Dairy-Free Chocolate Coins or Gelt
 
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This is more of a how-to than a recipe. The instructions outline both the ingredients and the process!
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: European
Serves: As much as you need
Ingredients
  • Dairy-free chocolate chips or bars
  • Coin candy molds
  • Gold or silver candy wrappers or tinfoil
  • Coin container or package
Instructions
  1. Get a Coin Mold: They have an array of coin molds on Amazon. That's where I bought mine. But you can also find them at craft stores.
  2. Get Gold or Silver Wrappers: Again, I buy gold wrappers on Amazon. They have an array of packaging sizes and prices. These are also often sold at craft stores.
  3. Choose Your Chocolate: See our Dairy-Free Chocolate Chips Guide for dozens of options! I typically use Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips because they are readily available, affordable, allergy-friendly, and delicious. Not to mention, I can make my own dairy-free milk chocolate coins with their rice milk chocolate chips! You can buy their chocolate chips in stores, on Amazon, or direct from the Enjoy Life website.
  4. Melt Your Chocolate: You can see my post on the Best Ways to Melt Chocolate. I like to use the countertop double broiler method. I heat water to to 125ºF to 150ºF (or just boil it and let it cool, but temperature control kettles make this easy!) and pour it into a shallow bowl. Then I place a glass measuring cup in the water, and add the chocolate to the measuring cup. When it starts to melt (a few minutes), whisk until smooth. Just be sure to wipe the water off the outside of the measuring cup before pouring the chocolate into your molds and don't let a drop of water get into the chocolate. You can return the measuring cup to the water at any time, and any chocolate in it will stay melted as long as the water remains at least lukewarm.
  5. Mold the Chocolate: Pour the chocolate into your molds, and tap the mold on the counter several times to even the chocolate out. Let the chocolate set at room temperature for the best finish. But you can refrigerate it for 10 minutes to hasten the process. Make sure the chocolate is fully set before popping the dairy-free chocolate gelt out of the molds.
  6. Wrap the Chocolate: Use those gold and/or silver candy wrappers to wrap your dairy-free chocolate coins. Lightly press your finger across the top to help any coin images from your molds indent the top.
  7. Make it Giftable: You can gift the coins in mini treasure chests, mini stockings, or in little gold bags.
Notes
Option: In a pinch, you can use mini muffin cups (preferably silicone) as molds for your dairy-free chocolate gelt. They still have the same vibe when wrapped in gold or silver foil.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: ½ ounce "milk" or semi-sweet chocolate coins (about 4 coins) Calories: 80 Fat: 5g Saturated fat: 3g Carbohydrates: 10g Sugar: 7g Fiber: 1g Protein: 0g (1g for semi-sweet)
Recipe by Go Dairy Free at https://www.godairyfree.org/food-and-grocery/dairy-free-chocolate-coins-gelt