Do you love things that give maximum effect with minimum effort?
Me too…and that’s what I’m going to share with you today.
It’s these things I like to call…
You know, fancy little chocolates shapes you use to decorate desserts.
I use them all the time when I make cakes. See here and here. I’ve also made them for church functions from time to time and always get oohs and aahs. But it’s SO easy…and very inexpensive.
For family home evening earlier this week, I used them to decorate our banana ice cream. I’m trying to slim down our desserts after the fatty sugar overload from Christmas. Banana ice cream is perfect because all it is is frozen bananas. Seriously…AND it tastes good. I originally posted about it here.
Now to make the drizzles all you do is melt chocolate chips. That’s it. A one ingredient topping for a one ingredient ice cream. Love the simplicity. :)
I like to use semi-sweet chocolate chips. This is a scant cup’s worth. It doesn’t take much to make a lot of drizzles.
Place in a double boiler and melt. Mine is make shift with a small pyrex bowl placed on top of a small pan of boiling water.
Then I place a freezer quart sized bag into a tall container and fill it up with the melted and slightly cooled chocolate.
Squeeze the chocolate to one of the bottom corners, and make a tiny snip. Then drizzle all over a sheet of wax paper…as the name implies.
Let cool until the chocolate is no longer glossy. This can take a couple of hours. Putting it in the refrigerator speeds this process up.
Don’t forget to lick the bowl! :)
Then peel off the paper and decorate to your hearts delight.
Makes the ordinary feel a little fancy.
I tried out a few different shapes this time. I think I like the circles best.
I have also done chocolate writing before but it doesn’t stand up vertically very well. I had to lay it down on top of a giant cookie I made, like frosting writing. The thicker the shapes the better they hold…of course.
I love this! Now we're going to have to try banana ice cream.
um that is super super cool! I love that idea, and will have to try it just for fun! How fancy…and easy! :)
You're so smart! I've never thought of doing this, but I'm totally going to now!
I also love the idea of the puppets with the kids~especially the one for your little one.
I love these! I wonder if this is something I could make ahead of time and store in the freezer or refrigerator so we can have them anytime we have some ice cream!
definitely going to try this. so cute!
yum yum delia, stop over to my house when you want to make more. :)
These look great! I'm going to have to try at some point.
These are beautiful! I've seen something like this before but never as creative and pretty as these are.you are so talented!
i love this idea!! it's great. i'm going to do these.
Just FYI, these probably wouldn't store well. You'd have to temper the chocolate correctly or else it'll get "bloom" on it. It's harmless and does not affect the flavor, it just makes the chocolate look really ugly.
I love this! The chocolate AND the "banana ice cream." Definitely going to be one that we try out soon. Thank you for a such an awesome idea!!
I've always wondered about these little chocolate pieces. I had no idea they'd be so easy to make! Yet another "Delia idea" pinned! Oh! I made your lego belt for a friend of mine AND your distressed canvas idea for my best friend! :) THANKS!
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I think I am going to do on every cake I make from now on:-)
Thanks!
I wish I can have one of those….
So simple and so pretty!
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What a great idea! So beautiful and so easy. I am making a cake for my husband's grandmother next Sunday and you can bet that there will be a few of these beauties on top! Thanks Delia! You are going to make me look like a rockstar. :)
this is so awesome delia!
I think this is a great idea for easy entertaining! Hope you don't mind that I shared it on my blog today!
Susan
I also became a fan!
Found you on "One Pretty Thing." GREAT idea! Thanks for sharing. Peggy from Aruba
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You are great!
Brilliant and so easy. Perfect for chocoholic artists. Loved sharing your idea (with a link back to you) with my friends and family.
My stepmom used to pipe chocolate chips into butterfly shapes on wax paper. After they’d cooled a bit, but before they’s set completely, she would position the butterflies (still on wax paper) onto overturned egg cartons, letting them sink into the valleys to give the wings dimension. Super cute.
This was such a great idea! I did this and made hearts and they were a big hit. Thank you for your creativity.