World Chocolate Day Special: Tantalizing White Chocolate Desserts

White chocolate is made with cocoa butter and is sweetened and thickened with dairy and milk fat. Many purists would say it’s not really chocolate because it does not contain any cocoa. But who cares? It’s just so luscious, silky and delicious. Also, milk and dark chocolate are not everyone’s cup of tea. On this World Chocolate Day (July 7), enjoy white chocolate to your heart’s content. If you want to make it at home without, then we’ve shared an easy recipe below. You can make some scrumptious chocolate dessert recipes with it too. Keep reading to know more!

White Chocolate at Home

Ingredients:

• 85 gm evenly chopped cacao butter
• 43 gm powdered sugar
• 85 gm milk powder

Instructions:

• Fill a saucepan with water and bring that to a rolling boil. Lower the heat to bring the water to a simmer.
• Place a heatproof bowl over it and add the chopped cacao butter.
• Stir the cacao butter around to evenly melt it.
• Once done, give it a good mix and add milk powder and powdered sugar. You can either use a spatula or a whisk to completely incorporate the dry ingredients into the melted cacao butter.
• Let this mixture cool a little before blending it into a food processor until smooth. Ensure that there is no graininess left.
• Pour the prepared chocolate into silicone chocolate molds and let this solidify in the freezer for about 20 minutes.
• Unmold the chocolate and enjoy the fruit of your labor!

Here are some recipes in which you can use this homemade white chocolate or store bought one if you want to avoid the extra work.

White Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Ingredients:

20 strawberries

140 g white chocolate

Instructions:

• Rinse and dry the strawberries completely, then line a tray with parchment paper.
• Melt the white chocolate using the double boiler method (like the one above) or in the microwave.
• Hold the strawberry from the top and dip the entire fruit in the melted chocolate so that it’s fully covered. Place it on the baking tray.
• Repeat till all of the strawberries are covered, and you’ve run out of chocolate.
• Pop the tray in the fridge to allow the chocolate to completely set, and enjoy. You can also drizzle the strawberries with some melted Cadbury Dairy Milk too.

White Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients:

• 355 ml cold heavy cream
• 170 gm white chocolate (chopped chocolate bar or chocolate chips)

Instructions:

• Measure about 177 ml of cream and heat it in the microwave.
• Finely chop the white chocolate and then add it to the warm cream. Mix well to ensure that the chocolate fully is incorporated.
• Take the remaining cream and whip until you get soft peaks.
• Fold the whipped cream into the white chocolate and cream mix. Use a spatula to incorporate them without deflating the whipped cream.
• Transfer into individual serving cups or a serving dish and enjoy it chilled.

White Chocolate Brownies

Ingredients:

• 160 gm flour
• 85 gm chopped white chocolate
• 85 gm white chocolate chips
• 100 gm unsalted butter
• 2 eggs
• 135 gm granulated sugar
• 55 gm packed light brown sugar
• 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp salt

Instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 175°C and line an 8x8 inch baking pan with parchment paper.
• Melt the chopped white chocolate with unsalted butter in a microwave.
• Then beat the eggs, sugars, and vanilla extract together until you get a creamy, pale, and airy consistency.
• Pour in the melted chocolate and butter into the eggs and whisk again.
• Then add the flour into this in batches and mix using a spatula. Finally, add the white chocolate chips.
• Transfer the prepared dough in the lined baking pan.
• Use a spatula to even the top before baking the brownies in the oven for about 25 to 30 minutes.
• Once the brownies are cool, cut them in squares and enjoy.