Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans

[arthur andersen]

Based on the thread on the Starbuck's Ethiopian Harrar, I thought those beans would make excellent chocolate covered beans.

Anybody else make these at home before?

I knew someone who used to make Jamaican Blue Mountain chocolate covered beans, so I did a google search for recipes:

http://coffeetea.about.com/library/w...2chocbeans.htm

An excellent treat to make for the holidays.

The mix of chocolate and roasted coffee is great in a drink, and even better in a dessert treat like chocolate covered coffee beans. These are really easy to make, and are a favorite amongst coffee-lovers. Here are a couple of recipes for you to try.

Recipe #1

1/3 cup roasted coffee beans
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Melt the chocolate in a double boiler until liquid and smooth. Drop in a handful of beans, and stir them around. Scoop them out with a spoon, and set them out on waxed paper. Keep them separate. Continue until all the beans are covered. They will harden overnight, or if you are in a hurry, you can freeze them for about half an hour. Once hard, they won't stick together and can be stored in any air-tight container.
Recipe #2

1 cup roasted coffee beans
4 oz chocolate pieces
3 tbs cocoa powder
Melt the chocolate and cover the beans, using the technique in Recipe #1. Let them harden a little, but not completely. Roll the chocolate beans in the cocoa powder, and then let them finish hardening.
I don't normally recommend flavoured coffees, but they can add a tasty twist to these treats. Try hazelnut or vanilla.