Fantasy Chocolate Dip Recipes

CRISPY CHOCOLATE DIPPERS

Steps:

• Melt the chocolate wafers with the chocolate hazelnut-spread in a microwave or double boiler and stir together. Add the nuts and stir.
• Break the breadsticks in half and dip the halves in the chocolate-nut mixture. Dip the other dippers--pretzels, saltines and crackers--to coat. Lay on waxed paper and sprinkle with chopped almonds, chocolate chips, crushed mints and/or sprinkles. Allow to set before serving.

DOUBLE-CHOCOLATE FANTASY TORTE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottoms and sides of two 8-inch round cake pans; sprinkle with cocoa. In small bowl, beat granulated sugar and 1 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in liqueur, eggs and melted semisweet chocolate. Stir in flour. Pour into pans.
• Bake about 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely.
• Place raspberries in blender or food processor. Cover and blend on high speed, stopping blender occasionally to scrape sides, until almost smooth; strain.
• To make filling, in small bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter and the powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in 4 ounces white chocolate and the vanilla until smooth.
• Place 1 cake layer on serving plate; spread with filling. Make about 1/4-inch deep ring in filling 1 inch from edge of cake, using tip of spoon. Make another 1/4-inch-deep ring 1 inch inside outer ring. Fill each ring with about 5 tablespoons raspberry puree. Place second cake layer on filling. Drizzle melted white chocolate over top of cake.
• Refrigerate uncovered about 10 minutes or until white chocolate is set. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 3 hours until filling is firm. Serve with remaining raspberry puree and fudge sauce. Store in refrigerator.

FANTASY CHOCOLATE DIP

Steps:

• Melt chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 15-second intervals, stirring after each melting, 1 to 3 minutes.
• Beat cream in a chilled glass or metal bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Fold in melted chocolate and honey until smooth.

YUMMY CHOCOLATE DIP

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Stir in 1/2 cup whipped topping, cinnamon and extract; cool for 5 minutes. , Fold in remaining whipped topping. Serve with fruit. Refrigerate leftovers.

FANTASY CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• To make crust: In a large bowl, stir together flour, cinnamon and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening until pieces are pea-size. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of cold water over part of the mixture; gently toss with a fork. Push moistened dough to the side of the bowl. Repeat moistening dough, using 1 tablespoon cold water at a time, until all the dough is moistened (4 to 5 tablespoons cold water total). Form dough into a ball. Place dough ball between 2 pieces of plastic wrap then roll from center to edges into to a 12-inch circle.
• Strip away one side of the plastic wrap and transfer pastry, dough side down, into a 9-inch pie plate. Ease pastry into pie plate without stretching then strip away plastic wrap from the top side. Trim pastry to 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate. Fold under extra pastry. Crimp edge. (Do not prick.) Set aside.
• For filling: In a medium bowl, combine eggs, corn syrup, granulated sugar, butter, vanilla and salt.
• In pastry shell, layer milk chocolate chips, semisweet chocolate chips and white chocolate chips, 1 cup coconut, pecans and almonds. Slowly pour egg mixture over all, allowing egg mixture to sink down into filling. To prevent overbrowning, cover edge of pastry shell with foil.
• Bake the pie in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Remove the foil; bake for 20 to 25 minutes more or until the center of pie appears set when gently shaken. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cover and store in refrigerator within 2 hours.