Food: Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Super Duper EASY and delicious. 

You'll need...

Pretzels

Chocolate Chips or Almond Bark

Paraffin Wax

All you have to do is drop your pretzels in the chocolate mix then remove with a fork. Be sure to let the excess drip back into the double boiler. Place on wax paper to dry.

If you've never used melted chocolate before, here is what you will need to do...

Melting the chocolate will require a double boiler or two cookers stacked on top of each other like I used in the photo below. Fill the bottom cooker about 1/2 full of water and sit the other on top. Turn your burner on medium-high. The water will need to be at a steady boil, but not enough to boil over. Make sure you keep enough water in the bottom cooker to touch the top one.

 Add your chocolate and paraffin wax into the top cooker and stir until it melts. There is no set ratio for the chocolate and wax. I usually use 1/2 a block of wax per bag of chocolates or package of Almond Bark. If it looks too thick, just add a little more wax. If it is too thin, add some more chocolate.

That's it! :)  Nothing to it!

Enjoy!

P.S. (LOL!) Sorry for the poor quality photos. I was making the pretzels way after dark and my kitchen lighting is definitely not for photography. It didn't even occur to me in my candy making madness to set a custom white balance.

Food: Chocolate Oatmeal Candy AKA No-Bake Cookies Recipe

Chocolate Oatmeal Candy AKA No-Bake Cookies

4 cups Sugar

2 sticks Butter (1 cup) 

1 cup Milk

2 tsp Vanilla

4 Tbsp Cocoa

1 cup Peanut Butter

6 cups Oatmeal

Add  sugar, butter, and milk into a cooker and bring mixture to a full rolling-boil. Continue to boil for 1 minute or to 230 degrees on a candy thermometer and remove from heat. If you are timing it, make sure not to start the timer until it is at a full rolling-boil. Next, add vanilla, cocoa, peanut butter, and oatmeal into the mixture. Be careful, it is hot. Mix well. Pour into a buttered 9x13 baking dish, cool, cut into squares or drop large spoonfuls onto wax paper to cool. 

Easy. Enjoy!

Food: Chocolate Oatmeal Candy AKA No-Bake Cookies Recipe

Chocolate Oatmeal Candy AKA No-Bake Cookies

4 cups Sugar

2 sticks Butter (1 cup) 

1 cup Milk

2 tsp Vanilla

4 Tbsp Cocoa

1 cup Peanut Butter

6 cups Oatmeal

Add  sugar, butter, and milk into a cooker and bring mixture to a full rolling-boil. Continue to boil for 1 minute or to 230 degrees on a candy thermometer and remove from heat. If you are timing it, make sure not to start the timer until it is at a full rolling-boil. Next, add vanilla, cocoa, peanut butter, and oatmeal into the mixture. Be careful, it is hot. Mix well. Pour into a buttered 9x13 baking dish, cool, cut into squares or drop large spoonfuls onto wax paper to cool. 

Easy. Enjoy!

Food: Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Ritz Cracker Cookies

Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Ritz Cracker Cookies

Super-Duper EASY and so good!

You'll need ..

Ritz Crackers

Peanut Butter

Chocolate Chips or Almond Bark

Paraffin Wax

Sprinkles

Spread peanut butter between two Ritz crackers and use tongs to dip into chocolate. Top with sprinkles! 

If you've never used melted chocolate before, here is what you will need to do...

Melting the chocolate will require a double boiler or two cookers stacked on top of each other like I used in the photo below. Fill the bottom cooker about 1/2 full of water and sit the other on top. Turn your burner on medium-high. The water will need to be at a steady boil, but not enough to boil over. Make sure you keep enough water in the bottom cooker to touch the top one.

 Add your chocolate and paraffin wax into the top cooker and stir until it melts. There is no set ratio for the chocolate and wax. I usually use 1/2 a block of wax per bag of chocolates or package of Almond Bark. If it looks too thick, just add a little more wax. If it is too thin, add some more chocolate.

See, told ya, easy!

Enjoy!

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