Dipped Chocolate Treats

Original Kaboose.com recipe by Alecia Dixon

Photography by Lucy Schaeffer

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Enjoy your favorite fruits and savory snacks this winter with a hint of chocolate. These Dipped Chocolate Treats make for a fun kids' recipe, an elegant party dessert, a Valentine's Day dessert, or a holiday sweet.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound of chocoate
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons salad oil

Cooking Instructions

  1. In 2-cup glass container, microwave chocolate on medium (50% power) until softened; stir until smooth.
  2. For easier dipping, stir in 1 to 2 teaspoons salad oil.
  3. Use for dipping fruits, pretzels, truffles, etc. Recipe makes enough to dip 6 cups pretzels, or 2 pints strawberries (try combining melted dark and white chocolates before dipping . . . very pretty).

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Melting times
semi-sweet chocolate -- 2 to 2.5 minutes
milk chocolate -- 1.5 to 1.75 minutes
white chocolate -- 1 to 1.5 minutes
This is a microwave recipe.

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