Kinder Surprise is the kind of chocolate egg with double surprise. The outer part of the chocolate is brown while the inner one is white. But, that’s not the dual surprise part; the other surprise is a hidden toy inside every egg! Kinder surprise is placed in an excellent egg-shaped package, mostly yellow plastic packing (in the metaphor to egg yolk) an object which is sometimes a toy, a famous figure or sometimes a quick toy kit. Some of the toys or figures from surprise eggs are being sought after by the people collecting them. In young adults, it has become a small cult of collecting them as a hobby.
Kinder surprise is the chocolate of Ferrero – an Italian chocolate brand. The other names are in German, Kinder meaning children or kids and, the general name surprise (short for MonoBlocks) and foreign name Kinder Surprise, children Sorpresa (meaning surprise in Italian) or Überraschung (meaning surprise in German). The egg is about 2 millimeters thick, and the container has a foil wrap externally wrapped around.
Prospect:
The chocolate was first made in Italy as Kinder Sorpresa in the year 1974. The toys which are inside are designed by the internal designers as well as the external freelancers, and there were makers by numerous companies all over the world. The kinder eggs are bought all over the world. In the European continent, they have become a small clan phenomenon among adults and also successful collector’s market for toys. Various variations among the chocolates and the toys to collect make unique. There are also limited edition crèche collections featuring baby Jesus, the three kings, etc. and the ones found in Easter are majorly popular in Italy. There’s also innovative market sale by introducing “Internet surprises”. The “Magicode” being the key to the games at the website of Kinder for both download and play online.
History:
Kinderüberraschung was there in Germany since 1974. Since 2006, the eggs are in summer form are represented as ‘Kinder Joy” in which one-half of the egg contains a creamy white layer and crispy chocolate balls placed in between, and another half of the egg has the toy inside. There were also larger Maxi eggs of Ferrero, which was same as Kinder Surprise but bigger. There are special packs of four and six of kinder surprises available during Easter and Christmas. Also, there are three of a kind and two Christmas stockings which too have special figures. The 2012 Pink surprise was brought especially for girls.
Variations:
There are various variations available of kinder surprise like:
- Kinder Surprise Maxi: It is similar to Kinder Surprise with the same ingredients, making process and the toys, except that they are larger comparatively.
- Kinder Joy: The outer shape of Kinder Joy is similar to the Kinder Surprise, but when opened it is divided between milk and cocoa cream with crispy wafer balls and a tiny toy on the other side.
Ingredients:
- For Kinder surprise:
Cocoa butter, honey, cereals, skimmed milk, eggs, coconut, hazelnut, vegetable fats and oils(palm, shea, sunflower oil), sugar, malt extract, yeast, leaving agent, emulsifier-lecithin (Soy), flavors, thickener, glazes/coatings-shellac and gum Arabic which are natural edible products, salt, sodium hydrogen carbonate and ammonium hydrogen carbonate.
- For Kinder Joy:
There are approximately 20 grams of chocolate. It has two-toned milk cream which is 45 percent and hazelnut cocoa cream-22 percent. And it is filled with tow crisp and crunchy hazelnut balls which are dark filled-32.5 percent. The outside covering of the balls is cocoa glaze and Giotto parallel balls. The ingredients are sugar, vegetable fats, skimmed milk, hazelnuts, the whole power of milk, low-fat cocoa, dark chocolate having cocoa mass, cocoa butter, emulsifier soya lecithin, and vanillin; milk protein, vanilla, raising agents sodium bicarbonate and ammonium carbonate and salt.
Make your own Kinder Surprise:
If you are planning to make Kinder Surprise at home, this time, to surprise your loved ones here’s how you can do it:
- First things first, purchase a cute little toy that fits inside the interior of the mold, chocolate ball molds, a plastic egg or similar to the lines to hold your toy, a Crisco or a cooking spray.
- Now, time for those molds, put a large part of the mold down and grease it gently and lightly with the help of Crisco or your choice of cooking spray.
- Now, take your dark chocolate or white one whatever layer you want on the outside and put it in the microwave. If you want the smooth and creamy texture of the chocolate, a better way is to go for 30 seconds bursts at full power of microwave. At this time, the chocolate pretty much melts down and stirring after every burst followed by every 10 seconds melting will give you your desired consistency and the perfect texture you require. This part is quite important and this is why you need to be careful while heating it.
- Time to fill the molds: Take the melted chocolate and spoon it into the mold (that is greased) until it is nearly 2/3rd Now, tap the mold until the chocolate is leveled and you see no bubbles left (Keep tapping for smoothness if you desire).
- Take the top mold and grease its interior side as well. And place onto the melted chocolate squashing it evenly till the two pieces of the mold is sealed together.
- Now, place the locked mold in the freezer and keep it until it hardens which normally won’t take more than few minutes.
- After the chocolate is frozen, remove the hardened chocolate mold and be careful not to crack the chocolate, but if it happens accidently, you can always use some more chocolate as glue and seal the area from where it is cracked by the re-melting and freezing process.
- Now, mildly remove each chocolate half off from the mold. It should be done gently and not forcefully as the mold is already greased and the chocolate could be taken off easily. The idea is not to rush and patiently remove it.
- Add another coat of chocolate you want on the inside part which differs from the external covering of the chocolate. Melt the other chocolate and use a spoon or brush to coat the inside part on both the halves. When both the sides are coated, refreeze the chocolate for a few
- Now, after removing the chocolate from the freezer for the second time put your desired toy inside those empty looking egg shells which can be either wrapped in a plastic or sheet.
- Time to complete the egg: Both the sides are hardened and take them out of the freezer and clean them with the knife which has the sharp edge to make the two sides You can also use cookie sheet by placing it in the oven for few minutes, so that’s it’s hot and gently place the edges meeting against the hot cookie sheet at the same time.
- After this, you can clean up the chocolate with a knife or warm water too. Just by taking some warm water in your hands, flick it off and run your hands through it to smooth it out (repeat the process if necessary).
- Once the eggs are smooth, wrap them with your favorite designer aluminum sheet or boxes of your choice or to make it simple, you can just use the aluminum foil too!
Though this method of making is not fancy or perfect, it can be enjoyed just like the real Kinder Surprise by everyone!
Quick Tips:
- You can add gloss to it by the heating process that evenly distributes heat for few time periods.
- Always keep experimenting to make your task fun and easier and flexibility is the key point here.
- If the chocolate makes a mess, lay some aluminum cover or some wax sheets beforehand.
Recipes with Kinder surprise:
There are a number of recipes you can make with Kinder Surprises as well:
- A mini cupcake involving the Kinder Surprise (the chocolate egg) inside.
- A cake decorated with Kinder Surprise for your children. Sounds tempting, doesn’t it?
Plus, you can also make this recipe for your family gatherings and enjoy this lip smacking dish with them.