Perfect for gifting, these Caramelized White Chocolate Gingerbread Men are a quick, easy and adorable blend of Valrhona Dulcey Blond chocolate, filled with gingerbread cookie crumble.
Caramelized White Chocolate Gingerbread Men
It's December, ya'll!! WHAAAT?? Prepare yourself for an onslaught of all things edible and gift-worthy, starting with my little Caramelized White Chocolate Gingerbread Men.
These little guys are quick and easy to make and so much fun to gift! I used one of my absolute favourite chocolates - Valrhona Dulcey! Each time I've shared a recipe using this chocolate, a number of you have indicated you had not heard about it before and had questions about its taste etc.
The Give-Away!
Soooo, I thought your holiday baking deserved a little chocolate amazingness. Thanks to the kind folks at Valrhona, I have a special little package of all things Dulcey up for grabs! (See entry details and rules at end of post).
One lucky winner will receive the following:
- 500 grams Dulcey 32% Chocolate
- 50 grams Dulcey 32% Crunchy Pearls
- 250 gram Dulcey 32% Baking Bar
- 70 gram Dulcey 32% Snacking Bar
For those of you who aren't white chocolate fans, I truly believe this blond/caramelized version could sway you. It has a smooth, creamy mouthfeel and an irresistible buttery caramel flavour. I've whipped it, dipped it, filled it, molded it and just plain licked it. 🙂
Back to these toasty little Caramelized White Chocolate Gingerbread Men. They are a layer of tempered chocolate molded and stuffed with spicy gingerbread cookie crumble. My paint job is pretty wobbly, but we'll say rustic. 😉
I used a mold so that I would have that 2-d effect, but these can easily be created with a cookie cutter. Simply spread an even layer of tempered chocolate on a flat surface covered with parchment, sprinkle with cookie crumble and when almost set, cut shapes.
If you choose, you can flip them over and decorate them to your liking - adding facial features and clothing even. As you can see, I like my men in the buff...
What I initially set out to do was place a cut out of the cookie in the molded chocolate, a thin layer of some other component and seal it. I could not, however, find a cookie cutter that was smaller than the mold in the exact shape and cutting them by hand was out of the question.
Another option would be to spread the chocolate evenly onto chocolate transfer sheet, place the baked cookie cutout onto the chocolate, and when almost set, use the cookie cutter to score the chocolate.
Now all that's left is to package these Caramelized White Chocolate Gingerbread Men for gifting... while trying real hard not to eat them all!!
Ingredients
- 200 grams Dulcey 32% tempered
- 50 grams crumbled gingerbread cookies homemade or store-bought
- ¼ teaspoon gingerbread spice optional
Instructions
- Prepare the mold and temper the chocolate as I did here
- Pour into molds, tap out air bubbles and sprinkle with crumbled cookies and spices.
- Allow to set and release from mold.
- Gift or enjoy!!
Enter The Giveaway!
First, answer the following question in the comments below: What's your favourite holiday chocolate dessert? Then log into the giveaway app and complete the required social media steps!
Platter Talk says
I can't even tell you how delicious and gorgeous those little gingerbread men are! I love the caramelize technique.
Scarlet @ Family Focus Blog says
Those are so adorable. I never heard of caramelized white chocolate but it sounds amazing. Thanks for the unique idea.
Michelle @ Vitamin Sunshine says
So adorable, and easy! I have never heard of that chocolate, so I entered for sure 🙂
Alexandra says
I love grasshopper pie. Mint and chocolate is my favorite.
Janice says
French silk pie.
Ruslana says
Macaroons
Jeanette says
Brown butter chocolate chip cookies
Annette says
Magic bars
Fiona Saluk says
These gingerbread men are the cutest little things! I love Valrhona, I first heard about it when I was an exchange student living in France and my host mom used it all the time. My favorite chocolate dessert would have to be brownies.
Debi at Life Currents says
My favorite chocolate dessert is chocolate dipped pretzels. I'm really interested in the giveaway, but maybe I'm blind, I don't see the app to enter. Sigh
I Sugar Coat It! says
Hmmm... not sure why that is. Apologies - this is my first time using the app. I'll have to look into why. Hope you are seeing it now.
Vickie says
My favorite chocolate dessert for the holidays is my great grandmas 100 plus year old scratch Georgia pecan fudge or my moms chocolate pecan pie..oh my,
By the way I adore white chocolate!
And, adding white chocolate to gingergerbread is fine by me..no arm twisting here. Haha.
Thanks!
Vickie says
By the way..I struggled entering through iPad..my only computer.
And, I'm not showing credit for completing all entries.
But, I did! Odd.
Would you like all my social media accounts names to verify?
Thanks
I Sugar Coat It! says
Thanks for letting me know, Vickie. This is my first time using this particular giveaway tool. However, I just checked and all seems to be in order according to the report.
Nancy says
I'd have to say macarons, although I am a big time chocolate monster and will eat prettttty much anything that's sweet...
Radhika Sheshashayee says
I'd love to win this J! My favourite dessert is White chocolate and raspberry mousse.
Denise says
My favorite chocolate dessert over the holidays is chocolate mousse with fresh raspberries
Barry C. Parsons says
I make a tarte au chocolat, sometimes with a splash of Cointreau added. Indulgent!
Jo Vanderwolf says
Favorite holiday chocolate dessert - that would have to be Rumballs! 🙂
Ayngelina Brogan says
These are so cute, definitely upping the gingerbread game.
Hilary says
To me, chocolate truffles are pure perfection! 🙂
Jolina says
These are so cute! Almost too cute to eat lol. I love holiday baking, I love chocolate cookies and chocolate holiday barks. Tis the season!
Laura says
These are adorable! My favourite chocolate dessert is chocolate bark with ginger, craisins and pistachios but because I haven't tried these yet I might have to update that! Thanks for the chance to win!
clara says
i love flourless chocolate cake made with almond flour and served with cold whipped cream on the side because it's simple, rich and chocolatey.