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How to Make Chocolate Gift Spoons
From your Special Education Guide
A simple plastic spoon coated in chocolate is a nice added touch with a gift of coffee beans. You'll soon think of other gifts that would be enhanced by these sweet utensils.
Difficulty Level: Average
Here's How:
- You'll need a 12 ounce package of chocolate chips. You may use semi-sweet, white chocolate, raspberry flavored, or any style of your choosing.
- Pour the chips into a heatproof container, such as a measuring cup. A deep cup is the best for this project.
- Microwave the chips at half power for one minute. Stir. Repeat until chocolate is smooth and fully melted, but do NOT over cook.
- Add to the melted chocolate one teaspoon of shortening for each cup of chips. Stir lightly until just blended.
- Dip plastic spoons into the chocolate to coat the bowl and about one inch of the handle. If the chocolate starts to harden, microwave 30 seconds at half power.
- Lay spoons on wax paper to set.
- When chocolate spoons have hardened, take squares of colored cellophane and wrap them. Tie with a pretty ribbon.
- Once you have mastered the technique, you can experiment! Try white chocolate, or drizzling streaks of colored chocolate over dipped spoons to create a design.
Tips:
- A handful of chocolate spoons set in a coffee mug makes a nice gift.
- Tie a few spoons to a bag of gourmet coffee beans for a coffee loving friend.
- Keep spoons on hand during the holidays to use when serving drinks to your visitors.
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