Chocolate covered...
 

Anyone have any recipes/suggestions for interesting treats to cover in chocolate?

I will be shipping them.. so they need to last a week or a little over. Is there anything that is able to do that?

marshmellows, pretzels, oreos.......

I am getting hungry just thinking of the possibilities. You are sending them out to all of us YTers right? hehe ;)

I made a new recipe with choclate, Not sure how long they would keep though, anyway it choclate covered ritz crakers and they taste just like girls scout cookies, Melt the mint choc, poor over ritz cracker and let cool on was paper, very yummy;)

how about puppy chow.........

CHEX MIX PUPPY CHOW
9 cup Chex
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Put cereal in large bowl. Melt chocolate chips, peanut butter, and butter. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Pour over Chex cereal, put into a large plastic bag with powdered sugar and shake well to coat. Spread mixture evenly on wax paper and allow to cool.

Take two ritz crackers and spread peanut butter in between them (making a little sandwich). Dip them in milk chocolate or white chocolate. They are SOOO good!!!!!

One of my most favorite treats is popcorn covered in CHOCOLATE! :eek: It will keep and ship well.

Animal crackers-make sure you add sprinkles to those!
Dried peaches, apricots, pears
Peanut butter filled pretzels

Graham crackers-spread w/peanut butter or Marshmallow fluff, then cover in chocolate for a smores' like treat

Ripple potato chips-believe it or not, they're GOOD!

Thanks guys!! So many good suggestions! Now I'm craving! :p

Any one of my kids would fight for the animal crackers dipped in chocolate and sprinkles...They loved them when they were little and love them now
They are 15, 18, 20, 23, 23, & 24.....


Joyce

Buckeyes? They taste like reese peanut butter cups and only have 3 ingredients :) well besides the chocolate if u want recipe pm me!

chinese noodles. peanuts and butterscoth chips with chocolate chips.

The best thing in the WORLD is if you take those little squre pretzels, put chocoalte on them, and then put an M&M in the middle. oooh its so yummy haha.

All of the above are so good and yummy...I've even made Rice Krispie treats and dipped half in chocolate. I have a chocolate fountain and also have used fruit (strawberries, marshmellows, etc.).

I made these last night and they are soooo good! and simple! and cheap! They sound odd b/c of the saltines, but its really good.

Chocolate Saltine Cracker Delight
Easy, fast, inexpensive, delicious!

40 or so Saltine Crackers
1 cup butter (do not substitute)
1 cup brown sugar
1 12 oz. package semi-sweet chocolate morsels
Optional Topping:
Approx. 1/4 cup shelled walnuts or pecans, chopped ultra fine



Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Line a jellyroll pan (aluminum pan with shallow sides) with aluminum foil.

Arrange saltine crackers on foil. Make sure crackers are flat, and pan is full.

Melt butter and brown sugar in a saucepan and boil for 3 minutes. Pour over crackers, spread with spoon to coat evenly.

Bake at 325 degrees F. for 5 minutes.

Remove from oven, pour chocolate chips over and let stand 5 minutes to melt.

Spread around with a knife or spoon, then cover with bits of chopped nuts or some kind of brickle if you so desire.

Place in refrigerator or freezer until hard. Break into bite-size or cracker-size pieces.

You may also substitute white chocolate pieces or whatever you like instead of the semi-sweet chocolate. This makes a delectable gift or treat for any age! We made several batches of this over the holidays and it is absolutely delicious


Also I like to take prezels, put them on a cookie sheet lined with parchmnt paper, place a rolo in the center of each one, pop them in the oven unti the rolo starts to get melty (few minutes, top) when you take them out, push down a pecan halve in the middle and let cool. Easy, cheap, and yummy! I always make these for holiday gatherings and get sooo many compliments. Peeople have no idea how simple and easy it is.

I've seen baskets with chocolate covered spoons, just the top part. That's so cool because you can use them on your cocoa or coffee. Specially if you include like a ceramic cup and some cocoa mix :)
You can use a nice plastic spoon and them wrap the top with a tiny cello bag and a small bow.
Just an idea...

OH yes, yes, yes SUZY....I see you and I would get along so well - hee, hee!! :D

I LOVE Chocolate covered potato chips. I mean what is NOT to love...CHIPS, check, Chocolate, check. :p :p

Oreo Truffles
 

I take a mini pretzel and top it with a Rolo (or you can use Hershey kisses). I put it in the oven on a parchment or foil lined cookie sheet at 250 degrees for about 4 minutes until it is soft (it will not melt). I take it out and then top with a pecan half (press it slowly into the rolo). I usually then place them on a sheet pan and set in the fridge to harden up (works better to pack in a tin).


Personally, my very favorites are dark chocolate covered Pretzels.

Don't forget candy canes in dark chocolate! YUM!

The pretzel with rolo and pecan sounds so yummy, thanks for sharing!!!

Wow! I think I'll have to try this one for sure!

I think anything covered in chocolate...especially DARK chocolate will be yummy.....:dribble:

Why Kyle.....are you sending me some chocolates!!!! :wub: :biggrin:

I have a yummy recipes for chocolate covered coconut balls...:dribble:

Let me try to find it!

These are yummy dipped in chocolate (either half dipped or all the way)

Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup peanut butter 1 cup sugar 1 large egg 1tsp. vanilla Sugar (for dipping)
Pre-heat oven to 325. Combine peanut butter, sugar, egg and vanilla. Drop by teaspoon 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet. Fatten with fork dipped in sugar (or bottom of glass dipped in sugar).Bake 14-16 minutes until lightly browned. Cool on rack. Makes about 2 ½ dozen.

Chocolate Covered Coconut Balls
1 ½ lb. powdered sugar ¼ lb. butter (1 stick)
1 can Eagle Brand Milk 1 cup nuts 1 sack coconut 1 TB vanilla
Mix the above well, put in refrigerator and chill.
1 (12oz) pkg. chocolate chips ¼ lb. paraffin (canning supply)
Melt paraffin in double boiler. Add chips stir until melted. Make candy into balls. With toothpick, dip balls into chocolate. Lay on waxed paper to chill.

My mom and I made some Christmas candy today! We made fudge (w/ and w/o nuts), peppermint bark, pumpkin bread, and oreo truffles (recipe up above). Tomorrow we are going to make the chocolate covered coconut balls (recipe also above)..I think these are also known as Martha Washington's. And we are also going to make the ritz cracker PB sandwiches dipped in chocolate! YUM YUM :D

The Oreo Truffles are really good! I realized the White Chocolate morsels were still too thick after being melted to coat the truffles easily. The melted almond bark worked much better. I ended up double dipping them to get them coated completely and sprinked chocolate sprinkles on top.

I did this one year (and added Christmas sprinkles to the spoons and they were a big hit! Thanks for reminding me about this.. I had forgotten.


Thanks for the ideas, everyone!

OMG, these especially sound good! Thanks, Jenn!

Ohh do I ever have a recipe for you!!!!

You take the waffle pretzels, layer them on a cookie sheet and place a rollo on each one. Put them in the oven on 250 just long enough for the rollo to get a bit soft, then place a pecan in the center of the rollo. Place the cookie sheet in the fridge for them to harden up and OMG they are the best lil snacks ever! Plus they are so easy to make, the kids will love to help!

I don't have a recipe, but if you need my address to send some, let me know!! :)