what to do with cheap (crappy) chocolate?

Posted by permanentgrin on Jun 25, 2009 · Member since Mar 2006 · 1789 posts

I bought some store brand dark cooking chocolate for my first attempt at tofu chocolate mousse (I didn't want to buy good chocolate and waste it on something that I wasn't sure of). The mousse turned out ok, but not terribly chocolatey, and some of the chocolate set before it got mixed in. I tasted the chocolate on its own and realized why...it tastes like sweet, slightly chocolatey wax. :-\ So...what do I do with the rest of it? I don't want to waste it. I have about 170g/6oz left.

Posted by hanashi on Jun 25, 2009 · Member since Nov 2007 · 2533 posts

chocolate glaze (1/3c coconut milk, 1c powdered/icing sugar 1/2c chocolate dip fruit, baked goods, etc)? brownies? sounds like given the consistency, it would be great for a glaze/set icing

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Posted by yabbitgirl on Jun 26, 2009 · Member since Apr 2006 · 14266 posts

Microwave melt it and use it to top oatmeal or similar. Or make "hot chocolate" by adding milk of your choice to the melted mixture, season with cinnamon and clove and some sweetening if it needs it. Or pour it over "icecream."

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Posted by GFVegmom on Jun 26, 2009 · Member since Sep 2008 · 565 posts

Chocolate covered pretzels. Or dip dried apricots in chocolate then in chopped pistachios!!!

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Posted by propinecone on Jun 26, 2009 · Member since May 2007 · 2842 posts

cake balls!

make a cake (or brownies) and then break em up and pack them into truffle sized balls, let sit in the fridge for a bit then dip in melted chocolate.

or just break it up into bits and add to brownies or cookies?

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Posted by yabbitgirl on Jun 27, 2009 · Member since Apr 2006 · 14266 posts

BTW PG, this same thing happened to me...bought some "store brand" dark chocolate from the "top end" supermarket, and it tastes like paraffin first and a leetle chocolate a long time later. Yet when I buy dark chocolate from LIDL or Aldi, it's chocolate. And half the price for a bar twice as thick.

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Posted by permanentgrin on Jun 27, 2009 · Member since Mar 2006 · 1789 posts

Thanks for the suggestions everyone! Yabbit, there's an ALDI near me, so if I ever need cheap chocolate again I'll try theirs instead. I definitely won't be buying this brand again. I'd probably have better luck with a chocolate-scented candle (if such a thing exists).

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Posted by yabbitgirl on Jun 28, 2009 · Member since Apr 2006 · 14266 posts

I'd probably have better luck with a chocolate-scented candle (if such a thing exists).

:-D :-D I so hear that!!

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Posted by neutral on Jun 28, 2009 · Member since Apr 2009 · 20 posts

Second the suggestion for cake balls. Cheap crappy choc is perfect for dipping them in ;D

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Posted by Anonymous on Jun 28, 2009 · Member since Dec 1969 · 11789 posts

If it was me I would just compost it. Composting is never a waste. :)

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