What You Need:

• 8 C of milk, divided
• 1 C mint chocolate chips
• 1 C instant hot cocoa mix
• 16 large marshmallows
• 16 Crows candies
• 16 lollipop sticks

How to Make It:

1. Pour 1 C of milk into a saucepan and place the pan over low heat.
2. Stir in the chocolate chips and hot cocoa mix.
3. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes or until the chips has completely melted.
4. Add the remaining milk and stir to blend in well.
5. Cook 5 minutes or until the milk is hot.
6. Cut a slit into the top of each of the marshmallows.
7. Insert 1 piece of candy into each of the marshmallows slits.
8. Insert 1 lollipop stick into the bottom of each marshmallow.
9. Pour the hot cocoa into mugs.
10. Place 2 of the prepared eyes into each cup just before serving.

Halloween can be a cold gloomy nigh and a cup of hot cocoa can really hit the spot.  All ages will get a kick out of these eerie cups of cocoa and they are one of the simplest Halloween treats to create.

Makes 8 servings

Preparation Time:  approximately 10 minutes

Cooking Time:  approximately 10 minutes

Total Time:  approximately 20 minutes

Ireland's Pudding Cake

What You Need:

• 1 pkg. yellow cake mix
• 1 (3.4 oz.) pkg. pistachio instant pudding and pie filling
• 4 eggs
• 1 C of water
• 1/4 C canola oil
• 1/2 t peppermint extract
• 8 drops green food coloring
• 1 (8 sq.) pkg. semi sweet chocolate, chopped
• 20 chocolate covered thin mint candies

How to Make It:

1. Set the oven temperature to 350 degrees and allow the oven to heat up while making the cake.
2. Dump the cake mix and the pudding mix together into a large mixing bowl.
3. Break the eggs into the mix.
4. Pour in the water and canola oil.
5. Add the extract and the food coloring.
6. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 4 1/2 minutes.
7. Fold the chopped chocolate into the batter.
8. Grease and flour a large rectangular baking pan being sure to shake out any excess flour.
9. Spread the batter evenly into the pan.
10. Bake 40 minutes or until the cake begins to pull away from the sides of the pan and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
11. Place the candies on the top of the baked cake in a single layer.
12. Return the cake to oven to bake an additional 3 minutes or until the candy has just begun to melt.
13. Remove the cake and use a rubber spatula to spread the melted candy over the top of the cake like icing.
14. Cool to room temperature before cutting.

Serves:  15

If you cake mix already has pudding in it cut your water amount down to 3/4 of a cup.  Save time on chopping that chocolate by using 1 1/2 C of semi sweet chocolate chunks. 

Dublin Chocolate Mint Milk

What You Need:

• 4 C of milk
• 1/2 C pistachio flavor instant pudding powder
• 4 chocolate covered mint sandwich cookies, crushed

How to Make It:

1. Pour 1 C of milk into 4 tall glasses.
2. Stir 2 T of the pudding powder into each glass until completely dissolved.
3. Place 1/4 of the crushed cookies into each glass.

Serves:  4

To crush the cookies place those in a freezer bag that seals tight.  Use the bottom of glass to crush the cookies as small as you like.  Regular chocolate sandwich cookies can be used in place of the mint cookies.

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A Valentines Day Chocolate Recipe - Cupids Chocolate Breakfast Biskits

What You Need:

• 1 1/2 C flour
• 2/3 C sugar
• 1 t baking soda
• 1/4 t salt
• 10 T unsalted butter, melted and hot
• 1/4 C + 2 T unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 C + 2 T milk

How to Cook It:

1. Place the flour in a large mixing bowl.
2. Add the sugar, baking soda and salt and blend all the ingredients together well.
3. Place the hot melted butter into a separate bowl.
4. Add the cocoa powder and whisk until very smooth.
5. Add the egg and milk to the chocolate mixture and blend until completely combined.
6. Pour the chocolate mixture into the flour mixture and stirring from the bottom up mix the ingredients until the flour mixture is just moistened completely.
7. Place a piece of wax paper on a flat surface and remove the dough to the wax paper.
8. Form the dough into a rectangle.
9. Place the dough into the refrigerator and allow it to chill 15 minutes.
10. Set the oven temperature to 400 degrees and allow the oven to heat while finishing preparing the biskits.
11. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and use a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut out the dough into 8 heart shaped biskits.
12. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
13. Place the biskits in a single layer on the prepared sheet.
14. Bake 12 minutes or until the bottoms just begin to color and the tops begin to crack.
15. Allow to cool 5 minutes before serving.

Serving Size: 8

Serve these on Valentine’s morning with a few fresh berries on the side. 

Chocolate Granola Bars

Ingredients:

• 4 cups quick cooking (not rolled) oatmeal, raw
• ¾ cup chocolate
• ¾ cup grated coconut
• ¾ cup chopped nuts and/or dried fruit
• ¾ cup raw honey
• ¾ cup natural peanut butter
• Milk as needed (may use soy, rice or coconut milk if needed)

Method:

1. Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl, adding small amounts of milk until the dough begins to stick together.
2. Press mix into well greased large cookie sheet (one that has a raised edge, not flat).
3. Bake at 325 F for 40-45 minutes or until the edges just begin browning.
4. Cut into bars while still warm.
5. Leave in pan until completely cool.

In case of peanut allergy, the peanut butter may be omitted and the honey doubled, or you can replace it with another kind of nut butter.

Valentine -Chocolate Love Me Hearts

What You Need:

8 (1 oz) squares milk chocolate

How to Make It:

1. Place the chocolate squares in a microwave safe bowl.
2. Microwave on high 1 minute remove the bowl and stir.
3. Continue at 30 second intervals until the chocolate is completely melted and smooth being sure to stir after each 30 seconds.
4. Allow the mixture to cool about 5 minutes.
5. Lay wax paper on a flat surface and spread the chocolate mixture on the wax paper to desired thickness.
6. Place the chocolate on the wax paper in the refrigerator for 10 minutes or until the chocolate is firm but still pliable.
7. Remove and place on the flat surface.
8. Use heart shaped cookie cutters of different sizes to cut out the solid chocolate hearts.

Serving Size:24 to 32 hearts

Use these chocolate hearts in Easter baskets, at place settings or just hand them out throughout the day.You can add a little flavoring such as orange, lemon or raspberry to the melted chocolate for a special treat.

Homemade Chocolate Desserts for Valentine’s Day

Chocolate is one of our favorite treats. On Valentine’s Day, we are surrounded by chocolate. Instead of buying that box of chocolates, create some chocolate treats at home.

Chocolate is actually good for us. Let me rephrase that before you make a run on the store. Dark chocolate is actually full of good things like antioxidants that help to keep our bodies healthy. Consuming a little dark chocolate each day has a beneficial effect.

Remind your sweetie of that on Valentine’s Day. As long as you purchase dark chocolate, they don’t have to feel guilty about eating sweets. Use some dark chocolate to create homemade chocolate desserts to enjoy on Valentine’s Day.

A favorite chocolate dessert is lava cakes. Just like the name implies, once you cut into the cake, the gooey chocolate runs out of the center. Use a stencil to create a powdered sugar heart on top of each one.

When making chocolate desserts that call for melted chocolate it is important to do it right. We have all had those boo-boo’s in the kitchen with chocolate that we’d rather not mention. For instance, turning the burner on high will not melt the chocolate any faster—neither will adding water to the pan and swirling the chocolate around. All you’ll end up with is a very expensive mess.

Chocolate bricks are not cheap so use them sparingly and wisely. If you need to melt chocolate, do so in a non-stick saucepan. Chocolate melts best over low heat.

You don’t need to stir the chocolate for it to melt. Once the chocolate takes on a glassy appearance, it has melted. The chocolate can be removed from the heat and stirred into the recipe.

Even a hint of chocolate in the dessert can be tasted by us chocolate connoisseurs. If you are making a cake, add a bit of melted chocolate to turn it into a chocolate pound cake or a chocolate cheesecake.

For a sinful dessert create icing to top your chocolate creations. A chocolate cake, cupcake, or pie covered in chocolate icing or chocolate sauce makes it heavenly. Only those with a really sweet tooth can handle such a chocolate dessert. It is not for newbies.

There are tons of chocolate desserts you can create for Valentine’s Day to surprise your gal or guy. Try out some chocolate truffles or a chocolate trifle bowl dessert. Chocolate is also an aphrodisiac so watch out if you eat too much!

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Double Chocolate Chip Muffins

Chocolate cookies recipes are always welcome and in my eyes muffins qualifies as "cookies" so I hope you enjoy this recipe.

Ingredients:

• 3 ½ cups plain flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 4 oz dark muscovado sugar
• 2 eggs
• ¼ pint soured cream
• ¼ pt milk
• 4 tbsp sunflower oil
• 6 oz white chocolate, chopped into small pieces
• 6 oz plain chocolate, chopped into small pieces
• Cocoa powder for dusting

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4).
2. Place 16 paper muffin cases in muffin tins or deep patty tins.
3. Sift the flour, baking powder and cocoa into a bowl and stir in the sugar.
4. Make a well in the centre.
5. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs with the soured cream, milk and oil, then stir into the well in the dry ingredients.
6. Beat well, gradually incorporating all the surrounding flour mixture to make a thick and creamy batter.
7. Stir the white and plain chocolate pieces into the batter.
8. Spoon the chocolate mixture into the muffin cases, filling them almost to the top.
9. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until well risen and firm to the touch.
10. Cool on a wire rack, then dust the muffins lightly with the cocoa powder.

Halloween Food Ideas - Halloween Giant Warts

This is one of our Halloween Food Ideas for the chocolate lovers. It is essentially chocolate truffles disguised.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup butter, cubed
• 8 oz. Semi-sweet chocolate
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 bags fun size candy bars, chopped into small pieces

Method:

1. Melt butter.
2. Remove from heat and add semisweet chocolate.
3. Cover and let sit until chocolate is meted (3 to 5 minutes approximately) then stir to smooth.
4. Gradually and carefully add in the heavy cream while stirring, keep stirring while you pour, chocolate will lose its shine.
5. Refrigerate about 25 minutes to gain firmness.
6. Roll globs of the chocolate into round balls in the palm of your hand, then roll them in the chopped up candy bars pressing so that it sticks to the edges.
7. Do not be too worried about the shape, as wart are definitely not shaped that even!

A great way to get creative with the Halloween candy haul after trick or treating or for a great handout at your party.Remember not to give trick or treaters homemade candies, most parents will throw it away.