How easy can a dessert be? Buy some candy wrappers (1" size from Wilton that you can buy in any craft store or specialty cooking store, (they look like mini-cupcake papers). Then use a small paint brush to paint the inside of the wrappers with melted chocolate (no licking your paint brush please!), and let it set until it's completely dry and formed. Then carefully peel the paper off leaving you with a great chocolate shell. Now comes the big decision--what to fill it with? Martha Stewart Weddings offers a recipe for a light filling that you can top with anything from fruit to edible flowers that we featured in a previous post on our cookie blog. Any broken leftover chocolates are your bonus (snack for finishing the project, or just to keep you going!). You can buy the chocolate dessert cups at a variety of specialty stores but that will up your cost considerably.
A similar trick can be used to make larger bowls using small balloons and chocolate. Ghiradelli Chocolate has a recipe on their web site and the photo above is theirs. They do recommend using these the day you make them so it might be a better project to hand off to your favorite aunt and cousins or someone not closely involved in getting you ready for your wedding so your day isn't too insane. They can also be used for wedding showers. I'd check and see how long these survive in your freezer--some chocolate recipes will last a couple of weeks in the freezer. My friend Debbie E. turned me onto this idea and the chocolate nests below--kudos Deb! These are a great option--for any party any time!
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