What Is Chocolate, leaves and How Can I Use It?
Here's everything worth knowing about chocolate, leaves and how to pick it, what it are, how to store it, and what to use instead, plus 2 recipes to cook tonight.
Key Points
- "Chocolate, leaves" is the same garnish as chocolate leaves, listed differently.
- Paint chocolate on a leaf's veined underside, chill, then peel the leaf off.
- See chocolate leaves and chocolate curls for the full method.
What are chocolate, leaves?
"Chocolate, leaves" is just another way to list chocolate leaves, the molded garnish you make by painting melted chocolate onto real leaves and peeling them away once set. It is the same thing as chocolate leaves, and that page has the how-to.
The short version: brush melted chocolate onto the veined underside of a clean rose or lemon leaf, chill until firm, then peel the leaf off the chocolate. Dark chocolate holds the sharpest detail.
For the full method, plus the temperature and storage rules that apply to any chocolate garnish, see chocolate leaves and chocolate curls.
Quick facts
- In Chinese
- 巧克力，叶子
- British (UK) term
- Chocolate, leaves
- en français
- chocolat, feuilles
- en español
- chocolate, hojas
Recipes using chocolate, leaves
There are 2 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Poinsettia Pie
Poinsettia pie with a chocolate wafer crust, creme de menthe chiffon filling, and decorative red and white chocolate leaves arranged like the holiday flower. A Christmas centerpiece dessert.
Chocolate Almond Cheesecake
A scrumptious cake that is sure to be a hit at a bake sale or Christmas dinner!
