Chocolate Recipes

Rocky Road Drop Candies - Jamie Booth

9 ounces (1.25 cups) dark chocolate, chopped
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup chopped, toasted walnuts

Prepare a cookie sheet by covering it with aluminum foil or parchment. Melt the chocolate in the microwave or over a double boiler. Stir until completely smooth.
Add in the walnuts and marshmallows, stirring until they are completely covered with chocolate. Drop by teaspoonfuls on the cookie sheet, and chill in the refrigerator until set.

Cream Cheese Tarts with Chocolate Chips - Robin Peterson

2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 eggs
12 vanilla wafers
1 (21-ounce) can blueberry filling, or other pie filling (I used chocolate chips)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place a paper cupcake liner in each cup of a muffin pan.
Beat cream cheese with a handheld electric mixer until fluffy. Add sugar and vanilla, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Place a vanilla wafer, flat side down, in each muffin cup. Spoon cream cheese mixture over wafers. Bake for 20 minutes. Allow tarts to cool completely. Serve with blueberry filling on top, or pie filling of your choice.

apple dip

mix the following ingredients:
1, 8 oz. block of cream cheese
1/2 c. sugar
3/4 c. brown sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
stir in half a bag of Heath bits, chill and serve with granny smith apples!!!

**its best to make this a day ahead and let it "set" overnight.

Slow Cooker Hot Fudge Cake - Katie Compton

1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup flour
3 T unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
2 T melted butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 3/4 cup boiling water

-mix together 1 cup brown sugar, flour, 3 T cocoa, baking powder and salt
-stir in milk, butter, and vanilla and spread on bottom of slow cooker
-mix 3/4 cup brown sugar, and 1/4 cup cocoa then sprinkle over mixture in slow cooker
-pour in boiling water, do not stir
-cover and cook on high 2-3 hours or until toothpick comes out clean
-serve with cool whip or ice cream

Chocolate Sheet Cake- Lindsey Slagley
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 cup flour
16 oz chocolate syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Frosting:
1/2 cup sugar
6 Tbsp butter
6 Tbsp milk
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cream the butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition. Add flour, chocolate syrup, vanilla and nuts. Pour into greased and floured jellyroll pan, bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.
To prepare frosting, place sugar, butter, and milk in medium saucepan. Bring to a slow boil, and boil for 30 seconds. Add chocolate chips, stir until smooth. Remove from heat and pour immediately over cake. Frosting seems thin, but sets well.

puppy chow (katie finley)

½ box of Crispix Cereal
2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
½ cup peanut butter
3 cups powdered sugar

Melt chocolate chips and peanut butter on stovetop over medium/lo. Place cereal in large Ziploc bag. Pour melted chocolate mixture over cereal. Close back and shake until cereal is well coated. Pour powdered sugar over coated cereal and shake to cover cereal. Enjoy!!!