How To Make Chocolate
Chocolate can be fun to make from scratch for the whole family. You just need to know what you need and how to do it. This way you can make some great tasting chocolate without going to the store.
Here are the ingredients you need:
1) 1 lb. of raw cocoa beans
2) 1/2 cup of sugar
3) 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4) 2/3 cup of milk,or half and half
1. Roast the raw cocoa beans. For this you will need to have your beans flat on a cookie sheet for roasting. You can also choose to roast the beans on several sheets. This is great for larger batches or when your learning how to make chocolate.
2. Grind the beans. Once they are cooked, the beans should be ground up. This can be done with a hammer and washcloth or you may use a mortar and pestle. Once they have been ground down, they can be turned [...]
