The Easiest Way To Melt A Chocolate Bar To Drizzling Consistency

A drizzle of chocolate can instantly elevate any homemade sweet treat into an elegant masterpiece. But who has time to get out the double-boiler, carefully monitor the heat, and stir for what feels like an eternity? Thankfully, a quick and easy way to melt any bar of chocolate has gone viral on TikTok. The best part? There's no stirring or bulky equipment required.

To do this, simply fill a large, heat-proof bowl with hot water. Then, take your favorite bar of chocolate and submerge it in the hot water. For this trick, plain chocolate bars work best, and while we love a candy-filled chocolate bar, it might not melt as smoothly as expected. When submerging the chocolate bar, make sure the packaging is completely sealed, otherwise the hot water may seep in, ruining the chocolate's consistency. 

After a few minutes, the chocolate bar should be completely melted. From there, carefully remove the sealed chocolate bar from the bowl of hot water. Using a pair of scissors, open one end of the chocolate bar's packaging, and pour out the melted chocolate into a bowl, making sure to squeeze all the chocolate from the packaging. Or, for an easy, breezy, mess-free, at-home fondue experience, keep the melted chocolate in the packaging, using a fondue skewer or chopstick to dip your desired treats into the chocolate.

After melting your chocolate bar, the only limit is your imagination. For instance, if you melt down both a white and dark chocolate bar, you can easily make our black and white chocolate-covered strawberries at home without the need for a double-boiler. These fancy delights have a refined flavor, with the dark chocolate's bitter notes being balanced out by the white chocolate and the natural sweetness of the strawberries. It's a homemade treat that's sure to impress, and your guests will never know how much time you saved while melting the chocolate.

For a delicious frozen treat, you can take your ice pops to sweeter heights with a drizzle of chocolate. You can do this by drizzling melted chocolate on your favorite homemade or store-bought ice pop. From there, you can place the pops back in the freezer to set, or enjoy them right after drizzling. Fruit-flavored ice pops work best for this, especially those that contain real chunks of fresh fruit, as do fudge pops that are already loaded with chocolate flavor.

Melted chocolate bars are also perfect for a wide range of baked goods. We've previously published a recipe for orange creamsicle cookies with white chocolate drizzle, and while the recipe uses white chocolate chips melted in the microwave, you can melt a white chocolate bar in hot water to effortlessly create the chocolate drizzle topping.