gianina has as much of a sweet tooth as i do, so when we came across some chocolate spoon molds at tchibo, we just had to buy them.  tchibo is a german chain of shops based in hamburg that sells coffee as well as all kinds of other interesting, practical items.  [i also got my mom a christmas cookie cutter tray that cuts out 15 little cookies at once – handy to have for holiday baking!]

here is a similar mold that i found on amazon.

we were just like little kids, SO excited to make some chocolate spoons!  we poured melted chocolate into the molds the very day that we got them and put them in the fridge.  the next day, after a cool morning 10-kilometer run by the lake [notice how i nonchalantly threw the 10k in there… that kind of run doesn’t happen very often!!], we sat down for a leisurely breakfast and tried out the spoons.

we stirred the spoons into hot milk until they melted completely and all we had left was a creamy mug of hot chocolate to warm our bellies. :)

{first we chopped up the melting chocolate and melted it on the stove}

{poured the melted chocolate into molds very carefully, and tried hard to “stay in the lines.”  it wasn’t easy.  p.s. see that adorable little gingerbread boy timer that’s smiling for the camera?  also from tchibo.}

{into the fridge they went!  not perfect-looking, but our tummies didn’t mind!}

{after hardening overnight}

{ready for stirring}

{going…}

{…going…}

{…gone.}

yep, it was pretty fun.

 xo.