Many years ago, when I was young and naive, I decided to impress a first date by volunteering to accompany Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans them on a single-day 50 kilometre hike. I survived that day for one reason and one reason alone: Eating coffee beans for energy. Since then, I have refused to embark on any physical challenge without a full bag of these little energy powerhouses.
Whether your challenge is enduring a long hike, getting through a 12 hour workday, or finding the perfect edible Christmas gift, this whole coffee bean recipe is the answer. Home Grounds will guide you through how to make chocolate covered coffee beans so that you too can survive whatever life throws your way.
Steps To Making Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans
Now that you have all the ingredients, here are our step-by-step instructions:
- Melt The Chocolate
chocolate chunks in a saucepan
melted chocolate in a saucepan
Bring the water in the double boiler, or saucepan, to a boil and reduce it to a simmer. Break the chocolate into chunks and add it to the bowl of the double boiler.
Stir continuously until you have a bowl of smooth, liquid chocolate. This can also be completed in the microwave by microwaving in 30 second intervals and stirring in between.
PRO TIP: Melting chocolate over direct heat can cause the chocolate to scorch and burn, producing a bitter flavour and unwelcome texture.
- Coat The Coffee Beans
a spoon, melted chocolate, and asome coffee beans in a bowl
covering the coffee beans with chocolate
Remove the chocolate from the heat and stir in the coffee beans.
Make sure each bean is well-coated with chocolate and that no beans are clumped together.
Wait a few minutes before continuing to the next step. Allowing the chocolate to cool a little bit will cause it to thicken just enough to give a thicker coating to the coffee beans.
- Separate The Coffee Beans
putting the beans on parchment paper
chocolate beans apart from each other
This step is not difficult, but it can be tedious. Just remember that your efforts will be well rewarded.
Using the fork, lift each individual coffee bean and allow the excess chocolate to drip off.
PRO TIP: If this step is taking a long time, or if you need a well-deserved break, your melted chocolate may start to firm up again. Just pop it back over the simmering water for a few seconds to melt it again.
Set the bean down on the parchment paper-lined baking tray.
PRO TIP: If you feel like getting more creative with your flavours, or if you’re making these beans as a gift and want them to look a little more festive, consider adding some toppings at this stage while the chocolate is still liquid. The sky’s the limit so get creative!
- Chill The Beans
Put the beans in the fridge or freezer to cool for at least an hour.
final product – chocolate covered coffee beans after putting them inside the fridge
At this point the chocolate will have firmed up enough to allow you to move the beans into a bowl or jar. Store the beans in the fridge or freezer.
PRO TIP: Eating coffee beans (in moderation) is a nutritious snack! They have a higher quantity of antioxidants than brewed coffee and offer a greater caffeine boost.
- Add A Second Coat Of Chocolate (Optional)
chocolate coated coffee beans after second coating
If you’d like your beans to have a higher ratio of chocolate to coffee bean, simply repeat steps 1 through 4 as many times as you would like. You could even layer different types of chocolate.
PRO TIP: You may wonder how commercial chocolate-coated beans get their shine. This is actually the result of a lacquer spray that is unavailable to the average home chef. Don’t worry! The taste and texture will be exactly the same.
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