Chocolate Bananas
4 Bananas
7/8 oz Cornstarch
1 3/4 oz Sugar
1 tb Milk
1 3/4 oz Baking chocolate
Peel bananas and cut in half lengthwise. Melt chocolate and stir in milk and cornstarch. Bring to boil.
Put bananas in a dessert dish, pour the sauce over them. Garnish with cool whip or whipped cream, or add a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Serve warm or cold.
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
1 Fresh strawberries
1 pk Chocolate bark.
Wash and drain strawberries. Pat dry with paper towel. Leave stems intact. Place half of the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high until melted (appx 2 min). Holding berries by the stem, dip one at a time into the chocolate. Gently shake excess and place on waxed paper until firm. If chocolate becomes too thick reheat for a few seconds. Chocolate basket: cover a dish of desired shape (pie pan) with foil and spray lightly with Pam. Place melted chocolate in a ziploc bag and seal. Snip a small hole in the corner and drizzle the chocolate to create a basket. Chill until firm. Carefully remove the basket. Place on a serving tray and fill with chocolate covered strawberries.
Chocolate Mint Figs
1/2 c Semisweet chocolate chips
4 tb Finely chopped fresh mint
48 Almonds, toasted and coarsely chopped
24 Fresh figs, halved
Preheat the oven to 350. In a small mixing bowl, combine the chips, mint, and almonds, stirring well. Press a bit of this mixture into each fig half. Lightly spray or wipe a baking sheet with vegetable oil. Place the figs on the baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Chocolate Pear Dessert
2 c Cold skim milk;
1 pk Jell-O chocolate flavor fat-free Sugar Instant Reduced Calorie Pudding & Pie Filling
1/2 ts Orange extract -=OR=- 1/2 ts Almond extract;
4 Fully ripe pears; halved
2 ts Walnuts; chopped finely-=OR= 2 ts Almonds; chopped finely;
Pour milk and extract in medium bowl. Add pudding mix. Beat with wire whisk 1 minute. Let stand 5 minutes. Place pear halves in 8 dessert dishes. Spoon pudding evenly over pears. Sprinkle with 1/4 ts walnuts over each serving. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Chocolate Plunge For Fresh Fruit
2/3 c Karo light or dark corn syrup
1/2 c Heavy or whipping cream
1 pk (8 oz.) Baker's semi sweet chocolate or 2 pkgs. (4 oz. each) Baker's German sweet chocolate
In medium saucepan stir corn syrup and cream. Bring to boil over medium heat. Remove from heat. Add chocolate, stir until completely melted. Serve warm as a dip for fruit. Makes 1 1/2 cups.
Chocolate- covered Cherries
2 1/2 c Confectioners sugar
1/4 c Butter or margarine softened
1 tb Milk
1/2 ts Almond extract
16 oz Marichino cherries
With stems well drained
2 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tb Shortening
In mixing bowl combine sugar, butter, milk and extract. Mix well. Knead in to large ball. Roll in to 1 inch balls and flatten each in to 2 inch circle. Wrap around cherries and lightly roll in hands. Place with stem up on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Cover loosely and refrigerate 4 hours or over night. Melt the chocolate chips and shortening in a double-boiler or microwave-safe bowl. Holding on to stem, dip cherries in to chocolate. Set on waxed paper to harden. Store in a covered container.
Frozen Chocolate Banana
1 md Banana; peeled and cut in half crosswise
2 Graham crackers; (2-1/2 in. squares) finely crushed
1 ts Chocolate syrup
Wrap banana halves in wax paper or foil and freeze till hard. On sheet of wax paper spread half the cracker crumbs; coat 1 banana half with 1/2 tsp syrup, then roll in crumbs. Repeat procedure with remaining banana half. Serve immediately or wrap in moisture- and vapor- resistant wrapping and store in freezer till ready to use.
Godiva Chocolate Covered Banana
2 oz Godiva Liqueur
1/2 oz Myers's Rum
1/2 Banana, Sliced
1/2 c Vanilla Ice Cream
Pour Godiva into blender. Add rum, banana and ice cream. Blend until smooth. Pour into serving glass. Garnish with banana slice. Makes 2 drinks.