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Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Chocolate Chip Cookie Bar Recipe

Here is a favorite recipe


Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

INGREDIENTS

3/4 c Firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Margarine or butter,softened
1/2 c Shortening
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
1 Egg
1 3/4 c All purpose flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 c Chopped nuts or shelled
Sunflower seeds (opt)

Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
In large bowl, combine brown sugar, sugar, margarine and shortening; beat until light and fluffy.

Add vanilla and egg; blend well.

Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt; mix well.

Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.

Spread in ungreased 13 x 9-inch pan.

Bake for 15 to 25 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely.

Cut into bars.

Chewy Chocolate Orange Bars Recipe

Chewy Chocolate Orange Bars

INGEDIENTS

2 c Cake flour
3/4 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1 1/2 c Quick-cooking oats
1 c Dark-brown sugar, packed
2 Egg whites
Raisin Puree
3/4 c Chopped bittersweet chocolate
1/3 c Toasted walnuts, optional
1 tb Grated orange zest

DIRECTIONS

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt into large bowl.

Stir in oats and brown sugar.

Beat egg whites lightly in another bowl.

Stir in Raisin Puree.

Stir into flour mixture along with chocolate, walnuts, and
orange zest just until blended.

Spoon in 9-inch-square baking pan sprayed with non-stick vegetable spray.
Bake at 350 degrees F. 25 to 30 minutes. Cool. Cut into 24 bars.

Caramel Filled Chocolate Bars

todays recipe from IndulgeInChocolate.com


Caramel Filled Chocolate Bars

INGREDIENTS:

1 German Chocolate cake mix
3/4 c Margarine, melted
14 oz Bag caramels
2/3 c Evaporated milk, divided
1 c Chocolate chips
1 c Walnuts, chopped

DIRECTIONS:

Melt caramels and 1/3 cup evaporated milk over hot water or in
microwave, stirring every thirty seconds. Keep warm.

Mix the cake mix, margarine and 1/3 cup evaporated milk and beat
well.

Spread 1/2 the batter in a greased 9x13 inch pan. Bake for 6
minutes at 350 degrees. Cool about 2 minutes.

Spread caramel mixture over baked layer and sprinkle with chocolate chips.

Stir 1/2 cup nuts into remaining 1/2 of batter and drop by half teaspoonful
over top.

Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup nuts. Return to oven and
bake for 18 minutes at 350 degrees.

Cool in pan and cut into 1 1/2 inch squares.


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Friday, May 26, 2006

Chocolate Brownie Recipe

Here is a great summertime brownie recipe

Rich chocolate brownies
Ingredients
3/4 cups flour
1/4 t. salt
1 1/2 squares unsweetened chocolate
1/2 c. margarine or butter
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 t. vanilla
1 ripe banana, well mashed
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup broken walnut meats
No baking powder or soda. This makes them extra dense and moist.

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 F, (325 for a glass pan).
Combine flour and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
Melt margarine or butter and unsweetened chocolate in a small pan on low heat. Cool to room
temperature.
In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla.
Add mashed banana.
Stir in chocolate mixture.
Gradually sift and stir in flour mixture.
Add chocolate chips and walnuts.
Pour into an 8"x 8" pan that has been sprayed with Pam or cooking
oil.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.

These are good warm out of the oven. My family would eat the whole batch warm if I let them.
Maybe I should make two at a time, one to eat and one to save for later.

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Thursday, May 25, 2006

Chocolate Truffle Recipe

Chocolate is the ultimate indulgence and Chocolate Recipes For Chocolate Lovers is the ultimate chocolate cookbook. This book will be available soon at IndulgeInChocolate.com
The book has 600 of the best recipes from cookies and cakes to candies and truffles, this eBook is pure chocolate satisfaction for chocolate lovers everywhere.
This week we will be enticing you with a free recipe every day from this book.

The first recipe is one of my favorites:


Chocolate Truffles
2 pounds of Belgian chocolate (or any brand of good quality chocolate)
one quart of heavy cream
1/4 lb. unsalted butter
1/3 C liqueur of choice
cocoa powder

Serves 4 (just kidding.... this makes over 2lbs. of truffles, but they are
incredibly addictive)

Melt chocolate and cream over a double boiler.
Whisk in butter and liqueur.
Continue to whisk as the mixture cools and thickens.
Pour into quart containers and refrigerate.
To serve, scoop out with melon baller, roll in powdered cocoa.


Sound like too much work? Visit induleinchocolate for your ready made chocolate cocoa truffles

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Truffles in Wooden Box


At IndulgeInChocolate we recently added some new handmade truffles. These luscious treats come in a wooden box that is perfect for gift giving. These are all natural gorumet chocolates with unique flavors you will not find everywhere. Some flavors include:
Raspberry (my favorite) - A succulent mix of our fine dark chocolate, fresh raspberry puree and preserves topped off with a hint of raspberry liqueur. This flavorful center is then dipped in dark chocolate and dusted with powdered sugar.
Chocolate Mousse - A Chocolate Lover’s Delight. Fine dark chocolate inside and out.

These are just two of the over 25 unique and luscious flavors. You can check out these wonderful chocolate truffles at www.indulgeinchocolate.com

Sunday, May 14, 2006

Chocolate Stuffed Strawberry


The truffle stuffed strawberry is one of our most popular dessert strawberries. Rich and creamy dark chocolate truffles are made using semi sweet chocolate, butter and triple cream. The berries are dipped in swirls of rich dark chocolate then sprinkeled with crushed oreos.

These wonderful desserts make an excellent summertime treat. They are shipped overnight and can be delivered Tuesdays - Fridays. These need to be consumed within a day or two of delivery.
If you like chocolated dipped strawberries you are going to love these chocolate truffled strawberries. Get yours at www.indulgeinchocolate.com

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