Star Spangled Strawberries

4th of July Chocolate Strawberries

If you read my last post about Jell-o, you will know that we are going on a picnic this weekend to celebrate the 4th of July. I decided last minute to add another dessert, umm… I mean fruit, to our basket. So here they are… sweet strawberries with a little patriotic flair. These were fun to make with my 3 year old, he sat there and narrated everything I was doing “Now dipping into the chocolate!” “Now dipping into the blue stuff!” “Now it goes into my mouth!” He only got one for being a good helper (and lots of pre-dipped strawberries too).
Setting Up
4th of July Chocolate Strawberries

Recipe: 4th of July Strawberries

Ingredients

  • 1+ cup White Melting Chocolate
  • 12 strawberries
  • Sprinkles of choice

Instructions

  1. Set up workspace by putting sprinkles in a small containers. Have an extra container handy. I used ramekins. Wash and dry strawberries. Lay out wax paper.
  2. Melt chocolate in a microwavable safe bowl in the microwave by slowly doing 10 second intervals and stirring until its the right consistency for dipping.
  3. Dip strawberry into chocolate, then hold over an empty bowl, shake the sprinkles onto the chocolate part. (This will help reduce the clumping in your sprinkles. ) Lay on wax paper to harden. Repeat for all. Melt more chocolate as needed.
  4. Enjoy!

Preparation time: 5 minute(s)

Cooking time: 10 minute(s)

Number of servings (yield): 12

Almond Orange Biscotti

Biscotti

Last night I had one of those intense pregnancy cravings for biscotti… to the kitchen I waddled and 1 hour later… wallah! Delicious, almond and orange chocolate dipped biscotti cookies. These really are so easy to make and so good. It amazes me how much more tasty and affordable home made biscotti cookies are than the store bought ones. They have so much more flavor and not at all dried out tasting but dense enough for dipping in coffee or great served with vanilla ice cream. These make fantastic gifts or bake sale items since they can last much longer than your typical cookie.

By the time this scheduled post is published, my baby will already have been born. I am kind of working on a backlog of posts now so this blog stays fresh while I am busy with our new addition! But after sampling these cookies… I think I will be making these again very soon for my doctor as a thank you gift after the baby is born.

The cookies that lasted until the morning had the honor of making the photos.

Orange Almond Biscotti

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St. Patrick’s Day Truffles

Mint Oreo Truffles

The experiment: Homemade vs. Store Bought

How time consuming? More cost effective? Just as delicious? I have never made truffles before and I was up for a challenge. I found a very simple recipe, calculated the cost to make, and compared them to professional truffles.

Truffle Mix for St. Patrick's Day

Truffle Mix for St. Patrick's Day


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