Perhaps the most iconic of all the sweets in the Harry Potter series is the Chocolate Frog; a magical chocolate in the shape of a frog that jumps away if you don’t eat it fast enough. The Chocolate Frog comes with a card of a famous witch or wizard. For all my fellow Potterheads out there, you can purchase an official Chocolate Frog from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. As someone who has bought one, I can tell you the chocolate is subpar and your only option for the Chocolate Frog card is one of the founders of Hogwarts. Also, it will set you back a fair bit of money. And while the official chocolate is definitely cool, not everyone can get to the park. Never fear, I’m here with easy instructions on how to make a far cheaper and more delicious option Chocolate Frog for your next Harry Potter party, or just for yourself for fun!
First, gather your materials. You will need:
- A color printer (or access to one)
- 2 pieces of cardstock paper
- A laminator (optional)
- A hot glue gun and glue sticks OR a regular glue stick
- Scissors
- Frog mold (here’s the one I use)
- A microwavable bowl
- A spoon
- Chocolate chips
- Other candy or food (optional)
Locate the image you would like to use for your chocolate frog box. I use this one from Filch’s Office.
Through trial and error I discovered the best way to cut out and fold this template. First, cut out all of the light yellow parts except for the small triangles.
Next, cut one edge of each small yellow triangle and also one edge of the dark blue triangle on the lid that is marked differently.
To make the bottom, fold along the lines and then glue. I find a hot glue gun works better but a glue stick does work if you have the patience to hold each section together until it dries. Fold the light yellow triangles underneath the flap before gluing.
Create the top by folding lightly along the corners, creating a dome shape made out of triangles. Take the side you cut one edge of and glue, then fold underneath the flap next to it.
Your box is finished!
Next, use these Chocolate Frog cards I found from this blog, hpstuff.
I cut out whatever cards I wanted, and then I used a laminator to make them more durable. This is not a necessary step, but it does make them hold up better to melty chocolate.
To create the actual Chocolate Frogs gather your food materials, bowl, spoon, and mold.
Pro tip: More than once I had to make over a hundred Chocolate Frogs for a Harry Potter party I was throwing for a library program. As you can see from the picture above, I have gummy bears in the mix. I discovered quickly that the chocolate did not stretch far with my minimal budget. However, if you add other things to the mix, such as gummies or marshmallows, the chocolate lasted much longer. This way you save money and you can get wildly creative with your different types of Chocolate Frogs. Pretzels, nuts, candies, anything you can think of you can use, as long as you’re aware of possible allergens.
Pour a smallish amount of chocolate chips into the bowl.
You will have to test exactly how long to heat your chocolate chips based on your microwave strength. You do not want to overheat. I heat for about thirty seconds, take out, stir, and heat a little more as needed. When your chocolate looks like this, stir until smooth. You will not need to heat anymore.
Add any gummies or other additions you want to at this point into your frog mold.
Spoon chocolate mixture into frog mold. Don’t worry about perfection, it tastes amazing either way.
Place inside freezer. Let frogs freeze for about 10-15 minutes. It is better to leave them in too long. If you try to remove the Chocolate Frogs too early, they will not pop out easily. If they won’t come out without a fight place back in the freezer. When they are ready to be removed from the chocolate mold they will look like this:
Pop out of mold. If you aren’t eating them right away store in refrigerator before adding to your box.
When you are ready place Chocolate Frog into your box and enjoy!
Have you made Chocolate Frogs before? Let me know below!
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