Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans

Submitted by Sackville

"Here's something to keep you going in between cups of coffee!"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 3
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 75 g dark chocolate
• 30 g whole espresso coffee beans
• cocoa powder

directions

1. Melt the chocolate by breaking it into pieces and warming it slowly in a saucepan over a very low heat.
2. When the chocolate is melted, stir in the roasted coffee beans.
3. Keep mixing until they are coated in chocolate.
4. Lift them out with a fork and drop them onto parchment or waxed paper.
5. Separate the beans from one another, then drop into cocoa powder and leave to harden.
6. Remove the beans with a palatte knife and keep in a sealed container.

Reviews

[Chef Michael 2]

I roasted my vanilla almond beans for 15 minutes in the oven, then let cool. When I added the beans about 1/4 lb. of beans to Hershey's semi-sweet Chocolate chips, I add 2 tablespoons of sugar to the Chocolate. I followed Angie's way and shook things up in 10 envelopes of instant Hot Cocoa Mix. I also added 2 tablespoons of sugar to the Cocoa Mix before shaking things up... Put in fridge for 30 minutes then take out and seperate beans on a cookie sheet..... Beans came out, so good and tasty.. No bitter taste I used 12oz. of Hershey's semi-sweet Chocolate Chips. Don't forget to add the sugar.... and try different beans... The expersso beans or strong, so try different beans to your recipe.

 

[Angie in St. Charles]

I made this for my husband for Valentine's Day. I didn't separate the beans on the wax paper and directed. I just placed them in a plastic bag with the cocoa. I then shook things up and moved the beans around until they were separated and coated with cocoa. I think that made things easier. I did think the final result was not sweet enough. I originally wanted to give this 3 stars because I didn't care for them. It was too bitter (too much coffee taste). But I am giving 4 stars because my husband really likes them (though he thinks they should be sweeter too). So if you are expecting these to taste like the ones you buy, I would suggest using a sweeter chocolate than dark chocolate. But they were easy to make and if you can get the right combination of chocolate and beans, they will be good.

 

[Mysterygirl]

WOW! Are these ever good! I got some Black Raspberry beans in the last Food Swap so I decided to try them in this. Talk about a taste of heaven! I rarely say this but this recipe could easily go 10 stars. It's easy and the taste is perfect! I made this for gifts but now I'm not sure that I'm sharing. Thanks for posting this recipe.