The Chocolate Thread

“as long as you ain't all yelling at me when you gained 5 lbs by the end of the week...”

“nope. I'm one of dem disgusting high-metabolism types. ;)”

“di, just wait a couple of years, it'll catch up to you.

Signed,
The Voice of Doom”

“LOL!!!

Fine, I just won't share my nutella with you! :p”

“I have two more apples... and plenty of Nutella left. Do I eat another Nutella/apple?”

“LOL @ Aero! i heard that!

i'd eat myself!”

“!!!”

“haha, you are a dorkosaurus rex.”

“Yes DDX... indulge with me :D”

“I'm about 60% through my apple :D

Yum Yum Yum.

I also like Nutella on Banannas.

oh... and strawberries...”

“And mango?”

“okay...stop having food sex online please...
ROFLMAO”

“*spreads nutella all over Gemini*”

“EWWW!!!! I don't THINK so.

Grandma! :p”

“It's hard to find a good mango in my neck of the woods :D

Geeze... you think I live in a big city or something? :D”

“He wants me!!”

“yes, but do you want HIM? LMAO!!!

Dried mango and nutella would be divine! :)”

“*sniff* *sniff*”

“I have eaten dark choco peanut M & M's. Lots of them. And they were good. Not quite as dark as I like, but a nice addition to the M & M line. Now I need to find a bag of non-peanut ones.

Mmmmmmmm.”

“Poor unwanted DDX.

Here, have some nutella!”

“Now I just need something to spread it on ;)”

“I have a few evil suggestions... But I won't post them here for fear of digging myself into a hole.”

“LOL di - I think we all can imagine some of those suggestions as to what DDX should spread "it" on”

“especially since he's becoming the next BearMagnet!”

“i have some vomit i think would go nicely with it!”

“I was thinking of this apple actually o_O

You guys are perverts.”

“Of COURSE we are pervs! Would you expect anything less?

I'm bummed cuz I went grocery shopping last night and forgot to get apples... No nutella for me today. :(”

“You know you can just dip a spoon in it and lick the spoon 0:)

or a finger is good too. That's how I prefer to eat Carlette's nutella.”

“You just keep your fingers out of my nutella!”

“just got a lindt extra fine dark chocolate bar. 3.5 oz. 85% cocoa.”

“It's been a rough day, and I'm seriously considering the last Godiva truffle hiding in HPM's part of the closet. :P”

“I am done with this thread for 2 weeks...well... a week...”

“She really means a day. :D”

“1 hour maybe”

“no! I am not!”

“yep - didn't even make it 1 hour”

“:-P”

“ewwwwww - chocolate covered tongue”

“Has no one else tried the new M & M's? I know they aren't Godiva, but hey, they are still chocolate!”

“I haven't seen them yet!!!!”

“I saw a commercial for them on TV... during my one hour of TV for the month”

“www.chocosphere.com, I order from here for some of the best chocolate.....the dark chocolate travels well in the heat”

“I looked for those m&m's today, and didn't see them. Looked at the nutella again, and kept walking, but damn I was standing an awful long time at the dark hershey kisses. NO, didn't buy them.”

“They say that a little dark chocolate everyday is good for your heart.”

“Just had four bits of a Ritter Sport bar. mmm....”

“

Ingredients:
10 chocolate sandwich cookies
1 cup roasted, unsalted cashews
1/2 cup confectioners sugar, divided
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened and divided
1 cup Nutella
non-stick cooking spray
To make Nutella Truffle Cups:
Line 2 mini-size muffin pans (12 count each) with mini baking cup paper liners, and spray with non-stick cooking spray.

Put sandwich cookies in food processor fitted with metal blade. Pulse until finely ground, about 30 seconds (yields 1 cup crumbs). Alternatively, place cookies in resealable bag and crush to fine powder with rolling pin. Sprinkle each cupcake liner with 1/2 tablespoon cookie crumbs, gently pressing against cup sides with spoon to slightly adhere.

Nutty truffle paste: Wipe out food processor and fill with cashews and 1/4 cup confectioners sugar. Pulse until finely ground (about 30 to 45 seconds). Scrape down food processor sides with rubber spatula; add 4 tablespoons butter and purée to smooth paste (about 15 to 30 seconds). Set aside.

In a 2-quart saucepan, melt remaining 8 tablespoons butter with remaining 1/4 cup confectioners sugar and 2 tablespoons water, whisking until smooth. Remove pan from heat and carefully whisk in Nutella to fully incorporate. Fill each paper cup 1/3 full with Nutella mixture. Spoon 1/2 tablespoon cashew paste on top, pressing down slightly to immerse into Nutella mixture. Cover tops completely with remaining Nutella mixture.

Chill in refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes. Serve chilled.

Serving ideas:
For an extra special touch, sprinkle each truffle cup's top with chopped cashews or 1/2 heart-shaped strawberry.

Alternatives:
For a different flavor combination, follow above directions, using one of the following instead of the nutty truffle paste:

Mint truffles: In medium microwaveable bowl, microwave on high 4 tablespoons butter and 4 tablespoons water for 1 minute or until completely melted. Stir in 2 cups confectioners sugar and 1/4 teaspoon mint extract to make paste. Substitute 1/2 tablespoon mint paste for 1/2 tablespoon cashew paste in each truffle.

Raspberry truffles: In medium bowl, lightly toss together 2 tablespoons raspberry jam and 1/2 pint fresh raspberries, avoiding crushing raspberries. Substitute one jam-coated raspberry for 1/2 tablespoon cashew paste in each truffle.
last edited: 4/29/05 9:39:19 AM”

“I ate an entire container of fresh raspberries last night... and topped every single one of them with Nutella. Mmmmmm.... mouth orgasm!”

“Chocolate, cigarettes and alcohol... when things got stressful at the office, we ladies would joke that we'd meet out back of the building at lunch time and remind each other not to forget the chocolate, cigarettes and alcohol.”

“the end is near - I went out at noon and bought some Nutella - now I just have to decide what to put it on (grin)”

“put it on a spoon!
but yeah...you can put it on fresh bread, on apples, and stuff like that. My fav is italian bread, just a little bit of butter then nutella. I never, ever eat it that way though.

well...maybe once a year”