Blonde chocolate was originally a mistake, when a chef left white chocolate melting for too long, resulting in the chocolate going through a ‘maillard’ reaction,” says James Cadbury, founder of Love Cocoa andgreat-great-great grandson of the original Mr Cadbury.

To make the biscuit base, mix together butter and caster sugar. Then add flour and chopped up Galaxy chocolate and mix to form a rough dough. The British high-street retailer has been known to sell chocolate treats for sweet-tooth witches and wizards, particularly at Christmas time. It’s VERY VERY rich and you only need a tiny slice. Basically the width of one of the eggs is enough for most peeps! No Bake Easy Chocolate TartTo create my caramel layer, I popped a Werther’s caramel into the base of each cupcake liner, placed the cupcake batter on top and baked them to create a decadent, rich cupcake. You can equally use Cadbury Mini Eggs too – it looks super lovely studded with those and it will be all the Easter chocolate you’ll need – decedant I so love the Galaxy Golden Mini Eggs, there is something really special about them, maybe because they are gold? But, there’s one particular egg which is sending Harry Potter fans into a frenzy and we can’t wait to get our hands on it too.

Fit a large icing bag with a large closed star, or drop flower piping nozzle. I have a Wilton #2D piping nozzle. Using a spatula, cover your bottom sponge with the chocolate frosting and sprinkle over the little piece of the Crunchie bars. Don’t worry about the frosting going out over the sides of the sponge, you want this because once you place the other sponge on top, you can decorate the side of the sponge with as much or as little of the little pieces of honeycomb that you desire. It’s a no bake tart and easy peasy lemon squeezy to boot. It really does make the perfect Christmas or Easter Chocolate dessert I think. I used unsalted butter for both the shortbread and caramel layers. You can use salted butter if you like, it won't make it taste salty, instead it will balance out the sweetness. However, I do prefer to use unsalted butter and add my own salt as then I can control the salt levels. You can also use a baking spread, but butter tastes much better in my opinion. It's not that baking spread tastes bad, just that real butter is richer and creamier. A white chocolate for adults bodes well given trends within the wider confectionery market. Retro sweets and sweets for grown-ups provided something of a “kiss of life” for the category ailing after Covid and facing a range of bans on its ability to advertise.And it looks like they have another fan-favourite on their hands with their brand new Harry Potter Golden Egg Tin that has shoppers obsessing over on Facebook. Read More Related Articles You can also use shredded wheat if you wish. Although it does give the most nest-like appearance, it’s not one I generally use but the flavour it never quite as good as when you would use cornflakes or rice crispies. And if you don’t like Oreos and fancy a tart that’s a little more elegant the my Bearby’s chocolate Tart is probably for you Place the other sponge on top and spread the remaining frosting over it. You can either leave it smooth, or do a pattern. Dairy-free: To make this a recipe for Dairy-free Chocolate Easter Nests, simply use a dairy-free margarine and a dairy-free chocolate (free-from or vegan). Doisy and Dam also make dark chocolate mini eggs that are perfect for the middle of your dairy-free chocolate nests.

Making chocolate sophisticated is nothing new, with the likes of Lindt and Hotel Chocolat remaining in remarkably fine fettle, but convincing Brits to broaden their horizons when it comes to chocolate is a different story, as often proved by Kit Kat. The brand launched a ruby variant in 2018, made with ruby cocoa beans, giving it a distinct pink hue, but these days it’s nowhere to be seen. It also launched a Gold flavour made with blonde chocolate in the UK in 2020, well ahead of the trend. This one had been successful in Australia too, a tried and tested market full of blonde chocolate lovers. Its survival has emboldened others to bring the flavour to British shores. Keep any of the leftover Crunchie pieces in a small bowl and blitz the remaining Crunchie bars, this time keep blitzing as much as you can until you mainly have a Crunchie dust left. This is why this Chocolate Tart is perfect for special occasions and especially Christmas & Easter, it’s very rich (have I said that enough yet) …I love Oreos as a base and when you add butter it forms the perfect tart case Oreo Base for your Chocolate tart