3 Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Chocolate
St. Patrick’s Day is quickly approaching, and if you want to celebrate in true St. Paddy style with a dash of green, then Sephra’s archive of creative recipes has three delicious desserts that combine delicious Belgian chocolate for chocolate fountains with the luck of the Irish.
Bits O’ Gold Brownies With Mint Frosting are Fun and Delicious
These brownies are not only full of Sephra’s chocolate for chocolate fountains, but feature mint green icing to tie them in with St. Patrick’s Day festivities. These crowd pleasers combine delicious Belgian chocolate brownies baked in muffin tins so they are already separated for easy icing and easy serving. The mint frosting is tinted green with food dye and the taste is added with Sephra’s peppermint flavoring. Once the brownies have cooled, they are ready for the icing – and don’t be shy!
If you plan to serve them at a St. Patrick’s Day party, place a chocolate gold coin on one of the brownies before frosting it. Whoever gets that brownie has good luck the rest of the day.
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day With Chocolate Peppermint Triffle
Sephra’s chocolate peppermint triffles are gorgeous desserts that taste as good as they look, and they are perfect for St. Patrick’s Day party. This layered dessert begins with rich chocolate brownies or cake that you cut into half-inch cubes. If you add Sephra’s dark chocolate for chocolate fountains to the mix, you’ll have a richer and more delicious base for your triffles.
Next you whip up a batch of Sephra’s hot fudge sauce by melting dark Belgian chocolate and butter together, and then add powdered sugar and evaporated milk and bring to a boil. Stir constantly for four minutes and then remove and let cool.
The final layer is peppermint whipped cream. All you need is Sephra’s peppermint flavoring that you add to the whipped cream to taste. Stir in green food dye to make these Irish triffles and mix in some crushed candy canes, and you’re ready to assemble.
Get Your Kids to Help Make Delicious Lucky Charms Shamrocks
Sephra’s Belgian milk chocolate for commercial chocolate fountains is the perfect addition, along with Lucky Charms cereal, to these marshmallow treats. Simply combine marshmallows and butter in a pan until melted and then stir in the lucky green food dye.
The final step is to stir in the Lucky Charms and Belgian chocolate for commercial chocolate fountains until combined. Then, let the kids dive in and push the marshmallow mixture into 4-leaf clover molds.
Once they cool down enough to hold the shape, dive in!
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3 Indulgent Ways to Enjoy Sephra’s Belgian Victoria Chocolate Dessert Cups
Sephra has done it again by offering rich, decadent Belgian dark chocolate that’s been formed into edible chocolate dessert cups for your dining pleasure. These Victoria Chocolate Cups are so versatile and easy to use that you’ll wonder why you ever served dessert in regular bowls!
Dress Your Dessert to Impress in a Chocolate Dessert Cup
Now that you have the option of serving an already delicious dessert in a Belgian dark chocolate dessert cup, how can you refuse? These chocolate dessert cups are not only attractive, but will enhance three of the most popular and pleasing dessert choices with its rich, dark chocolate taste.
These chocolate dessert cups hold up to 4 oz of dessert, and at only 2.5-inches wide and 1.75-inches deep, they are the perfect after-dinner indulgence. Sephra’s chocolate dessert cups are sold in boxes of 70, making them ideal for several intimate dinner parties or for one larger event. Simply fill and serve! Dessert doesn’t get easier or chic.
3 Decadent Ways to Indulge in Chocolate Dessert Cups
The most popular way to enjoy Sephra’s chocolate dessert cups is to fill them with Sephra’s Belgian chocolate mousse. Sephra’s chocolate mousse is so easy to make, yet tastes sensational that it’s hard to imagine improving it – unless you count serving it in a dark chocolate dessert cup.
One package of chocolate mousse easily fills 28 chocolate dessert cups. You can spoon or pipe your chocolate mousse in and then add a few fresh raspberries and a sprig of mint for that truly professional presentation.
If you choose the white chocolate mousse, you could still add fresh berries, drizzle a little melted dark chocolate, or add dark chocolate shavings to the top for elegant contrast.
Sephra’s chocolate dessert cups are also the perfect ice cream or sorbet holders. You can serve upscale ice cream sundaes and drizzle vanilla ice cream with warm caramel, toasted walnuts and a small spoonful of whipping cream to finish it off. Or, serve a lighter, healthier mango sorbet with a fresh mint leaf for a simple yet fabulous finish to a meal.
If you want a healthier option still, simply spoon a colorful, fresh fruit salad into each chocolate dessert cup. You might add an amaretto glaze, a touch of crème fraiche or simply let the fruit and chocolate mingle in a delicious yet healthy alternative.
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How to Create Movie Magic with a Popcorn Machine
Make your home the entertainment destination of the neighborhood by creating movie magic! The ultimate addition to any home theater or rec room is a popcorn machine that delivers theater-quality popcorn in your own home. Whenever you get a hankering for a handful of delicious, movie quality popcorn, simply turn on Sephra’s popcorn machine – and be ready for a night at the movies in your own home.
Choosing a Popcorn Machine That Really Pops!
Sephra offers a variety of popcorn machines in sizes that ensure you can find the perfect popcorn machine to suit your space. If you want to introduce a retro nostalgic feel to your home theater, you might choose Sephra’s antique popcorn machine that echoes the 1911 version used by street vendors. Of course, the look might be antique, but the construction is completely modern with anodized aluminum kettles with side hinges to make it easy to load delicious kernels! You can choose a 4-ounce or 6-ounce size, depending on how much popcorn your friends and family can eat.
If you want a more modern-looking popcorn machine, consider the theater popper that resembles the type of popcorn machines in movie theaters today. These attractive popcorn machines come in 4, 6 and 12-ounce sizes and will be the most delicious addition to your home theater.Must-Have Popcorn Machine Accessories for the Ultimate Home Theater Experience
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Once you have the perfect popcorn popper in your home theater, you need the perfect popcorn to pop in it! Sephra sells handy popcorn packs that contain pre-measured popcorn that is already seasoned with salt and either coconut oil or sunflower oil for the health-conscious, so all you need to do is add the pack, turn on the machine and get ready for some delicious, theater-quality popcorn.
You will also enjoy stocking colorful popcorn boxes decorated with red and white stripes for a nostalgic feel. These popcorn boxes are free-standing and hold a hefty serving of delicious, fresh-popped popcorn. Beside the boxes, you can also stock 1- and 2-ounce popcorn bags that are easy to refill during a movie marathon.
Finally, don’t forget to offer guests popcorn flavoring such as Sephra’s parmesan and garlic, ranch, nacho cheese and white cheddar flavored popcorn powder. Simply scoop fresh, hot popcorn from the popcorn machine into a popcorn bag or box and sprinkle on the desired flavor for the perfect snack to accompany any movie.
News of your popcorn machine will quickly spread, so be prepared for many outstretched hands wanting just one more serving of your delicious, theater-style popcorn.
Making Chocolate Art with Melano Dipping Candy and Karo
Do you have extra chocolate from your last chocolate fountain party? Take a cue from creative Sephra customer Debbie Dickie, and use them to take your cake decorating skills to the next level. Learn from Debbie and other cake decorators about how to make candy clay decorations from Melano Sephra melts. Candy clay is easy to make and will enhance cakes, cupcakes, cookies – making them just as eye-catching as they are tasty.
Candy Clay Gives Melano Dipping Candy a Delicious New Purpose
Melano chocolate is no longer just for delicious chocolate for chocolate fountains, but can be used to make candy clay. Candy clay is easy to make and fun to work with, allowing you to release your full inner creativity!
All you need to start are one pound of melano dipping candy, which is melano chocolate for chocolate fountains, and one-third cup of light corn syrup. Then, you’re on your way to fun candy clay creations made from high-quality melano chocolate for chocolate fountains.
Simply melt the melano dipping candy over low heat in a pan, and once melted, add corn syrup and heat thoroughly while stirring to blend. After the corn syrup and melano chocolate are blended, pour the mixture out on wax paper and leave it at room temperature to dry, preferably overnight. Then, wrap in plastic wrap and store in an air tight container or resealable bag. Candy clay can be stored at room temperature for several weeks, or to preserve it longer, in the refrigerator.
Using Candy Clay is Easy and Fun When it Contains Melano Chocolate
When you want to create fun candy clay creations for a dessert, such as cheerful daisies for Mother’s Day cupcakes or hearts to adorn a romantic cake, simply cut off a portion of the candy clay and knead until it’s pliable. It’s best to lightly dust your work surface with cornstarch if you choose to roll out the candy clay so it doesn’t stick. If the candy clay gets too soft to work with, simply put it in the refrigerator for a few minutes to harden. Candy clay can easily be tinted with oil-based color designed especially for this purpose. You simply add the color to the portion of candy clay you’re working with, and knead it until the color is uniform, adjusting the depth of color by adding more if necessary.
The high-quality melano dipping candy helps make this candy clay easy to use and gives it a good consistency. No one will guess that your melano chocolate for chocolate fountains is the reason your desserts are so creatively adorned with professional-looking shapes that exist simply from combining corn syrup with melano dipping candy.Thank you Debbie for sharing your experience, insight, and fun photos of your candy clay creations! If you would like to share your creations, please email us -- we love seeing what our creative customers create with Sephra’s chocolate!
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Chocolate Fountains at Breakfast: 4 Tasty Brunch Ideas
Who said chocolate fountains should only be enjoyed after lunch or dinner? What about brunch? Chocolate fountains are the perfect twist on a traditional brunch because chocolate complements many brunch dishes. You can even serve Mimosas since chocolate and champagne (not to mention chocolate and oranges) are delicious companions.
Planning a Chocolate-Inspired Brunch
A brunch event doesn't usually take place early in the morning, but rather functions as a mid to late morning meal that most often replaces lunch. Planning a brunch is an opportunity to indulge in delicious breakfast foods, as well as the perfect time to introduce a chocolate fountain to the menu to liven up the event. Not only will many brunch staples taste delicious dipped in decadent chocolate for chocolate fountains, but it will make a brunch buffet seem more elegant and delicious.
Serving a Simple Yet Delicious Chocolaty Brunch
French toast, mini muffins, mini Belgian waffles and a fresh fruit salad are all traditional brunch fare, but they also taste even better dipped in chocolate for chocolate fountains! You could set up a trio of mini muffin baskets with one type of muffin in each basket, such as banana-nut, cranberry-orange and blueberry. Then, a hot platter piled high with miniature Belgian waffles and French toast slices will taste even better once warm chocolate is drizzled over them from the chocolate fountain. Balance is the key, so displaying a fruit platter with melon balls, banana slices and strawberry slices will save guests from a carb-overload.
Interestingly, using a chocolate fountain is also economical because you can offer a selection of four foods, all perfect for a brunch. Simply supplement the pared down menu with a large dish of scrambled eggs to add some protein to the selection. If you need to cut costs, you can avoid serving expensive brunch meat like bacon and sausage and stick to the basics - but with a chocolate twist.
If you plan to offer an egg dish to further balance the brunch, it's best to begin with the eggs, since it will be the only dish most likely to remain chocolate-free (although one never knows when a chocolate fountain is calling!).
Traditional brunch beverages such as coffee, tea and fruit juices will all complement the chocolate-dipped treats. Alcoholic beverages like mimosas will also be a hit, as would other fruit cocktails, such as a cranberry spritzer, for instance. Isn't it time to introduce chocolate fountains to brunch?
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3 Jolly-licious Sephra Chocolate Recipes
For the holiday baker in all of us, don't overlook Sephra's premium dark and milk chocolate as key ingredients for creating delicious and decadent treats this holiday season.
Elegant Chocolate Peppermint Triffle
Sephra's chocolate peppermint triffle recipe is not only simple to make and put together, but will be a hit with family on a Friday night or with guests after a delicious holiday meal. A decadent layered dessert, the chocolate peppermint triffle begins with hot fudge followed by a layer of peppermint whipped cream, then bite-sized brownie squares topped with another layer of peppermint whipped cream.
Sephra's hot fudge sauce recipe calls for Sephra's premium dark chocolate chips melted with butter. Then powdered sugar and evaporated milk are whisked in, and the entire mixture boiled for 4 minutes. Sephra's peppermint flavoring can be quickly added to whipped cream, along with crushed candy canes, to create the perfect balance between rich and creamy with a minty crunch.
For individual servings that look and taste great, use red wine glasses with a large round opening to better show off the layers of chocolate peppermint goodness.
Crowd-Pleasing Winter Popcorn Mix
Settling in for a movie or game night with family and friend? Sephra's winter popcorn mix will keep everyone's stomachs satisfied throughout the evening. Simply melt Sephra's premium milk chocolate chips and add in toffee bits, then drizzle over air-popped popcorn until it's evenly coated.
Then, simply spread the winter popcorn mix on a baking sheet and refrigerate 15 minutes to set the chocolate.
You can also add almonds or walnuts to the chocolate-toffee mixture or substitute the milk chocolate for Sephra's white chocolate chips. Then, either keep the toffee bits or add crushed candy canes instead, or even make two batches, one of each flavor!
Decadent Sephra Hot Chocolate
You'll have to compliment all those holiday treats with a beverage, so why not enjoy Sephra's hot chocolate? Simply bring 1 cup of milk to just below boiling and mix 1 cup of Sephra's premium dark chocolate chips, 1 tbps. brown sugar and ¼ tsp. cinnamon with a pinch of cayenne pepper in a large mug. Pour hot milk to cover the ingredients, wait a few seconds before stirring, and then add remaining milk to fill the mug.
Of course, to make multiple servings, simply double, triple or even quadruple the recipe in a pot so you can ladle it out to anyone who wants to indulge in liquid chocolate. Now that's how you celebrate the holidays!
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3 Festive Ways to Enjoy Your Chocolate Fountain This Holiday Season
There are plenty of ways to spread holiday cheer, including bringing out your home fondue fountain that will bring loved ones together with the promise of eggnog dip, spiced holiday chocolate fondue or marshmallow cream fondue! Host soirees throughout the season so you can indulge in each of Sephra's festive holiday fondue recipes.
Spice up the Evening with Sephra's Eggnog Dip
Delight your family and friends with delicious, holiday-inspired eggnog dip. Simply make and combine 4 boxes of instant vanilla pudding and 2 tsps. of nutmeg in one container. Once set, add 4 cups of milk and 2 tbsp. vanilla extract.
This delicious eggnog fondue dip will run through your chocolate fountain on no heat, with any extra stored in the refrigerator until needed.
Your family and friends will think you're a culinary genius, and the eggnog will make your gathering even more festive. Clusters of almonds and walnuts will taste even better drizzled with eggnog dip, as will banana slices, caramel cookies and blondie bites.
Heat up Your Holiday With Sephra's Spiced Holiday Chocolate Fondue
All your home chocolate fountain needs to be the life of the party is 4 pounds of Sephra's premium dark chocolate for chocolate fountains and a combination of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and all spice. These spices will enhance the richness off the dark chocolate without overpowering it. In addition, the flavors will make those dipping treats - like banana and pear slices, poundcake bites and cheesecake slices, and Sephra's Belgian marshmallows - taste that much more festive. Whether you're hosting a large holiday party or just inviting a few friends over, spiced holiday chocolate fondue will make yours the most popular house on the block.
Let it Snow With Sephra's Winter Marshmallow Cream Fondue
No one will ever suspect that only two ingredients are responsible for this creamy dreamy marshmallow fondue, but it's true! Combining 6 cups of milk with 4 bags of marshmallows on the stove until melted together. Once the fondue reaches the desired consistency over the stove, it's ready for the chocolate fountain.
Offer a platter of popcorn balls colored alternately with red and green food coloring. They'll look like a delicious grouping of edible ornaments and taste even better covered in marshmallow cream fondue. Brownie bites, chocolate cookies and chocolate-flavored crispy rice treats will also taste even more decadent dipped in marshmallow cream fondue.
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Making Your Holiday Table Festive with a Home Fondue Fountain
If you have the honor of hosting Christmas dinner this year, make it special with your home fondue fountain. Create a festive, holiday-inspired dessert table that will function as a delicious Christmas gift for all your friends and family present.
Decorating the Chocolate Fountain Dessert Table
Begin with the dessert table itself. Choose a holiday tablecloth whose main colors or pattern is dark red and green, perhaps with white as an accent so that any chocolate spills won't be so noticeable (unless you'll be serving white chocolate, in which case a white or cream tablecloth will better hide spills). You could also use a crisp white tablecloth and lay a wide red table runner decorated with festive green holly leaves to make the chocolate fountain dessert table stand out.
Choose elegant tiered silver platters to display dipping treats, and combine it with Christmas china to create a beautiful table that's perfect for the holiday. Or use simple white platters or trays lined with white and red doilies to maintain a Christmas-themed table. Finally, consider scattering a few sprigs of holly, evergreen branches and pinecones between the platters.
Decorating Your Chocolate Fountain for the Holiday
Don't overlook the chocolate fountain as a source of Christmas cheer! Begin by choosing a topper for your chocolate fountain. This could be a colorful ornament, a trio of pinecones that were sprayed gold or sprinkled with white glitter to emulate snow, or a replica of jolly St. Nick for a casual nod to an important Christmas persona.
Once you choose the perfect chocolate fountain topper, consider wrapping the chocolate fountain in holiday twinkle lights that glow white, red or green. You might string colorful ribbon around the home fondue fountain if you are hosting a daytime meal. At the foot of the chocolate fountain, you could wrap a poinsettia garland around for a truly festive finish.
Choosing Delicious Holiday-Inspired Dipping Treats
Christmas is associated with eating delicious treats - and what better way to enjoy them than with warm, delicious chocolate for chocolate fountains? Sugar cookies decorated with red and green sprinkles and shaped like holly leaves will taste excellent with chocolate. Bite-sized poundcake cubes, fruitcake and cranberry-orange bread could round out the baked goods category. Include a tray of fluffy marshmallows, as well as sliced bananas and strawberries, and your chocolate fountain dessert table will feel festively complete.
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Chocolate Cheer: Decorating Your Chocolate Fountain for Holiday Events
A holiday event is only complete when it includes a luxurious chocolate fountain dessert table that is properly decorated and outfitted with delicious dipping treats! Creating a holiday display that will give visual pleasure to guests is easy to do and will make the chocolate for chocolate fountains taste even better.
Setting the Holiday Table
Find out if a particular holiday color scheme has already been selected for the holiday event before choosing one for your client. For example, if it's a corporate event and the company colors of blue and white will give the theme a winter wonderland theme, you won't want to set up a red and green chocolate fountain dessert table.
Once you are given a color scheme, choose table linens that will complement and hide chocolate spills. For example, if the theme is blue and white and your client chooses white and milk chocolate fountains for a dual display, you could choose an icy blue tablecloth and then run a white table runner horizontally beneath the white chocolate fountain and a dark blue table runner horizontally beneath the milk chocolate fountain. This way, the table looks festive, but stained linens won't be so obvious.
For any color scheme, you could surround dipping treat platters with faux snow piles, lay evergreen branches across the table, or keep it simple with a small arrangement of pink and red poinsettias. If paper plates will be used, choose colored plates that tie in with the theme, or if white plates are the choice, consider festively colored napkins that tie in with chosen color scheme.
Dressing Your Chocolate Fountain for Success
Sephra's commercial chocolate fountains were designed to be decorated, so don't overlook this opportunity for creating a truly inspirational holiday table! Choose a topper that complements the theme, tone or color scheme of the evening. If the holiday event will be casual, consider a sprig of mistletoe tied with red ribbon or a group of reindeer standing on faux snow. For a more formal holiday event, consider a holiday floral arrangement such as a combination of red poinsettias, evergreen branches and holly leaves. You could also choose a stacked trio of elegantly wrapped (small and empty) boxes to emulate holiday gifts.
Wrapping the topper and the chocolate fountain in white twinkle lights will continue the festive feel and match any décor from casual to formal. Elevating the chocolate fountain gives you the opportunity to drape it with rich fabric like red velvet and add an arrangement of colorful ornaments tied together with satin ribbon for a truly spectacular holiday chocolate fountain display that everyone will remember.
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3 Festive Drink Recipes for Your Hot Beverage Fountain
This holiday season, warm up those cold nights with any of these three delicious and festive drink recipes: Sephra's hot chocolate, Christmas cider or eggnog. Try each recipe throughout the season as you entertain friends and family or simply choose your favorite to please your palette over and over again.
Warm up Your Night with Sephra's Hot Chocolate
Your hot beverage fountain is ideal for serving mug after mug of piping hot and delicious hot chocolate. The aroma alone will prompt at least one refill, so be sure to make enough for thirsty guests!
Sephra's hot chocolate recipe for one calls for bringing 1 cup of milk (whole or low fat) to just below a boil before pouring over 1 cup of Sephra's premium dark chocolate chips, 1 tbsp. brown sugar, a ¼ tsp. cinnamon and a pinch of cayenne pepper.
To make this recipe in your beverage fountain, multiply this recipe by the number of servings you want, and once the milk is poured over the ingredients and mixed well, add the deliciousness to the beverage fountain to keep the hot chocolate coming throughout the evening.
Spread Christmas Cheer with Hot Christmas Cider
It's easy to fill your house with the tempting scent of mulled Christmas cider, whether you're hosting a small get-together, decorating the Christmas tree or want to warm up your children after an afternoon of sledding.
In a large pot, mix 2 quarts of apple cider with ¼ cup packed brown sugar, 1.2 tsp. salt and a pinch of nutmeg and heat. Then, place ½ tsp. whole allspice, 1 tsp. whole cloves and 1 cinnamon stick in cheesecloth and add to apple cider mixture. Add to your hot beverage fountain, along with a large quartered orange with peel, and you'll have a crowd in no time.
Indulge in Holiday Eggnog
You always have the option of purchasing your favorite store-made brand of eggnog and running the liquid through your beverage fountain, especially if you are hosting a party and want to keep the eggnog flowing.
If you want to make eggnog, however, this recipe is easy and delicious. Simply combine 4 cups milk, 5 whole cloves, ½ tsp. vanilla extract and 1 tsp. cinnamon in a saucepan and slowly bring this mixture to a boil. Meanwhile in a separate bowl, combine 12 egg yolks with 1 ½ cups sugar and whisk vigorously until fluffy. Slowly whisk in the hot milk mixture and then pour everything back into the saucepan. Cook until thick (don't allow it to boil) and then strain out cloves and cool.
Before you add the liquid to your beverage fountain, stir in 2 ½ cups light rum (optional), 4 cups cream, 2 tsps. vanilla extract and ½ tsp. nutmeg and set the beverage fountain on no heat. This rich and creamy addition will help make your holiday party a success!
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