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Home Made Chocolate Recipe-Chocolate Recipe

February 10, 2012 by PadhuSankar 58 Comments

A homemade chocolate is a special way of telling your dear ones that you love them a lot. Chocolates, that too home made makes an excellent gift for your friends or family. This simple recipe is from a television show which I had noted it down long time back. I have tried this recipe several times and love it very much. My favorite is nutties as I love chocolate and nuts combination. Today let us learn how to make chocolates and nutties at home following this easy chocolate recipe.

Show your affection this Valentine’s Day with these heart shaped Chocolates

homemade chocolate

Homemade Chocolates


Homemade Chocolates

 Prep Time : 5 mins

 Cook Time : 15 mins 
 Yields: 18-20 Heart shaped chocolates
 Recipe Category: Chocolate
 Recipe Cuisine: Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   Sweetened Condensed milk – 400 grams
   Unsalted Butter – 100 grams
   Cocoa powder – 6 tsp
   Sugar – 6 tsp
   Liquid Glucose – 1/4 tsp
   Milk – 2-3 tbsp

Preparation


Dissolve liquid glucose in 2-3 tsp of cold water nicely. It is the ingredient used to set the chocolate.

Mix cocoa powder in a little milk and keep it aside.

Grease a plate with butter and keep it aside.

Method


Take a kadai or pan and mix all the ingredients well first. (condensed milk, cocoa powder mixed with milk, butter, sugar and liquid glucose).

Then switch on the heat and keep on stirring it on medium heat until it leaves the sides of the pan. Look at the picture below. The important point to be noted here is that the dough should not stick to your hands.

how to make chocolate


Then transfer it to the greased plate to cool. After it cools a little, scoop a little mixture with a spoon and place it in slightly greased heart moulds or any other moulds and press it nicely. Repeat the same process for the rest of the chocolate. Leave it for an hour to set. (Plastic moulds of different shapes are available in the market for making chocolates )

How to make Nutties
(If you do not have plastic moulds, you can make nutties)


Blanch and roast almonds. (Put them in hot water, remove the skin, dry it well and roast it slightly)

Take a small amount of chocolate dough, flatten it in your hands, place half an almond inside it and roll it into a smooth ball. You will get chocolate nutties.

Go one more step further if you like – Roll them in coarsely powdered cashew nuts to make it even more delicious.

Or you can insert a plastic lolly pop stick to the nutties and make chocolate lollipops.

Note – It will set in room temperature and need not be refrigerated and it will not melt if kept outside.

Shelf life and storage – Store it in an air tight container. Stays good for 7-10 days.

Enjoy this Valentine’s Day by making this easy Heart shaped Chocolate.

More Chocolate Recipes

Easy Chocolate Cake

No cook no bake chocolate fudge

Brownies

Eggless chocolate cupcakes

Meet you all again with more interesting recipes, till then it is bye from Padhu of Padhuskitchen.

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Comments

  1. Rasi

    February 10, 2012 at 7:29 am

    i was searching recipe to make homemade chocolates & i find urs :).. its really nice padhu what if i don't have glucose? how does it actually help?

    Reply
  2. PadhuSankar

    February 10, 2012 at 7:42 am

    Liquid glucose is used to help the chocolate set well and hold shape even at room temperature.

    Reply
  3. simran

    February 10, 2012 at 8:23 am

    lovely recipe.the chocolates look divine!

    Reply
  4. Tina

    February 10, 2012 at 10:01 am

    looks perfect and mouthwatering…yummm.

    Reply
  5. Kalpana Sareesh

    February 10, 2012 at 10:48 am

    wow so good ..

    Reply
  6. Anjali Bapna Shukla

    February 10, 2012 at 11:57 am

    Sweetie,you are an angel for this Valentine. 🙂
    Who teaches making chocolates in such an easy way as u did; I just loved reading each step you contributed. This for sure is getting bookmarked. 🙂

    Reply
  7. S.Menaga

    February 10, 2012 at 12:14 pm

    wonderful recipe,thxs for sharing it!!

    Reply
  8. jeyashrisuresh

    February 10, 2012 at 1:38 pm

    my mom makes this when we were kids. nice presentation

    Reply
  9. Hema

    February 10, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    This is cool, wud luv to try this out..

    Reply
  10. Ambreen

    February 10, 2012 at 1:47 pm

    Looks fantastic,perfectly done! Thanks for visiting 🙂

    Reply
  11. sonu

    February 10, 2012 at 1:56 pm

    amazing recipe …looks just like the ready made ones…just wondering where will i find liquid glucose in blre ??

    Reply
  12. Anjali Bapna Shukla

    February 10, 2012 at 2:42 pm

    Hey,
    I realized suddenly, you can link this to my ongoing event: Cakes, Cookies and Desserts
    http://anjali-cooklog.blogspot.com/2012/02/announcing-my-first-event-cakes-cookies.html

    Reply
  13. Sutapa

    February 10, 2012 at 3:30 pm

    Those are perfect…. a great idea to take heart away this Valentine's Day!

    Reply
  14. faseela

    February 10, 2012 at 5:04 pm

    yummy cookies…..luks so perfect

    Reply
  15. Suchi

    February 10, 2012 at 5:22 pm

    Home made chocolates are really good, I made some for this Christmas 🙂

    Reply
  16. PrathibhaSreejith

    February 10, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    Padhu dear, u r amazing 🙂 Such a great way to present those cute chocolate, lovely…

    Reply
  17. kala

    February 10, 2012 at 9:38 pm

    They are absolutely yummy treats 🙂 I just love the way u garnish the food.

    Reply
  18. Rachana

    February 11, 2012 at 9:14 am

    These chocolates look so tempting. A great recipe.

    Reply
  19. soujanya

    February 11, 2012 at 11:41 am

    Chocolate are sooo cute….luvly!!!

    Reply
  20. Suba

    February 11, 2012 at 10:47 pm

    Thank u so much for the recipe padhu… definitely wil try this for this Vday… 😀 What can i substitute liuid glucose with…??

    Reply
  21. Deeps @ Naughty Curry

    February 13, 2012 at 7:58 am

    chocolate looks truly fantastic!

    Reply
  22. Mina Joshi

    February 16, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    Wow – love the chocolate hearts…I must try this recipe soon. Just need to find the Chocolate moulds.

    Reply
  23. Anumurale

    February 24, 2012 at 4:12 pm

    with what can i substitute gluscose

    Reply
  24. swati

    April 4, 2012 at 10:37 am

    where can u get liquid glucose?

    Reply
  25. Achu

    June 15, 2012 at 7:03 pm

    Wow atlast got this recipe..I had tried for making chocolate…I made chocolate from semi sweet chocolate bars,milk then melt and pour int ungreased plastic heart candy mold..and refrigerate..it did nt come out well..what is the error for tat? 🙁 Please help me padhu 🙁

    Reply
  26. PadhuSankar

    June 16, 2012 at 9:31 am

    You must have some binding agent to prevent the chocolate from melting in room temperature. Liquid glucose is actually confectionery glue which does that job. You get liquid glucose in all major supermarkets .I got it in Nilgiris .Try this recipe -it will not let you down

    Reply
  27. Sudha Venkat

    August 18, 2012 at 9:24 am

    Awesome chocolates! Having a small doubt. Can we use the butter that we make at home utilised to prepare ghee? Unsalted butter from the market is expensive as well as difficult to procure.

    Reply
  28. PadhuSankar

    August 19, 2012 at 7:51 am

    Dear Sudha

    You can any unsalted butter.

    Reply
  29. MadhuLatha

    September 23, 2012 at 3:31 am

    hello,
    i too couldn't find liquid glucose in hyderabad.
    can you please help me out with that.i got all others.

    Reply
  30. Tanmoy Thakur

    October 28, 2012 at 8:15 pm

    Nice post, will try the recipe next weekend

    Reply
  31. Juvala

    December 7, 2012 at 2:31 pm

    Wow, thanks a lot….
    Very easy and very nice presentation….
    Am not getting liquid glucose anywhere though
    Can liquid glucose be prepared at home?

    Reply
  32. yadnya

    December 19, 2012 at 12:45 pm

    how do i get liquid glucose…. Can i mix glucon-d powder with water to get liquid glucose????
    yadnya

    Reply
  33. PadhuSankar

    December 22, 2012 at 8:43 am

    Dear Yadnya
    Liquid glucose is actually confectionery glue. You will get in all shops which sells baking goods.
    You cannot mix glucon-D powder with water and use for this recipe. That has nothing to do with liquid glucose

    Reply
  34. Anthony Vaz

    January 22, 2013 at 9:49 am

    liquid glucose is available in Hyderabd at Deccan Bottling stores Gowliguda( sold by Kgs) , Balaji grand Bazaar Basheerbagh.(small quantity)

    Reply
  35. kannan selvaraja

    February 17, 2013 at 6:00 am

    nice and very tasty

    Reply
  36. Sonu

    April 6, 2013 at 2:32 am

    Hi…was searching for this receipe desperately…long back I have tried it but was not able to recollect all the ingredients..will try it for my son…..thanks for sharing!!…Sonu

    Reply
  37. Zocona Ace

    April 19, 2013 at 2:49 pm

    any replacemnt fr glucose?

    Reply
  38. PadhuSankar

    April 20, 2013 at 4:10 am

    Liquid glucose is confectionery glue. It prevents the chocolate from melting at room temperature. I do not know of any replacement.

    Reply
  39. Anonymous

    May 13, 2013 at 6:50 am

    Hi padhu, I really liked your recipe. I just want to know, can I add roasted almonds to the dough even if I want to place it in the plastic moulds?

    Reply
  40. PadhuSankar

    May 14, 2013 at 8:52 am

    Of course you can, it will be even more tasty. But chop roasted almonds and then add. I had problems with my net connection, so could not reply to you immediately.

    Reply
  41. Zee

    May 29, 2013 at 3:59 pm

    Hi Padhu. Im busy making this now but it's not coming together in the pan, it's very liquidy! Followed the recipe to the tee. Please help!

    Reply
  42. PadhuSankar

    May 30, 2013 at 4:29 am

    Zee – It is liquid glucose (confectionary glue)which hold the chocolate together and prevents it from melting at room temperature .You should mix liquid glucose with just little water (may be around 2-3 tsp). I think you should have added more water.

    Reply
  43. deepanshi pandiya

    November 13, 2013 at 1:29 pm

    thanks alot dear..
    it is superb making chocolate at home

    Reply
  44. Ruchi Narang

    November 26, 2013 at 6:17 pm

    mam, i try this but not use liquid glucose, my choclates are not set after putting these choclates in freezer also, whats reason for this? if i can't get liquid glucose is there any option

    Reply
  45. Ruchi Narang

    November 26, 2013 at 6:18 pm

    like it very much

    Reply
  46. Padhu Sankar

    November 27, 2013 at 2:57 pm

    Ruchi – It is liquid glucose which helps the chocolate to set. So if you avoid that, the chocolate will not set. You will get liquid glucose in shops where you get baking products. There is a totally different recipe in which you prepare sugar syrup and add cocoa powder which I have not yet posted. Liquid glucose is a must for this recipe.

    Reply
  47. Amrita Juriani

    August 4, 2014 at 3:14 pm

    Dear padhu for how many minutes should I cook the mixture. I followed the exact same recipe and taste wise it's superb but the chocolates have turned out bit harder.

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      August 5, 2014 at 9:23 am

      If the chocolate is harder, I assume that you have overcooked it. Once it starts to leave the sides of the pan, you can switch it off. Grease your fingers with ghee and touch the mixture slightly after it cools a little, if it does not stick to your fingers, then it is perfect.

      Reply
  48. Sarika Suman

    August 13, 2015 at 6:57 am

    Hi padhu , today I want to make chocolate. Pls mention which brand have u used for Sweetened Condensed milk
    Unsalted Butter
    Cocoa powder
    Liquid Glucose
    Milk.I want to make perfect chocolates.I want 20 heart shape chocolates means I need to buy 20 heart shape plastic moulds is it correct padhu..

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      August 19, 2015 at 9:10 am

      I used milkmaid, hatsan butter, blue bird cocoa powder. Liquid glucose – I got it in Chennai Egmore. Try in shops which sell baking supplies. Do not remember the brand. Regarding milk – just enough milk to mix the cocoa powder – around 2 tsp

      Reply
  49. Sarika Suman

    August 13, 2015 at 7:03 am

    Hi padhu,pls mention how many spoons of milk…thanks regards sarika

    Reply
  50. Reena

    October 5, 2015 at 1:27 pm

    Hi padhu, chocolate came out well. Thanks. But was little harder. Like five star instead of dairy milk.. Nxt time I will reduce cooking time n try. Should it come smoother? Regds reena

    Reply
  51. Sripriya Ravichandran

    December 31, 2015 at 6:28 am

    Padhu, only 1/4tsp of liquid glucose will be enough to hold the chocolate firmly?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      January 2, 2016 at 10:03 am

      Yes, that is enough.

      Reply
  52. ezhil ashok

    March 18, 2017 at 12:47 pm

    Hi padhu I made homemade chocolates using dark and milk compound bars of morde… But they are melting.. I melted them by double boiling method and poured them in mould and kept in refrigerator… Help me mam

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      March 20, 2017 at 7:30 am

      The liquid glucose helps in binding and prevents it from melting.

      Reply
  53. ezhil ashok

    March 21, 2017 at 7:12 am

    Thank you for the reply… How much I have to add for 1 kg of chocolate bar

    Reply
  54. Preethi

    April 29, 2020 at 7:37 pm

    Can i use milk powder or any other substitute for condensed milk ?

    Reply

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