How to Make Ice Cube Tray Orange Buttercream Chocolates
Dark chocolate and orange make a perfect pair. These simple chocolates are better than any boxed version and can be made easily in ice cube trays.
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The days of biting into a chocolate and wishing you hadn’t are over. These orange buttercream-filled dark chocolates are a far cry from the boxed versions. They are smooth and full of orange flavor.
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Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- zest of one large orange
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/2 teaspoon orange extract
- 2 cups dark chocolate
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Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add orange zest and cook for two minutes. Add cream and cook just until cream bubbles. Pour hot mixture over white chocolate chips in a heat proof bowl. Add orange extract and whisk until smooth. Refrigerate for at least one hour.
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Fill ice cube trays with melted dark chocolate. Pour the excess back into bowl of melted chocolate. Place the tray in the freezer for at least 15 minutes.
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Roll pieces of the orange filling (about a teaspoon depending on the ice cube tray) between your palms to make a ball. Place a filling in each of the cavities. The filling should only fill about 3/4 of the cavity.
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Pour melted chocolate over the filling to fill each of the cavities. Shake the tray gently to release air bubbles. Scrap the top of the tray with a bench scraper or rubber spatula. Freeze for at least one hour. Release the chocolates by tapping gently on the counter after allowing the chocolates to thaw for 5-10 minutes at room temperature.
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