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Chocolate covered coffee beans in white dish.
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How to Make Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans

In this recipe tutorial, I will show you, step-by-step, how to make chocolate covered coffee beans. The result is a delicious, tiny morsel with a crunchy inside and melt in your mouth chocolate coating.
Prep Time30 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 6 ¼ cup servings
Calories: 191kcal
Author: Joss Dyckson

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 cup coffee beans roasted
  • 1 cup dark chocolate broken into pieces
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
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Instructions

  • In a double boiler (or in a metal bowl placed over a pot of simmering water), melt the chocolate bar chunks until smooth and creamy. Turn off the heat.
    Melted chocolate in bowl over saucepan.
  • Add the coffee beans to the melted chocolate and stir until completely coated.
    Coffee beans covered in melted chocolate in bowl.
  • Scoop the coffee beans up with a small spoon, allowing excess chocolate to drip off. Place them on waxed paper (try to place them individually, but if some stick together that's not a big problem).
    Chocolate covered coffee beans in bowl and on parchment paper individually.
  • Let them cool and set. It will take about 1-2 hours, depending on room temperature. Once the chocolate is solid, break apart any big chunks.
    Chocolate covered coffee beans on parchment lined baking sheet.
  • Separate the chocolate-covered coffee beans in half. Dust one half with cocoa powder and leave the other half as they are.
    Cocoa powder sprinkling over chocolate covered coffee beans.
  • Serve & enjoy!
    Chocolate covered coffee beans in white dish on white wooden background.

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Notes

  • Type of coffee beans to use: I like to use arabica beans for this recipe as they have a better taste than robusta, are more sweet/less bitter and lower in caffeine.
  • Cocoa powder option: Dusting the beans with cocoa powder is optional but it makes for a nice presentation and difference in taste and texture.
  • Caffeine content: On average, one chocolate-covered coffee bean contains between 3 and 5 milligrams of caffeine.
  • Chocolate type: You can use any chocolate type you desire: milk, dark, white or ruby.
  • Pro Tip: Try using 2 spoons for the transferring step: one to pick up the bean and 1 to scrape it off of the other spoon. This will save you some time.
  • Storage: It is ideal to keep them in an airtight container that you can slide into the refrigerator or freezer.
    • In a cool dark cupboard or pantry: for up to 1 month for best results.
    • Refrigerate: for up to 6 months.
    • Freeze: for up to 1 year.
    • Keep them where kids can't reach them.

Nutrition

Calories: 191kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 321mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 4.5mg
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