1 Kilo of Italian chocolate...what to do?

[therippa]

My girlfriend recently returned from a trip to Milan with a 1k (2.2lb) bar of chocolate for me to use in a cooking application. It's not marked, but it tastes like it is 60% cacao. While I know of a couple recipes that use a couple ounces of chocolate, I can't think of one that would use this much. Any ideas on something I could make that would use up a large portion of it?

[merstar]

This is very good and uses a total of l lb. (12 oz for the cake, and 4 oz for the glaze - I actually prefer it without the glaze):

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE GLAZE

http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/flourless-chocolate-cake-chocolate-glaze.aspx

The Baked Brownie is fantastic, and uses 11 oz:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000280791

(Great photos at:

http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2010/10/08/the-baked-brownie/

Dark Chocolate Mousse from Cook's Illustated is excellent - it uses 8 oz, but you can double it to use up a pound.

[Genkinaonna]

I'll take it off your hands for you

Anything out of the "Pure Chocolate" cookbook. Or make truffles. It should keep, what's the rush to use it immediately?

[Jeffery C]

Make ganache. Chunk it and make chocolate chip cookies or double/triple chocolate brownies. Melt it and use it as fondue. Grate some over the top of pancakes with whipped cream and amarena cherries. make some strawberry marshmallows and some graham crackers and make the best s'mores ever!

Savor it!

[Darienne]

I'll take it off your hands for you

Anything out of the "Pure Chocolate" cookbook. Or make truffles. It should keep, what's the rush to use it immediately?

Ditto for me.

[highchef]

You can use almost a pound of it here. http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/bestof/toprecipes/bestcakerecipes/recipes/food/views/Deep-Dark-Chocolate-Cheesecake-236209

I think thats a mild bittersweet you have?

[mostlylana]

If you store it in a cool dry place it will keep for years. You could divide it into portions and vacuum seal the ones you aren't using right away. It sounds like a treat - any idea who the maker is?

[ChrisZ]

Make a batch of chocolate fondants. That link is my favourite recipe, it makes about 12 big ones. It's not difficult to get rid of 1kg of chocolate!

[djyee100]

Try Narsai David's Mudslide cookies, aka Devil's Slide Cookies. Keep scrolling down. Two recipes given for this cookie.

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/351113

ETA: I've tried the first recipe for Devil's Slide cookies, using 1/4 cup AP flour. The cookies are yummy.

Edited April 7, 2011 by djyee100 (log)