These Strawberry Chocolate Crayons, filled with a silky strawberry ganache, are a fun and delicious back to school treat for students, big and small!
It's BACK TO SCHOOL already!! With all the anxiety associated with this annual event, I thought these Back To School Strawberry Chocolate Crayons might help to calm a few nerves. A good berry chocolate combo tends to do the trick for me.
We have one of those adult colouring books with a full set of pencil crayons in a common area of our office. I find myself adding a little colour to the beautifully intricate designs throughout the book, each time I head into a meeting. It reminds me how much I enjoyed colouring as a kid.
I also remember my first set of crayons. That bright yellow and green box filled with what this budding sweet-tooth took to be edible, only to be met with grave culinary disappointment. Followed by hours of adding colours to every surface I shouldn't.
When I ran out of wall and furniture surfaces, or perhaps it was after a good adult tongue-lashing, I took to colouring books. Hours and hours of fun and not a single stroke inside the lines. I also read books back to front, didn't look up at faces for six years, freaked out when people got too close to me and even worse when touched...
Alright, let's wipe that freakish glimpse into my childhood from your memory with these Back To School Strawberry Chocolate Crayons.
I actually made them for a valentine's post last year, but never got around to posting. Yeah, yeah...what's new! Thought I'd pull them out for a quick back-to-school post, as I ponder which program to tackle next.
The mold I used seems to be discontinued, but you can whip up a batch of the ganache for filling your own bonbons, or even a cake like I did in my raspberry version here - it is absolutely delightful!
You can colour the chocolate for the shells with freeze-dried berry powder for that pink finish on the shell, or simply spray the mold with coloured cocoa butter.
A couple friends are trying to convince me to make more and sell them. We'll see about that...
Ingredients
Ganache:
- 250 grams milk chocolate
- 150 grams 35% whipping cream
- 25 grams glucose
- 50 grams fresh strawberry thaw first, if using frozen
Instructions
To make the ganache:
- To a small saucepan add glucose and cream and bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally.
- Add the chopped strawberries and continue to simmer for a minute, or two.
- Remove from heat and allow to steep for 10 minutes.
- Use an immersion blender, or blender to blend the mixture, then pour through a sieve. Keep warm.
- Place chocolate into a medium bowl and set over a pot of simmering water to melt.
- Remove from heat and add the warm cream mixture to the melted chocolate.
- Use a hand-held whisk to gently stir the mixture until the chocolate has completely melted and the ganache is smooth and creamy.
- Allow to cool at room temperature, then transfer to a piping bag (no tip required).
Assembly:
- Temper and mold your chocolate using your desired mold. If colouring your chocolate, be sure to use oil-based colour. Or you may use freeze-dried berry powder to colour your chocolate in the tempering phase.
- Once the molded chocolate has set, cut a small opening at the tip of your piping bag and fill the molded chocolate to just below the edge.
- Allow the filling to set before sealing.
Elizabeth @ SugarHero.com says
These are so darling!! I'm bummed the molds aren't available, but I'm sure the ganache tastes just as good no matter what shape it comes in!
Also, I am the queen of making things and posting them a year later, so you're still ahead of my schedule. 😉
I Sugar Coat It! says
I bought the mold a couple years ago and went loking for it to include in a giveaway, and could no longer find it. 🙁 OMG - feels good to not be alone - I have recipes from over two years ago that I have not gotten around to sharing.
Platter Talk says
What a deliciously cute idea! If they taste as good as they look, I'd want to go back to school too!
I Sugar Coat It! says
Or... skip school and eat all the crayons! ☺️
Lisa Ho says
I am speechless and in awe at your creativity... these are more than pretty, more than awesome!
I am with your friends... make more and sell them 😀
I Sugar Coat It! says
Thank you, Lisa!! Maybe I'll work up the nerve to do just that!!
Jen | Baked by an Introvert says
This is so such a fun idea! Love the surprise filling inside!
I Sugar Coat It! says
Thanks, Jen! The ganache is quite the unexpected treat!
Sara | Belly Rumbles says
Oh my gosh these are just the cutest! No actually they are beyond cute, they are amazing!! Shop time!
I Sugar Coat It! says
Thanks, Sara!! Shop time... 😉
sue | theviewfromgreatisland says
I so agree with you that anything we parents can do to ease the transition back to school is so important, and these are the cutest things I've ever seen! What a great teacher gift these would be!
I Sugar Coat It! says
Thanks so much, Sue. I don't have kids, but if I did their teachers would most definitely receive a few of these!! 😉
olivia @ livforcake says
You never cease to amaze me. These are SO perfect for back-to-school!!
I Sugar Coat It! says
Why, thank you so very much, Olivia!!