Turn basic white chocolate into toasty, addictively delicious caramelized white chocolate.
Prep time: PT5M
Cook time: PT40M
Rating
5 stars (4 reviews)
Ingredients
4x 125g white chocolate bars (for a total of 500g but you can do half this amount if you prefer )
Steps
Preheat the oven to 250 F. Break up the pieces of chocolate and spread them onto a pan. I use a silpat mat if I’m caramelizing a small quantity because it makes scraping and stirring easier without the chocolate sticking to the pan. If it’s a larger batch, I use a 13 x 9″ baking pan that hasn’t been too tarnished (no parchment paper or anything).
The chocolate will be in the oven for a total of 40-45 minutes, at every ten minute mark, take it out and 'turn' it: using a rubber spatula smooth the chocolate over several times (shown in the video) so that it browns evenly.
After 40 minutes in the oven, the chocolate will have taken on a golden, light brown color. Scrape it off the pan best you can into a food processor.
Process the chocolate on high for about 2 minutes, scraping down the processor bowl as needed so it blends evenly.
Pour the chocolate into a parchment lined baking pan, scraping out as much chocolate as possible from the processor bowl. Smooth into an even layer and set in the freezer.
After a few hours, the chocolate should be firm and solid. Chop it up with a chef's knife and transfer to an airtight container. Store the chocolate in the freezer.
Reviews
Adelaide Miller on 2024-09-27 (5 stars): I don't usually like white chocolate, but when I found a bunch of Lindt bars on sale for half off, I just had to buy and caramelize them all! Let me tell you, this stuff is the real deal. Instead of being cloyingly sweet, it has this delicious caramel-y flavor that isn't overpoweringly sweet. Mine took exactly 40 minutes to turn and about 2-3 hours in the freezer to harden. I can't wait to make all sorts of delicious things with it!
Sindhu on 2024-03-13 (5 stars): great ????????
Elyse on 2022-11-03 (5 stars): I got so scared when I pulled the chocolate out of the oven the final time! It was suddenly brown and dry like Graham cracker crumbs and I thought for sure I had messed it up. I took a breath and popped it into the food processor anyways and it was like magic! It turned into this silky smooth goodness. ? I’m turning it into cookies today and I’m so excited!
