Chocolate garnish recipe can be made before you’re ready to use it. You can make them a couple of days before and let them set in the fridge or freezer.
When you’re ready to use your chocolate garnish for your recipe, just remove it from the fridge or freezer.
You can use the garnish in it’s full form, or you can break it up to use for multiple desserts.
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You’ll need a couple of tools for your chocolate garnish recipe.
- piping bag
- #2 piping tip
- chocolate (you can use any type of chocolate you like)
- parchment paper
- elastic band
- Melt your chocolate in 30 second intervals until it’s fully melted. Use a spoon to mix your chocolate in between intervals. You’ll only need 1/4-1/3 cup of chocolate to make a few beautiful chocolate garnish.
- Place your piping tip into a piping bag. Put the piping bag over the edges of a tall glass.
- Pour the melted chocolate into the piping bag.
- Cut the piping bag tip and twist the end of the piping bag to get it ready for piping.
- Cut a strip of parchment paper as long as the length of your chocolate garnish.
- Begin piping your garnish by piping circles the length of your parchment paper. Continue and go back the same way.
- Make another layer of circles beside the first layer. Go back over and create another layer of circles.
- Cut the parchment paper close to one side of the circles.
- Roll the parchment paper and make sure the chocolate does not touch itself when closing the circle of parchment paper.
- Place an elastic band gently over the roll of parchment paper. Don’t squish the parchment paper or you’ll ruin your design.
- Place the chocolate garnish in the freezer for 20 minutes to set it.
- Take the elastic band off of the roll of parchment paper.
- Gently unwrap the parchment paper. Remove the chocolate garnish from the parchment paper.
- Do not hold the chocolate garnish for a very long time in your hand or it will start to melt.
- Place your chocolate garnish in an airtight container until you’re ready to use it.