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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Chocolate Amaretto Mousse Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 (12 ounce) package chocolate chips (chips)
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup amaretto liqueur
  • 2 cups whipped cream

Recipe

  • 1 line a 9 inch pie pan with aluminum foil (as smoothly as possible).
  • 2 melt 1 cup of morsels with 2 teaspoons butter over medium heat.
  • 3 spread melted chocolate evenly in bottom and up sides of pie plate to form the"crust" (shell).
  • 4 place in freezer for at least 30 minutes.
  • 5 meanwhile in medium sauce pan, place remaining morsels, butter, condensed milk, and salt.
  • 6 cook over low heat till chocolate melts, stirring continuously.
  • 7 add water and continue stirring.
  • 8 cook for 5 minutes.
  • 9 while still stirring, add amaretto and cook for 5 more minutes or until mixture thickens.
  • 10 cool mixture to room temperature.
  • 11 add some of the whipped cream to the chocolate mixture, stirring briskly.
  • 12 gently fold remaining whipped cream into chocolate mixture.
  • 13 remove chocolate"crust" from freezer, remove foil from shell.
  • 14 pour chocolate mixture into chocolate shell crust.
  • 15 chill for at least 3 1/2 hours before serving.
  • 16 *slicesmay be garnished with a dollop of whipped cream which can be lightly sprinkled with slivered or crushed almonds.

Graham Break-aways #2

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 26 graham crackers
  • 1 cup margarine
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup slivered almonds
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to 350°f place graham crackers in a single layer (sides touching) on large baking sheet.
  • 2 in microwave melt margarine and brown sugar on high 2 min's, stir and microwave again 1-2 more min's until margarine is melted. carefully remove from microwave and carefully stir until blended. spread evenly over crackers and sprinkle with almonds.
  • 3 bake 6-8 min's until lightly browned and bubbly. sprinkle with chocolate chips and bake again 2 min's until chocolate chips ae melted.
  • 4 cool completely and break apart -- enjoy!

Finest Hour Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
  • 7/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
  • 6 ounces fine milk chocolate candy bars (i use symphony with almonds and toffee)
  • 2 cups oats
  • 11 ounces semisweet chocolate chunks

Recipe

  • 1 preheat oven to approximately 360 degrees.
  • 2 in a mixing bowl, combine flour, ginger, salt and baking soda, set aside.
  • 3 melt chocolate bar in double boiler or microwave.
  • 4 in a large mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar, brown sugar and extracts until thoroughly mixed.
  • 5 add one egg at a time, mixing on low speed, scraping down sides of bowl between each egg.
  • 6 add melted chocolate bar and peanut butter, mixing on low until throughly combined.
  • 7 slowly add flour mixture to batter.
  • 8 stir in oats and chocolate chunks by hand.
  • 9 form balls by rolling between hands or drop by heaping tablespoons onto baking sheet then slightly flatten balls on baking sheet.
  • 10 bake for 9-11 minutes, until slightly golden, rotating sheets halfway through cooking time.
  • 11 let cool on sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack or wax paper to cool completely.

Emergency Chocolate Milk

Total Time: 2 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 1
  • 11 ounces milk
  • 1 ounce water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cocoa
  • 2 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

  • 1 put sugar, cocoa, and water in microwavable 12 oz glass.
  • 2 microwave for 30 seconds or until sugar and cocoa dissolve.
  • 3 add cold milk and stir.

Chocolate And Banana Frozen Yoghurt

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 2
  • 1 banana (chopped)
  • 2 teaspoons cocoa powder
  • 1 tablespoon boiling water
  • 100 g vanilla frozen yogurt (or gluten free variety)

Recipe

  • 1 put the banana in a small freezer bag and expel any air and place in the freezer for 4 hours or until frozen.
  • 2 put the cocoa powder in a small bowl and add the boiling water and stir until cocoa powder has dissolved and set aside for 10 minutes to cool.
  • 3 put the banana, cocoa powder mixture and frozen yoghurt in a small food processor and process until combined and divide between bowls and serve straightaway.

Chocolate Almond Macaroons

Graham Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
  • 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup nuts, chopped

Recipe

  • 1 combine graham cracker crumbs, condensed milk, chocolate chips, and nuts.
  • 2 mix well.
  • 3 scrape into a greased and floured 8x8 inch square baking dish.
  • 4 bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 25 minutes.
  • 5 cut into squares while warm.