This
scrumptious chocolate candy recipe is from my mom’s recipe book. In the autumn season a few weeks before
Thanksgiving my mother would start to make an assortment of sweets. She would fill up decorative holiday tins with
chocolate candies and set them aside. These candy tins would then be handed out
to coworker, neighbors and friends as seasonal gifts of care and to say thank
you.
Chocolate
candy is always well received when you add to a dessert tray at an autumn open
house. These nutty chocolate balls also
make a nice afternoon snack with a cold glass of milk
You
will need:
1
cup of semisweet chocolate morsels
2
tablespoons butter
1
egg
1
cup sifted powder sugar
½ teaspoon
of vanilla
½ cup
flaked coconut for recipe
½ cup
flaked coconut for garnish
½ cup
chopped peanuts
Instructions
for chocolate peanut balls
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| Photo by Jeremiah Shilhavy |
In a
heavy medium sized saucepan melt the chocolate and the butter, heat at
low. Stir the chocolate sauce so that it
does not burn. When the chocolate is
melted remove the pan from the heat and let it set until it is warm to the
touch but not hot.
Using
an electric mixer beat the egg into the chocolate until the batter is
smooth. Add the sifted powder sugar and
fold into the chocolate mixture with spoon.
Add the vanilla and mix into the batter. Stir in the coconut and the peanuts. Using a spoon mix all of the ingredients well.
Add the vanilla and mix into the batter. Stir in the coconut and the peanuts. Using a spoon mix all of the ingredients well.
Chill
the chocolate candy mixture in the refrigerator for one hour. Take a teaspoon of the candy mixer and using
your hands roll the candy into a one inch ball.
Add ½
cup of flaked coconut to a zip lock bag.
Set the rolled chocolate candy ball in the bag of coconut and gently toss. Garnish the outside of the nutty candy ball
with the flaked coconut.
Set
the candy ball on a baking sheet. Refrigerate the chocolate peanut balls for one
hour before serving. This recipe makes
30 pieces of candy.
Tips:
This
is an easy recipe that you can make with your children. Candy making is a fun activity for a cool
autumn day.
Store
candy in an air-tight container in a cool dry place and it will keep for
several weeks.
Learn how to melt chocolate by viewing this YouTube video:
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