Discover the deliciousness of matzo with a little help from its best friend, chocolate! With just a few simple steps that any child can master, this recipe will be sure to boost kitchen confidence in novice cooks. This special holiday chocolate-covered matzo is as good as it is easy to make, and draws from a rich Jewish tradition of cooking with matzo during Passover.
What You Need:
- 5-6 pieces of matzo
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Medium-sized saucepan
- Spoon
- Knife
- Tinfoil
- Sheet pan
- 2 cups chocolate chips
What You Do:
- Ask your child to pre-heat the oven to 325 F and get out a medium saucepan. She can measure and add the butter, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt to the pan and place over low heat.
- While she’s waiting for the butter and sugar to melt together, your child can cover the sheet pan with a length of tinfoil and also position the squares of matzo on top of the tinfoil covered sheet pan.
- Now she can turn up the heat under her butter mixture and give things a stir with a spoon and continue stirring until the mixture comes to a boil.
- Next she can pour the caramel mixture over the matzo being very careful – this stuff is hot! Offer adult assistance as needed, and make sure to use an oven mitt!
- Invite your child to use a knife to carefully smooth and spread the caramel mixture over the matzo before placing in the hot oven.
- Now she can set the timer for 15-minutes and let the caramel finish in the oven while baking into the matzo.
- Next, your child can remove the toffee matzo from the oven and sprinkle with the chocolate chips. After 5-minutes, she can use a knife to evenly smooth the chocolate over the toffee and then allow to cool for 20-minutes before placing in the fridge to set for at least 2-hours.
Did you know that matzo is made from flour and water and is a traditional Jewish food eaten during celebrations throughout the year? It’s one of the oldest symbols included on the Seder plate for a traditional Passover meal!
Sarah Lipoff has a K-12 Art Education degree and enjoys working with kids of all ages.
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