Chocolate Orange shots

by Pumpkin | Dec 28, 2023 | Recipes | 0 comments

A simple yet delicious combination of chocolate and orange

These little dessert pots make for a very tasty dessert- great for a small dinner party as these can be prepped in advance.

Servings

12

Prep time:

5min

Cook time:

15min, setting

Difficulty:

Easy

Ingredients

400g dark chocolate
24g sugar
2tbsp coffee liqueur
1tsbp cointreau
1 orange

We added a bit of coffee liqueur to this dessert, alongside some cointreau- feel free to skip the cointreau and instead grate more orange zest into the chocolate.

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1

Break the chocolate into chunks and add into a heatproof bowl, alongside the sugar. Place the bowl over a bain-marie (a pan with boiling water on medium heat), and stir whilst the choclate heats.

Chocolate orange shots- melting chocolate

Step 2

Once the chocolate is molten, add the liqueur, 250ml of water and mix well.

Chocolate orange shots- mixing chocolate

Step 3

Grate some orange zest into the mixture, and mix everything once more.

Step 4

Pour the mixture into small glasses or bowls. Then, refrigerate for a few hours until the chocolate has set.

Step 5

Once the chocolate has set, grate some orange zest on top.

Step 6

The dessert is now ready to serve. Enjoy!

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