What to do with seized / split chocolate?
My kids love making brownies, but every now and then the water gets into the bowl while they are melting the chocolate. The chocolate then seizes or splits, and you have a sodden mess.
Can this chocolate be used for anything?
At the moment, it just goes in the bin.
Best Answer
If you're not talking about very much water getting into the bowl, then these techniques should help.
- Remove the bowl of chocolate from the heat source.
- For every ounce of chocolate, add one tablespoon of one of these: warm water, melted butter, vegetable oil, hot milk/cream.
- Stir or whisk until smooth. Add a bit more liquid if needed.
- Use the repaired chocolate for sauce, frosting, or a batter (like for your brownies!). It won't work well for coating candy.
You may also want to check out this discussion on how to melt chocolate without getting it wet.
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How do you fix chocolate that has seized?
Reversing the reaction means adding just enough water (or other liquid) to dissolve most of the sugar and cocoa particles in the seized chocolate clumps. It's easy to do: Simply add boiling water to seized chocolate, 1 teaspoon at a time, and stir vigorously after each addition until the chocolate is smooth.Can you fix chocolate that has split?
Fixing Seized ChocolateAdding the right amount of water (or other liquid) will dissolve the sugar and cocoa in the clumps and make it a fluid consistency again. Using 1 teaspoon of boiling water at a time, add to the seized chocolate and stir vigorously until the mixture is smooth.Can seized chocolate be used?
No, you cannot fix your chocolate if it has seized. But you can still use it. You won't be able to use if for molding or dipping, but you can certainly use it in baking. Throw your seized chocolate into a brownie or cake batter or use it in cookie dough.Can you remelt chocolate after it seizes?
How to Save It? To restore a seized melt, a little extra fat is required in the form of vegetable oil, clarified butter, or cocoa butter. Ghee and coconut oil are great options as well.More answers regarding what to do with seized / split chocolate?
Answer 2
If it was just a few drops of water, keep mixing for two or three minutes while keeping the chocolate warm. The water will evaporate and the chocolate will remix. If it is more water, use it as @JustRightMenus suggested.
Answer 3
At the very least, put it in a sauce pot with some milk for killer milk chocolate. Or:
Eat it right out of the bowl.
Put it inside a rolled up puffed pastry/pie dough for a homemade strudel/thingy.
Mix with eggs, flour, oil, and milk for chocolate cake.
Answer 4
I found this thread looking for a solution to the sample problem... Over cooked my whitenchocolatE. From advice of the entry regarding adding water and oil, I mixed In peanut butter. The mixture softened up and coated some crackers quite well! It was for eating, not for selling so I can't say how it turned out for presentation, but it was delish. Thanks for the hints folks.
Answer 5
My ganache sauce split (chocolate and cream) as I overheated it. I put it into my Vitamix and blended until smooth again.
It was PERFECT again!!!!! Sacher tort looked amazing with shiny glaze.
Answer 6
Homemade Cadbury Flakes
Cadbury Flakes are a chocolate bar that is made from a thin layer of seized chocolate curled and twisted up into a bar shape. This is why they burn rather than melt, and crumble in your mouth.
Here is a video by a food scientist discussing the method by which she reverse engineered this:
Answer 7
A tiny small amount of thick coconut oil works perfect. Stick in microwave for 15 seconds at a time mixing it thouroghly each time till you get the desired meltyness. Use for whatever.
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