December 2, 2017

Ideas on Incorporating Chocolate into the Holiday Season

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Holiday entertaining season is rushing upon us this year! No matter how organized we want to be, there is always that last minute rush. At the #LindtTheSeason event, I was able to learn a few awesome ideas on how we can use Lindt chocolate to decorate our home, use it as gifts, and incorporate it into our holiday cooking and baking.
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In our home, we love the holiday season because of the lights, the colours that make the coldest winters feel cozy, and the time we get together with family and friends to share and care!
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The entryway is the first thing our guests see when they arrive. To make a simple wreath festive and engaging, we can adorn it with Lindor chocolate. At the event, I got to decorate a wreath with its fresh scented cedar, balsam fir, pine, and spruce using pinecones, ornaments, and Lindor chocolate.
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We can use Lindor chocolate to make ornaments and decoration such as hanging Lindor in a garland. There are two limited edition Lindor truffles, peppermint cookie and gingerbread that we can use in the garland.  
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Decorate the table with Lindt Christmas Crackers and add a sweet touch by placing a Lindt Bear at every table setting. 
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We can add chocolate into holiday baking like in this Chocolate Brioche Buns. This recipe from Ricardo Larrivee in Lindt The Season book can make eight to twelve buns. 

1 cup warm milk
1/4 cup sugar
3 1/4 cup flour
1 tbsp dry yeast
1 tsp salt
1 egg
1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
1 bar dark cacao chocolate roughly chopped
1 egg lightly beaten for brushing

Combine the yeast with a little bit of sugar and some of the milk and leave it to froth. Then mix in the milk, rest of the sugar, flour, salt, egg, and butter. Combine to make a dough and leave it for 10 minutes in a warm humid place covered with a damp cloth to rest.

Knead the dough again and add the chocolate then shape into balls and leave it in a lined baking sheet covered to double in size for 45 to 60 minutes in a warm humid place. Once the buns double in size brush the buns lightly with the beaten egg. Preheat the oven to 350F and bake in the middle rack for 25 to 30 minutes.   

Everything is better with chocolate! For more ideas get a copy of the complimentary print magazine available at all Lindt chocolate shops, and visit LindtTheSeason.ca

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29 comments:

  1. I love Lindt Chocolate! I give boxes ever year. This year I bought them too early because I hear them calling my name to open & taste for my self :) I may need to go buy more

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  2. Lindt chocolate is my favourite (I'm Swiss). We used to hang chocolates on the Christmas tree, when I was growing up.

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  3. This is such a lovely recipe and the pictures are beautiful.

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  4. I'm Chocoholic ..And Lindt is my favourite. Thanks for the recipe.

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  5. I really enjoy chocolate. I remember as a child that we had little chocolate figures hung on the Christmas tree. I love Lindt chocolate, smooth, creamy and delicious. :-)

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  6. This recipe sounds delicious. The holidays wouldn't be the same without chocolate.

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  7. I love chocolate and Ricardo recipes. Thank you for sharing!

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  8. I love Lindt chocolate! You can NEVER go wrong with incorporating a little more chocolate in your life :)

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  9. I love this idea. Lindt is a family favorite.
    Florence Cochrane

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  10. I"m not a chocolate fan but my husband's love for it is deep enough for us both. Thanks so much for sharing this post I know Lindt are one of his favs.

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  11. These look good and something different!

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  12. I never thought about decorating with chocolate before.

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  13. We have Lindt chocolates on the top of my shopping list every year! Love the chocolate Brioche Buns recipe, thx so much for sharing.

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  14. I just this time of year! and all the goodies that come with it!

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  15. Oh, I'm all about needing to incorporate more chocolate!!
    jan

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  16. Any way that I can incorporate chocolate in my life is always welcomed.

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  17. Yum - this looks good! Chocolate is my fave.

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  18. I love the lindt bear its so cute and would add a great festive touch to any room

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  19. I always need lots of chocolate at Christmas time (and any time). Now that I've got ideas for decorating with Lindt chocolate, I'll need more chocolate than ever!

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  20. Love Lindt chocolate! Such great ideas!

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  21. Honestly no need to learn how to incorporate chocolate into the holidays. It's a given!

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  22. Those buns sound delicious!

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  23. Great ideas! You can NEVER go wrong with adding more chocolate :)

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  24. You had me at chocolate! Absolutely love the stuff!

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