Chocolate Shalach Manos Creations

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Why buy expensive chocolates for Mishloach Manos when you can make them yourself at home? All you need is chocolate, a variety of fillings and a silicone mold and you’ll be churning out your very own artisanal chocolate creations.

Watch below as Tzivi Rapoport, one of Kettle & Cord’s junior chefs, demonstrates some of her favorite chocolate mold recipes.

You will need:
1 bag Chocolate for melting
1 tbs Oil

Optional:
Viennese crunch
Jelly
Praline mix
Razzle dazzle
Rice crispies
Crushed nuts

Directions:
– Mix oil with chocolate and melt in microwave until fully melted, mix every 30 seconds
– Mix chocolate with your favorite filling and spoon into mold
or
– Spoon some chocolate into bottom and sides of mold, set aside to harden
– Spoon jelly (or other filling) on top of hardened chocolate. Cover with chocolate
– Remove excess chocolate and refrigerate until completely hard
– Pop out of mold and enjoy!