Bananas.

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Merckens Chocolate: The Ultimate Candy Making Chocolate

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Many confectioners prefer the beautiful glossy sheen, crisp snap and delectably unctuous mouthfeel of couverture chocolate, and use it in all of their baking and candy making. However, high quality couverture chocolates, which are carefully formulated and concocted by extremely experienced chocolatiers (such as those as Callebaut) are made with a sensitive balance of cocoa solids and cocoa liquids.

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Easy Summer Dessert Recipes: Chocolate Covered Pineapple

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Move over chocolate-covered strawberries - there's a new fruit in town.

She's sweet, sunny, and tastes best on vacation - she's pineapple. And she goes great with chocolate.

Haven't tried this glorious treat?

You're in luck!

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Why Your Kitchen Should Stock Up on Pillsbury Chocolate Cake Mix

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As any baker knows, chocolate cake is a staple on the menu. It is a type of product that people will ask for even if they did not read the menu to see what the offerings were. It is just something that everyone expects to see in a bakery at this point. That is why it is so important for a bakery to have a solid understanding of how they will produce their chocolate cakes and cupcakes on a daily basis. One way that many professional kitchens have found success in preparing these cakes is by using Pillsbury chocolate cake mix as the base for their baked goods. It is a fantastic product that has a lot to offer you and your customers.

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The Definitive Guide To Chocolate Coating Wafers

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Today we're doing a deep dive in all things coating wafers - the be-all and end-all of coating wafers aka coating chocolate aka chocolate confectionary coating aka candy melt guide.

How do people make that glittery Oreos or those breakable chocolate hearts? It's coating wafers. Nine times out of 10 people are using coating wafers. No more FOMO. You, too, can make spectacular cakesicles and dipped strawberries just like your favorite Instagram accounts. 

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Sweet Shoppe Coating Wafers | Preorder starts June 28th!

If you haven't heard already (which I'm assuming you have if you're reading this), we're launching our own brand of compound chocolate called Sweet Shoppe Coating Wafers. We've been working on this product for over a year and are excited to debut it in Mid-July.

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Things You Could Do With Bulk Candy Melts

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To help you make different types of decorations, you will want the best ingredients to work with. That especially includes versatile ingredients like candy melts for example. They are so easy to work with and flexible in what you can do with them, that they are a must-have for anyone decorating baked goods. If your bakery does not have a steady supply of bulk candy melts, then you are missing out.

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The Best Molding Chocolate for Your Favorite Treats

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Chocolate, being the universally loved ingredient that it is, is also extremely versatile. People’s love for chocolate has transcended into more than just a sweet treat that is occasionally eaten for dessert. Chocolate has become a multifaceted, multi-use ingredient that can be found in several different applications.

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Ideas for Using Chocolate Chunks for Baking

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As you explore new recipes to create different treats, you will likely find yourself returning to basics and looking at what you can do with simple, but flexible ingredients. One of these standby ingredients being chocolate chunks. You can use chocolate chunks for baking a wide range of treats that will excite the masses and have them lined up for seconds.

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