Twitter Weekly Chocolate bits for 2012-03-05
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- FINALLY, I know how to spell what they say to me. LOL
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Apples a la Mode the Next Level
Published March 1, 2012Posts of recipes usually end up Cocoa Eye Candy page with all of the other recipes but… THIS month, it is on page one since we are offering the Cinnamon Apples a la Mode are on special this month and YOU get to save $14 when you purchase two. Here is the recipe:
Apple Pie Bites with White Chocolate Whipped Cream
Makes 24 bites
Ingredients:
What DOVE CHOCOLATE DISCOVERIES™ ingredients you need:
- 1 canister DCD Cinnamon Apples a la Mode
- 1 packet DCD Frosty White Chocolate Smoothie Mix
Tools you need:
- DCD Parchment Paper
You’ll also need:
- 1 package frozen puff pastry
- butter (as needed) at room temperature
- 1 egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon water
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup milk
Directions:
1. Thaw frozen puff pastry at room temperature for 40-60 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Unfold 1 sheet puff pastry and cut into strips along crease lines. Cut each of those strips into 4 rectangles.
3. Place 1 DCD Cinnamon Apple on a pastry rectangle, then top with a tiny dab of butter. Fold in half and seal on the three sides using a fork to crimp the edges, forming a ravioli. Repeat with remaining dough rectangles.
4. Place ravioli onto cookie sheets lined with DCD Parchment Paper. Brush ravioli tops lightly with the egg mixture. Cut 1 or 2 small slits on top of dough.
5. Bake for 13-15 minutes, or until golden brown. Set aside.
6. Meanwhile, using an electric mixer, whip cream, milk and Smoothie Mix together until soft peaks form. Serve Apple Pie Bites warm with a dollop of White Chocolate Cream.
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Twitter Weekly Chocolate bits for 2012-02-27
Published February 27, 2012- Cocoa Tequila Lime Brittle – woo hoo. #DOVE CHOCOLATE DISCOVERIES™ http://t.co/DouCOCri #
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Twitter Weekly Chocolate bits for 2012-02-20
Published February 20, 2012- You can use some DCD Mint Filled Baking Bits in this recipe: Rumbly In My Tumbly: Homemade Girl Scout Thin Mints http://t.co/lk3fcEeW #
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Thin Mints Are Just by Girl Scouts…Not!
Published February 19, 2012Ok, I will admit it. Ever since I was a Brownie (MANY decades ago) my favorite all these years are Thin Mints. They have to be cold, preferable frozen. Ok, they LAST longer if they don’t sit out on the counter. It is a good thing they are only available once a year otherwise my gastric bypass from ’97 woulda been wasted. Social media to the rescue! Now, I can have Thin Mints all year long!
So, with the help of Rumbly in My Tumbly, (thank you, Katrina!) I set out to recreate this fave before I got my 6 boxes from the “Cookie Lady”. My second fave are the Girl Scout Tagalongs and, while there IS a recipe for that one also, there would be NO holding me back from eating every last one as soon as they were ready. My Toshiba Thrive downloaded the whole blog posting so there are pictures of what they are supposed to look like when they come out.
Sometimes recipes are tricky, no? Sometimes the author sticks in an “or” in the ingredients section. Sometimes I buy BOTH because I read quickly. All the ingredients were in the house EXCEPT the peppermint extract. It wasn’t with all of the other extracts. Was it used up? Did it fall under the lazy susan? Could not convince my other half that it would be really nice to run to the store just for the peppermint extract. Off I went.
Here is what the recipe said:
Chocolate Peppermint Coating:
· 1 package mint dark chocolate candy melts (Wilton Dark Cocoa Mint Candy Melts, $2.99 at Michaels for a bag) YUCK. I am a Dove Chocolate Discoveries™ Chocolatier. There is a 1# box of Mint Filled Dark Chocolate Baking Bits which are perfect for the recipe!
-or-
· 1 pound good quality semi-sweet chocolate, chopped Use our Chef Series Dark Chocolate to go with
· peppermint extract to taste (about 1 teaspoon) So, when I taste peppermint extract it is outside of the cookie. How am I supposed to know how much to put in. Is one teaspoon enough? Too much?
Here is what they looked like before I “enrobed” them:
I tasted them. Not very sweet. A bit crumbly so I baked the last batches for 11 minutes instead of 10. It didn’t seem to make a difference. Was wondering if the powdered sugar needed help. Decided not to play with the recipe until it was totally complete.
After enrobing (just melted the baking bits in the microwave in 20 second intervals and stirring in between) the chocolate wafers, I came out with something that really looked like a Girl Scout Thin Mint! Since I was controlling the chocolate on the cookies, the coating was really thick compare to the Girl Scout version.
