Sloe Chocolate

[Mat]

Hi, does anyone know how to make Sloe Chocolate? I read somewhere once that you can make dreamy chocolate using the gin-soaked sloes when they are finished with.

 

[MartiniDave]

Hi Mat,

Just take your gin-soaked sloes, spread them in a shallow baking tin and pour melted chocolate over them, and allow to cool.

Never had much success, my lot usually eat the chocolate while I'm looking for the baking tin!

Dave

 

[Mat]

Hmm figured that was going to be the way to do it. My missus bought me some for Crimbo last year and it was dreeeaaaammmyy! I normally keep the sloes in the gin for 3 months before straining. I forgot last year so when I dug the bottle out at the weekend it was full of sloes tha had been steeping for 12 months!

 

[MartiniDave]

Mat,

I'll bet that sloe gin tastes pretty good after that amount of time!
Your very good health

Dave

 

[Ed]

Sloe gin chocolate..... I'll have to give that one a try .... a few times


Ed

 

[ESpy]

Fiddly though it may be, I'd strongly suggest stoning the sloes too! Offered some around here last week, warning everyone that they still had the stones in - but some people still caused themselves problems by crunching down. Possibly because none of them had any experience of sloes?

 

[R-J]

i think i may have to try it! i usualy just eat the sloes as i drink , but this sounds better

 

[clcuckow]

I wonder if that will work with bramble or raspberry whisky. I normally just make a fool or ice cream when I have drained the bottle.

 

[Mat]

Got round to making some at the weekend. I melted 4 bars of Green & Blacks 70% dark chocolate, added the de-stoned sloes (flippin' fiddly job!), poured into a sandwich box and then waited patiently for it to set in the fridge. Blinkin luverly ....

 

[Stew]

I wonder if that will work with bramble or raspberry whisky. I normally just make a fool or ice cream when I have drained the bottle.

Definitely! Sounds like a great excuse to make even more to me.


However, I doubt it would work with the cherry tomato vodka I've got going....