With Valentines Day approaching, we decided to make some heart shaped chocolates. This is the first time I have tried making chocolates from a mould but it was very easy, and a great activity for the children to join in with.
First we melted down some chocolate. This can be done in the microwave which is really quick, so ideal when working with impatient preschoolers. I didn’t use cooking chocolate, just normal milk chocolate.
We were using a heart shaped silicone mould from Asda,but you can buy similar ones online very cheaply like these. You can also use them as ice cube trays so they are multi functional throughout the year.
Heart Shaped Silicone Mould on Amazon UK
Heart Shaped Silicone Mould on Amazon.com
We broke the chocolate into cubes. I used 100g gram bar at first, then melted a little extra as that did not quite fill the mould, so we used about 150g in total. The chocolate was melted for 1 minute in the microwave, then stirred, and then put back for 10 seconds at a time until totally melted.
Then we just spooned it into the moulds. Even young children can do this, although it can get a little messy! Mr T and Mr R were really fascinated by it.
Even though it looks messy, it doesn’t matter as the finished chocolate came out okay! We left it in the freezer to set for a couple of hours, and ta-daa… our very easy but very yummy Valentines chocolates!
I was quite pleased with how they came out, especially as they have been largely made by a 2 and 4 year old. It’s a lot simpler than I would have thought!
The boys were of course very keen to eat them up!
I tried them too, and they tasted really nice. We will definitely make them again in future, and maybe experiment with adding fruit or nuts into the melted chocolate to see how that turns out.
Not forgetting the savoury food for Valentines, I also tried out the egg shaper to make my husband a snack.
This item came from Asda, but is also available cheaply online. He was surprised to see this message on his plate when I called him to eat his food!
Heart Shaped Egg Shaper on Amazon UK
Heart Shaped Egg Shaper on Amazon.com
For the chocolates, you could package these up in a box and tie with ribbon to make a simple home made Valentines gift.
You might also like these DIY gift wrapped chocolates that we made at Christmas. Just change up the wrapper to a Valentines theme and it works perfectly for this time of year too.
You might also like these fun Valentines cooking ideas
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February 9, 2014 @ 11:47 pm
We made some chocolate hearts too 🙂
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February 10, 2014 @ 8:54 am
I know! I just saw your post afterwards, they were great!
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February 10, 2014 @ 8:25 am
Yum! They look lovely.
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February 10, 2014 @ 9:59 pm
Oh they look like fun for kids to make! Thanks for linking up to this weeks Parenting Pin it Party
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February 11, 2014 @ 12:13 am
Making chocolates is so easy isn’t it – glad the boys enjoyed themselves
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February 11, 2014 @ 9:48 am
mmmmm they look yummy – I have a silicon tray of hearts and one of stars and have used them to make chocolates before. Very satisfying and great to get the kids involved. Pop a few in a cellophane bag or little box for great pressies 🙂
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February 11, 2014 @ 10:11 am
Wow these look great! Might have a go with my kids over the half term hols next week!
February 11, 2014 @ 10:16 am
Fab idea! Might just have to do this on Friday with my 2 year old. #pintorials
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February 11, 2014 @ 10:57 am
what simple and lovely idea
February 11, 2014 @ 2:43 pm
Great idea – especially for the kids! My grandchildren would love doing this – I’ll have to show them asap so they can use the idea for Friday, or even on the weekend when they come to see us 🙂
February 11, 2014 @ 4:59 pm
Great idea! We’ve made cupcakes and cards, but that’s as creative as we’ve got 🙂 #LetKidsBeKids
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February 11, 2014 @ 7:32 pm
That sounds like good fun. I’ve always been a bit wary of silicon moulds (for cakes at least) but this looks really easy with impressive results. #letkidsbekids
February 12, 2014 @ 12:14 pm
They look lovely and lots of fun making them.
Thanks for linking #LetKidsBeKids
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February 12, 2014 @ 12:38 pm
They look amazing. Looks like you had lots of fun!!
February 12, 2014 @ 5:29 pm
Fun to make and then the best reward – eat them! #letkidsbekids
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February 13, 2014 @ 1:08 pm
Absolutely beautiful 🙂 Looks like your little man enjoyed them too!
February 14, 2014 @ 7:49 pm
Lucas says – yum, yum – in my tum!!! These look yummy. The Mother’s made me shaped eggs before – we had one shaped like Alien from Toy Story before – felt a bit guilty eating it……… but I still did!!!! Thanks for linking to #minicreations
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February 16, 2014 @ 7:56 pm
These look so yummy, perfect for any time of the year!
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February 17, 2014 @ 1:14 am
What a great idea! I bet your sons will never forget this!
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February 17, 2014 @ 5:13 pm
Such a lovely post and a great little mould. Thanks for linking up with #recipeoftheweek. I’ve pinned and tweeted this post, and there’s a fresh linky live now for this week. I would love you to pop over and join in 🙂 x
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