Chocolate Delights for Your Heart Throb
These quick and easy desserts are OK anytime. Enjoy them with your significant other, or just chow them yourself.
Chocolate covered delights
Ingredients
- 1lb of chocolate block or chunks
- hazelnuts or macadamia nuts finely chopped
- fruits and pretzels
Instructions
- If needed wash your fruit and pat them dry.
- Use a double boiler if you have one. Or, fill a medium size pan with water and place a glass bowl over the water. The bowl has to be large enough not to sink into the water.
- On low heat, gently melt the chocolate chunks. It is important to stir frequently.
- Remove from the heat and gently roll your goodies in the melted chocolate.
- Sprinkle with nuts and place on a wax paper covered cookie sheet to set. You can put them in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes to set the chocolate.
- Plate your goodies and enjoy.
Very, very chocolatey krispies delights
This is the chocolate lovers version of this popular treat.
Ingredients
- 1 bag of mini marshmallows (this works best)
- 6 c of cocoa krispies
- 3 tbsp of butter
- 4-6 oz of melted chocolate block or chunks
Instructions
- Using a nonstick large pot, melt the butter on low/medium heat.
- Add the mini marshmallows and stir until completed melted.
- Add the melted chocolate and incorporate into the melted marshmallows.
- Turn the heat off and add the cocoa krispies. Coat the krispies evenly with the melted mix.
- Cover the bottom of a 13X9 pan with parchment paper, leaving about 2 extra inches on both short sides.
- Using another piece of parchment paper, press the mixture into the pan.
- Drizzle any leftover melted chocolate on the top and leave it to cool for about 1 hour
- With the excess parchment, lift the krispies out of the pan and using a sharp knife cut into serving portions.
- For a more festive look, use medium size cookie cutters and cut shapes out of the krispies.
- Keep in an air tight container. Will keep for about 3 days.
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