Melting Chocolate

By Hklbrries

A number of these recipes ask you to include some kind of melted chocolate. It's important to use caution when melting chocolate, because it burns easily and can create an awful smell if baked or microwaved for too long.

When you melt chocolate it is best to put it in a microwave-safe container, cover it, and microwave it on medium power for about 1 minute (depending on the amount of chocolate), then check to see how soft it has become. If some of the chocolate is still hard, put it back in the microwave for another 30 seconds and check again. Repeat heating and checking at 20-second intervals until the chocolate is just soft but not runny (the chocolate will hold its shape but will become liquid when stirred). Chopping bar chocolate into smaller pieces will make it melt more evenly.

Once it is melted, use a spatula to scrape all the chocolate into the blender, preferably after you have started to mix the other ingredients for that particular smoothie.

Ingredients

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Preparation

Step 1

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