3 Delicious Recipes With Chocolate

Discover three delicious recipes with chocolate that you can prepare with little effort and look like a pastry chef with Michelin stars! Chocolate is probably one of your favorite sweets, but eating it generates a feeling of guilt that you cannot avoid due to everything that has been said against this food.

The truth is that studies have determined that this food has many health benefits, obviously if it is consumed in a moderate way and in recommended doses according to the nutritional status of each person.

Those people who suffer from overweight, diabetes and / or some related pathology, for example, should consult a doctor before eating chocolate so that it does not have a negative effect on health.

On the other hand, those people who have an ideal average weight, have a balanced diet and carry out physical activity, can eat it every day in a moderate portion to take advantage of each of its benefits.

Why eat chocolate?

In this case, we are talking specifically about dark chocolate and its derivatives. This contains highly nutritious elements, as it contains fats, proteins, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins.

According to different studies, dark chocolate could play an important role in the prevention of cardiovascular problems.

Unlike milk chocolate or white chocolate, dark chocolate has a more powerful concentration of antioxidants, contains less sugar and less fat. However, its consumption must always be moderate, because the fact that it is an antioxidant does not mean that it does not contain sugar and fat. Some of the benefits of chocolate are:

• Fight free radicals.

• Prevents heart disease.
• It lowers the risk of having a stroke.
• Increases HDL-cholesterol (good cholesterol).
• Lowers blood pressure.
• It could combat stress and improve mood, according to the latest results.
• Improves vision.
• It is believed that it could be good for memory (although there are no conclusive studies yet).

There are many benefits that dark chocolate has for health and therefore, eating small amounts daily can be very positive. We generally choose to eat chocolate bars or marshmallows, but there are many ways to take advantage of its benefits.

How about learning how to make delicious chocolate recipes? Go ahead and enjoy more of this delicious and nutritious ingredient.

Chocolate brownie

The first of the recipes with chocolate that we want to share with you is a classic: the brownie. It is undoubtedly one of the most delicious desserts that can be made with chocolate and, although today there are several ways to prepare it, this time we leave you the traditional recipe so you can enjoy its exquisite flavor.

Ingredients

• Dark chocolate: 125 grams.
• Butter: 125 grams.
• Sugar: 132 grams.
• Eggs: 2 units.
• Flour: 50 grams.
• Cinnamon powder: 15 grams.
• Sugary vanilla: 15 grams.

What should you do?

• First, melt the chocolate.
• Once you do, add the butter in small cubes until it melts with the chocolate, to mix it well until you get a kind of dough.
• Later, beat the eggs with the sugar until they turn white.
• Once they are ready, mix them with the melted chocolate and add the sifted flour, cinnamon and vanilla. All the ingredients are stirred well until a homogeneous dough is obtained and it is left to rest for 5 minutes.
• Take a baking sheet and cover it with greaseproof paper.
• On it, pour the dough and later, you take it to the oven at 150º for about 30 minutes.
• Finally you take it out, let it cool and cut the dough into portions to have the brownies ready.

Chocolate coulant

The chocolate coulant is a hot sponge cake with a crunchy texture on the outside and creamy chocolate on the inside. Its flavor is very delicious, like that of all recipes with chocolate, and ideal to eat at snacks or on a very special occasion. Follow the steps of this delicious recipe.

Ingredients

• Eggs: 4 units.
• Chocolate: 115 grams.
• Butter: 75 grams.
• Flour: 75 grams.
• Sugar: 75 grams.
• Cocoa powder: 50 grams.

What should you do?

1. First, melt the chocolate together with the butter, putting them in the microwave for a few seconds, without overdoing it so that it does not burn.
2. Besides, in a bowl beat the eggs with the sugar  until it is foamy and white. 
3. Once the desired texture is achieved, add the melted chocolate little by little and stir gently.
4. Then, sift the flour and add it to the bowl to mix it well with the rest of the ingredients.
5. To take to the oven, grease the molds and sprinkle them with a little cocoa powder. Fill about ¾ parts with the mixture and freeze overnight.
6. The next day, preheat the oven to 180ºC.
7. When checking that they are well frozen, you put them to bake   at 180º C, without a fan, for 12 minutes ; once the center swells, they are ready.

Puff pastry palms with chocolate

The chocolate palm trees are ideal to eat for a snack, share with the family and especially with children. They are sure to love it. If you like recipes with chocolate that are not too sweet, you cannot stop preparing them!

Ingredients

• Puff pastry: 1 disc.
• Icing sugar
• Dark chocolate: 50 grams.
• White chocolate: 50 grams.
• Mint leaves to taste
• Raspberries to taste.

What should you do?

1. The first thing you should do is sprinkle the sugar over the puff pastry and roll out the puff pastry plate with the rolling pin.
2. Carefully fold the disc into several layers, sprinkling sugar to taste. Continue stretching the puff pastry a little with the rolling pin, shaping it into a rectangle.
3. Then roll the dough from the two longest edges to the middle, so that you get two puff pastry rolls.
4. Using a very sharp knife, carefully slice the two puff pastry rolls at the same time, in order to form the palm trees. Before taking them to the oven, you sprinkle a little icing sugar on them and put them on a baking sheet covered with baking paper.
5. When they are well organized, bake them at 180º C for about 20 minutes. Remove them and let them cool.
6. To add the chocolate, melt both chocolates in the microwave and finally decorate the palm trees with a strand of dark and white chocolate.

What do you think of these tasty recipes with chocolate? Don’t stop enjoying them with your family and friends, everyone will like them!