chocolate ganache in a bowl

When melting chocolate, it’s important to start with pure, real chocolate. Look at the ingredient list and make sure it contains cocoa butter and not a substitute like palm oil. Cocoa butter will melt smoothly, whereas ingredients like palm oil are used in some chocolate chips and other products so they hold their shape during baking.

You can use chocolate chips or chopped chocolate bars. My favorite brands are Bakers, Guittard, Callebaut and Ghiradelli. The higher quality chocolate you use will create a higher quality finished product!