Making Chocolate Bars Using Recipe Substitutes

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Making Chocolate Bars Using Recipe Substitutes

by Sue

Hi,

I was wondering if you had a home made recipe for making solid chocolate bars using recipe substitutes.

I have a recipe that combines cocoa powder, sugar, milk, vanilla and butter, but I am substituting xylitol instead of sugar, rice milk instead of milk and ghee instead of butter because of my son's dietary restrictions.

I made it reach the "soft ball" stage with a candy thermometer, but it comes out like a gooey fudge instead of a solid block of chocolate.

Can the substitutions be what is causing the problem? Or am I not cooking it enough? Please help.

Thanks,
Sue

Boy, Sue, that is a tough one, but a very good question! To be honest, I haven't attempted making chocolate bars using recipe substitutes myself.

My first gut feeling on this is that it probably is the substitutions that are causing the problem. Perhaps you can play with it a bit and maybe reduce the amount of ghee and/or milk to see if that makes a difference.

Also, I would try cooking it a bit longer. Trial and error may be the only way you'll find exactly what you want. If it's just the consistency that is the problem, I'm sure your son won't mind eating your practice runs! :-)

Hopefully another visitor will see this who has had experience substituting ingredients when making chocolate will be able to comment with some better and more helpful advice.

There are so many people with dietary allergies these days, that I know this would be of interest to a lot of folks.

If you do run across a solution that works, please do come back and tell us the secret! It will be a big help to others in a similar situation.

Blessings,
Angie

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chocolate bar
by: Anonymous

I did not know you could get a solid bar of chocolate without using cocoa butter or a solid type fat. Cooking to a certain heat makes fudge,taffy or lollipops not a candy bar.I am very interested if we can use cocoa and a soft fat to make a solid candy bar.Maybe I am reading solid chocolate bar into this when you mean chocolate candy bar like taffy.

Chocolate Bar Substitues Recipe
by: Sue

Thanks for everyone's input. I appreciate it.
I'll go back to the drawing board and experiment a little.

Chocolate Made With Cocoa Powder
by: Angie

Sue,

How did the chocolate making go? Did you ever accomplish what you had hoped?

You mentioned that you had a recipe using cocoa powder that you were trying to use with substitutions. Can you add the original recipe here?

Another visitor is looking for a recipe for making chocolate candy using cocoa powder. I thought of you and wondered if your recipe would work for him.

Thanks heaps!
Angie

Chocolate Candy From Cocoa Powder
by: Sue

Angie,

I used the chocolate candy recipe from your website! It's the one for basic chocolate candy.

These are the ingredients and substitutions I tried:

3 cups sugar (xylitol)
3 cups milk (rice milk or any other gluten free milk)
5 tbsp cocoa
1 tbsp butter (ghee)
1 tsp vanilla

and then I followed the directions.

If you can solve this I would love to know!

Thanks,
Sue

Homemade Chocolate Bar Dilemma
by: Angie

Hi Sue,

Ah ha! I didn't realize you were using that basic chocolate candy recipe from here at Chocolate Candy Mall.

I don't really think that particular recipe is going to give you a 'candy bar' result, even in it's original condition without the substitutions. It certainly makes a nice tasting chocolate candy, but not quite the same as a normal chocolate candy bar.

I hope you figure something out, or perhaps someone else will come along with a brilliant solution! :-)

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