Chocolate coffee beans are a delectable treat – chocked with the rich bitterness of coffee laid against a smooth contrasting overtone of sweet chocolate… Yum!
Has anything ever sounded so delicious? If you’re an avid coffee drinker, then you just HAVE to try this quick and simple recipe for delicious chocolate coffee beans:
1. Choose and prepare your favorite bean variety.
Chocolate covered coffee beans are all about the quality of the bean. Don’t cheap out! Many commercial brands use dark-roasted arabica coffee beans – but you can use any kind you would like.
With a little searching, you should even be able to find plain beans in a chocolate flavor, to make the job of masking bitterness a little bit easier. Hundreds of varieties of arabica coffee bean leaves you with limitless possibilities – you’ll never know your favorite until you experiment!
2. Choose and prepare your favorite dipping chocolate.
To do this step, you need to ask yourself one very important question: which flavor is more important, the chocolate or the coffee?
Milk chocolate is a great flavor for those with milder preferences, because it masks a portion of the bean’s bitterness. Darker chocolate is bitter on its own – so pair it with a subdued bean to bring out the flavor, or else be prepared for some very powerful dark chocolate coffee beans. Milk chocolate is a great alternative for those who want something in between.
Please be aware that you will need to buy chocolate made especially for dipping unless you know how to thicken the mixture yourself. Making chocolate coffee beans is easy, but creating the dipping sauce is an art.
3. Dip those beans!
Toss a couple of your roasted beans into the bottom of the pan containing the dipping chocolate. There is no need to let them sit – just pull them out with a spoon or ladle and quickly move the beans past a fan (blowing cool air) and lay the beans, separated, onto a piece of wax paper. If the coating is not thick enough, just double or even triple-dip your yummy chocolate coffee beans. Watch out for burns!
4. Make them fancy.
There are endless options for creativity.
If you catch the beans before they dry you can roll them in chocolate powder, almond shavings, crushed nuts, colorful sprinkles, or anything else your heart (and mouth!) desires.
If your bean treats don’t turn out right the first time, just try a different roast or variety. Remember that the key to a great tasting coffee candy is the quality of the ingredients; high quality chocolate and beans will often produce a richer, softer flavor.
These chocolate coffee beans will put a zip in your step and a smile on your face – so don’t forget to share the joy with others!
