Name: Homemade Valentine's Chocolates
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 32
Ingredients: High-quality dark chocolate, chopped - ½ pound; Ground dried chipotle pepper - ⅛ teaspoon; Salt - 1 pinch; Heavy whipping cream - ½ cup; Unsweetened cocoa powder, or as needed - 3 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Homemade Valentine's Chocolates

1. High-quality dark chocolate, chopped ½ pound

2. Ground dried chipotle pepper ⅛ teaspoon

3. Salt 1 pinch

4. Heavy whipping cream ½ cup

5. Unsweetened cocoa powder, or as needed 3 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Homemade Valentine's Chocolates

1 . Stage

Place chopped chocolate into a bowl; add chipotle pepper and salt.

2 . Stage

Heat cream in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until it comes to a boil. Pour cream over chocolate and let stand for 3 minutes.

3 . Stage

Stir gently until chocolate mixture is completely smooth. Pour chocolate mixture out onto a sheet of plastic wrap on a work surface. Pick up one edge of the plastic and roll chocolate into a rough log shape. Continue to roll, wrapping chocolate in the plastic. Refrigerate until chilled and firm, 30 minutes to 1 hour.

4 . Stage

Place cocoa powder in a small bowl.

5 . Stage

Unwrap chocolate and cut in half crosswise; cut each half into halves lengthwise. Roughly cut candy into 1/2-inch squares.

6 . Stage

Place chocolate squares into cocoa powder and toss gently to coat.