Celebrate all things chocolate at Chocolate Fest
Chocolate lovers, rejoice and indulge! Your chance get your sweet tooth fix is happening this month! Chocolate Fest will be held Oct. 17 at the Dallara IndyCar Factory and features 22 different vendors, as well as the PNC Kid’s ArtZone!
- Tickets go on sales on September 5th. They are $15 for adults beforehand and $20 at the door. Kids tickets are $5.
- Chocolate Fest supports Arts for Learning, Indiana’s oldest and largest arts in education provider in Indiana, serving the state for over 50 years
- Arts for Learning serves over 61,000 students every year all over the state of Indiana
Here is today’s recipe by J. Evelyn Confections:
Decadent Dark Truffles:
- 1lb of good quality dark chocolate
- 1 3/4 c heavy cream
- Bring cream to a boil and pour over chocolate. Let sit for 3-4 min, Stir until well incorporated and all chocolate melted. Cover with plastic wrap placing directly on surface of mixture. Let cool at room temperature (a few hours). Once mixture (ganache) is firm add any inclusions or scoop and roll into balls. Roll balls in Dutch processed cocoa powder or nuts, or dip in melted/tempered chocolate.
– Variations:
- Add flavoring to cream…Mint, espresso, or vanilla
- Add nuts, toffee, coconut, or dried fruits to ganache
- Substitute White chocolate and 3/4 cup of heavy cream or Milk Chocolate and 1 cup of heavy cream for Dark chocolate and heavy cream.
To learn more, visit www.chocolatefestindy.com or on Facebook – www.facebook.com/chocolatefestindy, Twitter/Instagram – @ChocFestIndy or @Arts4Learningin