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Chocolate - Banana Bread

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Yep, you lot read it correctly, chocolate banana bread, too it is really good!! The chocolate (cocoa too chocolate chips) lend the predominate flavor, but you lot tin however sense of savor the banana AND the fruit keeps the breadstuff extremely moist. 1  1/4  cups of mashed bananas 1/3 loving cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 loving cup white sugar 2 eggs 1  1/2 cups all role flour 1/2 cup baking cocoa 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon  salt 1 loving cup chopped pecans 1 loving cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips (a must) .. Beat all of the wet ingredients too saccharide together until good combined too smooth. Beat inwards the dry out ingredients but until combined thus stir inwards the nuts too chocolate chips. . Bake the breadstuff inwards a greased 8" x 4" loaf pan, inwards a pre -heated 350F oven for threescore to lxx minutes or until toothpick tests build clean (see Federal Reserve annotation below). Cool breadstuff i...

Chocolate Cheesecake For Two

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Chocolate cheesecake for two, how tempting is that? Actually, this was rich plenty that Hubby together with I dissever a slice (technically making it cheesecake for 4). Served amongst a dollop of sweetened whipped cream, this was the perfect ending to a romantic dinner.   Preheat your oven to 325F together with trouble a mini loaf pan (6" x 3" x 2") amongst foil (leaving the ends long plenty to traveling steal on to) together with spray amongst vegetable spray. GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST . ½ loving cup graham cracker crumbs 1 tablespoon sugar 1 tablespoon of melted butter . Mix good together with pat firmly into prepared mini loaf pan, laid aside. . FILLING . ½ loving cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (see note) 4 ounces cream cheese (room temperature) 2 tablespoons white sugar 1 egg room temperature (slightly beaten) 1 teaspoon flour ½ teaspoon vanilla extract . Melt chocolate chips together with crunch them into the softened cream cheese; add together the vanilla toge...

Chocolate Fudge & Dulce De Leche Tassies

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Chocolate Fudge and Dulce de Leche Tassies All Rolled Into One Gem of a Cookie   PASTRY CRUST 1/2 cup butter softened (1) three ounce parcel cream cheese 1 loving cup all utilisation flour Beat the cream cheese together with softened butter amongst electrical mixer until good mixed. Add i loving cup of flour piece mixer is on depression speed, only until good combined. Cover together with chill dough for thirty minutes or until it is slow to handgrip (I never chill this dough). Divide this dough into 24 balls. Press the balls into the bottom together with upwardly the sides of an ( UNgreased ) mini (1 3/4 inch) muffin pan (see note). FILLING 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips 2 tablespoons butter 1/3 loving cup white sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 loving cup dulce de leche In a modest saucepan, combine the chocolate together with butter; oestrus together with stir over depression oestrus until melted. Remove from oestrus together wit...

Chocolate Lovers Chocolate Pudding

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If y'all beloved chocolate, every bit much every bit I beloved chocolate, I promise y'all volition essay this recipe. I accept been perfecting it for a duet of years now, and the process has required a lot of delicious taste testing sacrifice on my part, but the cease effect is perfection: thick, ultra-chocolate-y, super rich together with addicting....just right!! 2 1/4 cups milk (I role 2% milk, but whatever form is ok) 1/2 loving cup whipping cream 1/2 loving cup dark-brown saccharide (I role dark, but low-cal is ok) 3 egg YOLKS  (yolks ONLY) 3 tablespoons corn starch ( very slightly rounded)(not heaping) 1/2 loving cup milk chocolate chips 1/2 loving cup semi sweetness chocolate chips 3 tablespoons butter (cut into pieces) 1 teaspoon vanilla Whisk the dark-brown saccharide together with corn starch together and set aside. This measuring isn't absolutely necessary, but if y'all practise it this way, the cornstarch voliti...

Chocolate Magic Shell

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This fast as well as fun recipe is a delicious chocolate sauce as well as when you lot pose it on something cold, it turns difficult similar commercial "Magic Shell" (except a lot to a greater extent than budget friendly). Don't trammel it to H2O ice cream though, how nearly frozen bananas? 1 loving cup semi-sweet chocolate chips ¼ loving cup butter ¼ loving cup canola oil ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract Heat the chocolate, butter as well as crude oil until the chocolate melts. I produce this inwards the microwave, starting at xxx seconds on high, as well as thence stir, as well as thence xv to a greater extent than seconds as well as stir as well as a lastly xv seconds as well as stir. At first, it volition appear similar the ingredients don't desire to blend, simply whisk it for 10-15 seconds as well as it volition larn together beautifully. Once it is smooth, whisk inwards the vanilla extract. Cool to room temperature, (you tin purpose it right away, simply piece i...

Chocolate Marshmallow Brownie Pie

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I've noticed a tendency on my birthday (which is today); it seems I ever process myself to something  CHOCOLATE!! Today's birthday post service is ULTRA-chocolate (and delicious). It starts amongst a rich brownie layer that yous exceed amongst miniature marshmallows spell it is nevertheless pipe hot out of the oven. Then it is topped amongst a rich chocolate glaze together with sprinkled amongst lots of toasted sliced almonds. It was heavenly!!   BROWNIE LAYER In a small-scale bowl whisk the next ingredients together: 3/4 loving cup all hold upwards flour 1 loving cup sugar 1/4 loving cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt In a unlike bowl, vanquish the next together: 1/2 loving cup butter melted 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla Add the moisture ingredients to the dry out ingredients together with mix until smooth. Place batter in a greased 9" circular pan (spring cast pan industrial plant the best) tog...

Chocolate Muffins

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SUPER moist, SUPER chocolate-y, SUPER EASY (mix amongst a spoon), these chocolate muffins are a bang-up "fix" for that chocolate craving!! 2  2/3  cups all role flour 3/4 loving cup granulated sugar 3/4 loving cup brownish sugar  1/2 loving cup unsweetened baking cocoa 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 loving cup chocolate chips (I exercise mini-chips) Mix the inwards a higher house dry out ingredients inwards a large bowl, making certain they are all good combined. If you lot add together the chocolate chips at this stage, they volition non "sink" when the muffins are baked. I similar to exercise mini-chocolate chips then the chocolate distributes evenly throughout the batter, but ANY variety of chocolate fighting volition live on (mint is rattling skilful too!!) In a different medium sized bowl, whisk the next wet  ingredients until smooth: 3 eggs 1 loving cup sour cream 1/2 loving cup java (cold) 1/2 lovi...

Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting

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This is a POSITIVELY DELICIOUS frosting recipe. What a overnice variation from classic chocolate frosting!! It has a smooth, thick texture too tastes non bad past times the spoonful!!   This is my novel "go to" recipe for frosting snack cakes, brownies too cupcakes, it is quick, slow to brand too tastes great!! 1/2 loving cup shine peanut butter (I used Jiff) 1/2 loving cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 - 3/4  cup one-half too one-half (see note) 2  2/3 loving cup confectioners sugar Mix the peanut butter, cocoa powder, vanilla too a few tablespoons of the one-half too one-half until it is shine too creamy.  Add the sugar, tabular array salt too the residuum of the one-half too one-half (*see banking concern annotation below).   Beat alongside electrical mixer until shine too shiny. That's it... what could live on easier?!?  We LOVED this frosting!! NOTE...

Chocolate Silk Pie

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Have yous always had a cream pie dessert that, was (not only) outrageously delicious, but the  "mouth feel" was absolutely sublime? That is the perfect description for this chocolate silk pie; it is the smoothest, creamiest, chocolate filling nosotros convey always eaten!!        CHOCOLATE SILK FILLING 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips 2 cups heavy whipping cream (divided) 2 tablespoons powdered sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature) In a small-scale microwave bowl, mix the chocolate chips as well as 1/2 loving cup of the cream. Heat on 50% ability for close two minutes, as well as then stir. If they aren't completely melted as well as smooth, buy the farm on microwaving on 50% ability (30 seconds at a time), stirring each time.  My microwave oven took the initial two minutes addition close twenty to a greater extent than seconds. COOL MELTED CHOCOLATE FOR twenty MINUTES BEFORE USING!! ...

Chocolate Waffles This Weekend!!

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There is no earthly justification for chocolate waffles, except to convey fun!! You won't discovery these on whatever weight watchers menu, nor are they every bit tardily every bit "instant" waffle mix. However, they are delicious together with a fun weekend process for the "kids". Hot chocolate waffles alongside a scoop of vanilla H2O ice cream...or hot chocolate waffles alongside whipped cream & sprinkles...better yet, hot chocolate waffles alongside peanut butter? I figure if you lot are going to "go for it" you lot mightiness too practise it right alongside chocolate waffles. 1½ cups all role flour ¼ loving cup sugar ½ loving cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon baking soda 3 eggs, beaten ¼ loving cup melted butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups buttermilk (see note) ¾ loving cup miniature chocolate chips . Whisk commencement vi ingredients together inwards large bowl. In a pock...

Chocolate Whoopie Pies

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This recipe makes a Whoopie Pie that is light every bit air as well as rattling tender. I similar to twine them individually (after they are completely cool) which makes them perfect for tiffin boxes. They are likewise rattling pop at potlucks as well as bake sales.   Preheat oven to 450° as well as spray cookie sheets amongst cooking spray WHOOPIE PIE COOKIES 2 cups sugar 1/2 loving cup shortening (no substitutions) 2 eggs 1 loving cup sour milk (*see depository fiscal establishment complaint below) 1 loving cup BOILING water 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 loving cup unsweetened bakers cocoa 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 cups all role flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda *NOTE: To teach sour milk,   put 1 teaspoon of lemon juice inwards a loving cup as well as thence fill upwards it upwards amongst milk; permit it correspond v minutes. DIRECTIONS Beat  the eggs, shortening (I exercise butter flavored Crisco) and saccha...

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Filled Cookies

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There should survive a alert attached to this recipe...do non consume these spell they are all the same warm, because you lot won't survive able to stop!! These chocolate spritz dough cookies amongst a mini- Reese's center, are heavenly correct out of the oven. I "accidentally" knocked a few of them over, spell they were all the same hot, in addition to the melted chocolate variety of got drippy similar inwards this photograph (so I was FORCED to consume those imperfect ones...snicker). The chocolate shell is a spritz cookie recipe 1¼ loving cup butter (room temperature) 1 loving cup white sugar 2/3 loving cup brownish saccharide packed 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2½ cups all role flour 2/3 loving cup bakers cocoa ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt Frozen miniature Reese's cups In a large mixing bowl, cream butter in addition to sugars at medium high speed until lite in addition to fluffy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating goo...

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Mousse Pie

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A graham cracker and chopped peanut crust, covered amongst a rich chocolate ganache layer, too therefore topped amongst a layer of sweet, creamy, peanut butter mousse. Does it drib dead whatever meliorate than that? This no-bake pie is tardily to brand too totally satisfying!! 1 loving cup graham cracker crumbs 1/3 loving cup honey-roasted peanuts finely chopped 6 tablespoons butter ( room temperature) 1½ cups whipping cream (divided) (1) fourteen ounce tin of sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated) 1½ cups semisweet chocolate chips (2) three ounce cream cheese (room temperature) ¾ loving cup creamy peanut butter Mix graham cracker crumbs, chopped peanuts too melted butter. Spread on the bottom too upward the sides of an ungreased 9" pie plate (set aside). Microwave 1 one-half loving cup of whipping cream for ii minutes (on high). Stir inward one one-half cup of sweetened condensed milk too the chocolate chips. Stir until really smooth. Pour evenly over gra...

Chocolate-Pecan H2o Ice Cream Cups

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These chocolate cups are quite tasty in addition to a existent present stopper . Great for fellowship because yous tin brand them ahead in addition to proceed them inwards the freezer. Even when they are frozen solid, they are in addition to non brittle; they are the consistency of a GOOD FUDGE !!! Great for Ice Cream or  Chocolate Mousse !!! All it takes to brand these are ingredients yous in all probability already possess got inwards your pantry: 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips 14 ounce tin of sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated) 1 loving cup finely solid soil pecans (I used the nutrient processor) In a heavy saucepan, over depression heat, melt chocolate chips alongside sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated). Stir until real smoothen in addition to then stir inwards finely chopped pecans. Insert newspaper liners into cupcake pans; spread virtually two tablespoons of this mixture on the bottom in addition to upwards the sides of the newspaper liners (made t...

Christmas Fudge

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Christmas is nearly hither in addition to everyone I know is running or in addition to therefore looking for that lastly infinitesimal mini-gift for the mailman, a teacher, the paper man child or fifty-fifty the UPS man!! This fudge recipe is the perfect answer!! Not only is it quick in addition to slow to make, but it tastes peachy in addition to I love that it tin ship away live made means ahead of schedule. 4 cups white sugar 1 twelve ounce tin ship away of evaporated milk 8 ounces of  real butter (no margarine or spreads) 2 cups milk chocolate chips 1 loving cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 loving cup white chocolate chips 1 TABLESPOON vanilla chopped nuts if desired (we similar dearest roasted peanuts) In a heavy bottomed sauce pan, mix the white saccharide in addition to evaporated milk; convey it to a boil over medium high heat.  Once it is at a sum rolling boil (one that yous tin ship away non stir down), plough the rut downward to ...

Easiest Chocolate Cupcakes Always !!!

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These cupcakes are SUPER moist, SUPER chocolate-y together with SUPER tardily to make. They also remain moist together with soft for 2 or 3 days (at least). Perfect for a potluck, bake sale, tiffin box or "just because". They are tardily plenty for kids to brand also !!! CUPCAKES 1/2 loving cup butter cutting inwards cubes 1/2 loving cup water 1/4 loving cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 loving cup buttermilk (see authorities notation below) 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla Note : If y'all exercise non own got buttermilk, only seat 2 teaspoons of vinegar or lemon juice inwards a half-cup mensuration loving cup together with thence fill upward it upward alongside milk. Let it sit down for v minutes.........works only every bit well as buttermilk!! Preheat oven to 350° together with seat 24 cupcake papers inwards cupcake pans. Bring butter, H2O together with cocoa pulverisation to a boil...