Mint Meltaways

Name: Mint Meltaways
Ingredients: 115 g/4 oz coconut oil; 450 g/1 lb dark (bittersweet) chocolate (at least 60% cocoa solids), chopped; 2.5 ml/½ tsp peppermint extract; 250 g/9 oz dark chocolate (at least 60% cocoa solids), tempered; 250 g/9 oz dark chocolate (at least 60% cocoa solids), tempered; green or silver sugar balls; green or silver sugar balls

Preparation info

Makes
50-100

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home-made Sweets & Candies

By Claire Ptak

Published 2022

About

A meltaway centre is different from a ganache one, because it uses coconut oil or cocoa butter instead of cream. This creates a silky texture that melts in your mouth very quickly. Once mixed with chocolate, the flavour of coconut oil is undetectable. Do not overheat the oil as it can burn the chocolate, resulting in a grainy texture.

Ingredients

115 g/4 oz coconut oil
450 g/1

Method

Line a 15cm/6in or 20cm/8in square cake tin (pan) with baking parchment. The size of tin you choose depends on how thick or thin you want the meltaways to be – a smaller tin will create a thicker confection.
Melt the coconut oil very gently in a large heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Use a sugar thermometer to ensure it does not rise above 24°C

Energy 46kcal/192kJ; Protein 0g; Carbohydrate 4g, of which sugars 4g; Fat 3g, of which saturates 2g; Cholesterol 0mg; Calcium 2mg; Fibre 0g; Sodium 0mg