5 Star Chocolate (home made)

5 Star Chocolate (home made):

I brought a condensed milk, 15 days back and was not sure what can I make out from that. I turned around and saw they had given very interesting recipe called "Chocolate Walnut" and the key thing was it could be done in 10 minutes. Last Saturday afternoon I planned to do this. But I did not have walnuts :( so thought of using cashewnuts instead of it.

I still had Icing Sugar which I brought it about a month's back in a good condition.

Ingredients:

Dark Chocolate - 4 pieces

Milk - 2 tsp (optional because dark chocolate will have little bitter taste instead you can use milk chocolate)

Butter - 1  tsp
Icing Sugar -50 gms

Condensed Milk (Milkmaid) - 1 tin
Cashewnuts (roasted) - 6 (made into quarters)

 
Method:
Melt dark chocolate, milk and butter in a kadai.
Add icing sugar to the above melted mixture
Add condensed milk little by little by keeping completely stirring
Add the roasted cashewnuts and keep stirring still you get a chocolate mass
Once done pour it into the plate / vessel which has a butter paper on it
Allow it to dry for sometime and keep it in deep freezer
Remove it after 3 to 4 hours or once it is completely dried and serve it to the kids


Comments:
After it was dried I checked the quantity the chocolate resembled to a 5 star means when you start eating 5 star, in between you can feel the chocolate pulls.





But after eating this chocolate my sister-in-law commented that the taste was like Diary Silk.

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Chocolate-Cashew&Raisins

Chocolate - Cashew & Raisins:

Choc-Cashew&Raisins

Right from my childhood days I love to eat chocolates. Same goes with my elder son, Aditya. On Friday, I browsed thro’ the net and found chocolate recipe by Nikko Kitchen in youtube. I was surprised to see that it was that easy to make chocolate. There is a saying which goes like this “Till we learn things are very difficult, once you learn it’s a child’s work”, it’s true. Once you know and work on it, you would develop a like towards making things that might be cooking or testing software.

Nowadays children get stuck to Television so much, Oh my god, save my little Aditya, who is 8 years old. To keep this guy busy I should find out a way either painting, helping me in kitchen, cycling. In cycling, he is great and even at 8pm he takes his cycle and goes around like a college guy, but to avoid this on Saturday I planned to prepare chocolate along with him. 

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp cocoa
• 3 tbsp icing sugar
• 2 tbsp milk powder
• Butter – 50g
• Pinch of salt

Method:

Melt butter and switch off the stove

Add cocoa, icing sugar, milk powder, a pinch of salt to melted butter

Stir the mixture check the consistency it should neither be too thin or too thick
Put a butter sheet on a tray and pour the mixture

Garnish with Cashewnuts and Raisins (this was done by Aditya)

Keep it in deep-freezer for an hour
Turn the chocolate to other side and leave it for one more hour
Transfer the contents into air tight container

Note: You can add more icing sugar to make sweeter.

Submitting to:

Chocolate Fest @ Srav's Culinary Concepts hosted by Sravani.

Chocolate Lover @ Daily-Cuppa hosted by Reshma.

Chocolate Mela @ Cooking for all seasons hosted by Srivalli.

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Snacks Time (esp Xciting)

X'Citing Snacks:

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup plain flour
• 1/3 tsp. soda bi-carbonate
• 1/3 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 cup condensed milk
• 1/3 cup crushed cornflakes
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup chocolate gems
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla essence and a pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup rolled oats
• 1/4 cup brown sugar

Method of Preparation:

• Sieve the flour with the soda bi-carbonate and baking powder and keep aside.
• Cream the butter and brown sugar till light and fluffy.
• Add all the other ingredients and mix well.
• Press this mixture into a greased 150mm X 150 mm (6"X6") baking tray.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degree Celsius (or 360 degree Fahrenheit) for 30 to 40 minutes till the crust is golden brown.
• Cut into rectangles while hot and store when cool.

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"T" Tiffins

Trial Mix:

• 3/4 cup cashews
• 1 cup walnuts
• 1 cup raisins
• 3/4 cup peanuts
• 3/4 cup shredded coconut
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.
Store in an airtight container and refrigerator
Treat yourself to the trail mix whenever you want to munch something!
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Tropical Ball of Cheese:

• 8 oz light cream cheese, softened
• 4 oz light tropical fruit cocktail (drained)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Cut the fruit into smaller pieces.
Mix softened cream cheese, fruit and 1/2 cup walnuts.
Chill well in refrigerator.
Mould into a ball and roll cheese ball in remaining 1/2 cup of nuts.
Serve with carrots or crackers.

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