How to Make & Use a DIY Chocolate Garnish

See examples and how to make your own DIY Chocolate Garnish to dress up food and drink for special occasions. This is stylish entertaining at its best!

DIY Chocolate Garnish

You’ll love these easy diy chocolate garnish ideas that you can use for Valentines day or special occasion entertaining.

When it comes to celebrating special occasions it’s all about the details….edible details that is! I created some cute and edible DIY chocolate garnishes that can be used with sweets or drinks, and it’s an easy project with great results.

The examples I’m sharing today are just right for a Valentine’s Day dinner for two, Bridal Showers, Engagement parties, or Anniversary celebrations. Depending on what shapes you make it can be used for multiple themes.

Hearts are easy to make, and flowers are too. You can “write” letters for monograms, or words for an occasion. The possibilities are endless.

How to use chocolate garnishes

• Make some to top your dessert cakes and cupcakes
• Write a word or message on the side of a dessert plate. Examples are “love,” “happy birthday,” “xoxo,” or “congratulations.”
• Write each guest’s name on their own dessert plate for a personalized touch.
• Chocolate & champagne are a classic combination. Hang an open-ended heart on the side of the champagne flute, or any other sweet cocktail.
• Top off a chocolate creamy cocktail or chocolate milk by floating a chocolate heart on the surface.
• Try stars and moon shapes for summer parties, spider web shapes for Halloween, and hearts for Valentines Day.

How to make a chocolate garnish

You will need:

chocolate pieces for melting

small squirt bottle from the craft store baking section or baking supply store

• Begin by lining a baking sheet with wax paper.
• Melt your chocolate discs according to package directions, either in the microwave or with a double boiler.
• Pour or scoop melted chocolate into the squirt bottle.
• “Draw” chocolate shapes onto the wax paper using the squirt bottle, and place in the freezer to set up.
• When fully set, peel the wax paper away from the chocolate {as opposed to pulling the chocolate up off the wax} to avoid breakage.

Tip: To write on the side of the plate, I placed the plate in the freezer first to chill it. This helps the chocolate to harden quicker.

Make more than you think you need….just in case ; )

You can use this idea to create any simple shape. The hearts and “love” theme are great for so many occasions. Cheers!