Two different candy options, light and delicious! It’s hard to resist a Maria-Mole!
1st Option
Ingredients
- 1 packet of maria-mole powder
- Fractionated semi-sweet chocolate topping
Preparation method for shaped candy
- Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie or in the microwave and pour it into candy molds.
- Then, remove the excess by hitting the side of the mold against a refractory dish.
- Cover with baking paper and refrigerate with the cavity facing up.
- Wait a few minutes, remove and repeat the process, but this time, put the mold in the fridge with the cavity down.
- Leave for a few more minutes, remove from the fridge and remove the baking paper.
- Prepare the maria-mole according to the package instructions.
- Fill the shells with soft maria, but do not fill them to the brim; Leave space to cover with chocolate by closing the candy.
- Refrigerate until the soft maria is firm.
- Remove and close the chocolate bonbon and place it back in the fridge until the mold becomes opaque.
- Unmold.
Mom Tips
The key to success is not to freeze the cones, but to cool them.
To know: With 500 grams of chocolate the yield of cones is approximately 20 units.
2nd Option
Ingredients
- 2 envelopes of unflavored powdered gelatin
- 1 cup (tea) of water
- 2 cups of sugar (tea)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- Oil for greasing
- 500 grams fractionated semi-sweet chocolate topping
Preparation Mode
- Prepare a 35 cm x 25 cm pan greased with oil. Reserve.
- Hydrate the gelatin in water and dissolve in a water bath.
- In a mixer, beat the sugar, dissolved gelatin and essence until you obtain a thick mixture.
- Transfer to the reserved pan, cover with plastic film and refrigerate until firm.
- Melt chocolate in double boiler.
- Using a knife greased with oil, cut the maria-mole into squares.
- Dip the squares in the melted chocolate, let the excess drip off and place on a surface lined with baking paper.
- Place in the fridge for a few minutes.
- Retire.
Mom Tips
The recommended option is semi-sweet chocolate so that the candy is not too sweet.
Approximate yield of 40 units.
Source: https://www.receitasdemae.com.br/receitas/bombom-de-maria-mole/