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Famous(ly expensive) Chocolate Wafers

chocolate wafer cookies

Awhile back, we went looking for those chocolate wafers that are often used to make cheesecake or tart crusts. You know the ones; they’re made by a big company whose name begins with N and ends with O, as in — once we saw the price, we said “NO way are we paying this much for a small box of cookies we could make up in 30 minutes.” So we went home, and, with a quick search on the Internet, found a recipe on the Smitten Kitchen’s website. As expected, it turned out to be really easy to make these cookies, and they tasted even better than the store-bought version. Needless to say, we’ll make our chocolate wafers from now on.

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Chocolate Mousse

chocolate mousse

Life’s uncertain, post dessert first!

A lot of people won’t try to tackle chocolate mousse because it seems too difficult. Not you, of course, you’ve been champing at the bit to whip up a batch for dessert, and so we’ll provide the easiest recipe we know. It comes from Dorie Greenspan’s Around my French Table.

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Bear Paws

Okay, even though we posted this the next day, it is probably easiest to make the caramel the same day. Sorry, but with the Internet on computers these days, you kind of get what you pay for.

This is such a great holiday treat, and we often make them during the holidays to give away. While we could get a something crappy at Dul-Mart, we find that making these takes about the same time, and most people just love ’em. Besides they pay homage to bears, the coolest animals on the planet, so you got to make them at least once in your life, right?

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Bittersweet Chocolate Tart

This is not a subtle dessert. It simply overpowers all other chocolate desserts. By an order of magnitude. Putting this tart up against, say, a chocolate cake, is like putting  Andre the Giant up against a fifth grade wrestler. Or Nadia Comaneci up against first grade tumblers. It is that good. And once you see how to make it, you’ll understand why.

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Chocolate Molten Lava Cakes

Ahh, just the name sounds good. Let’s say it together. Ready, one, two, three: Chocolate Molten Lava Cakes. Doesn’t it sound good?

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Chocolate Pudding

Baker's Favorite Chocolate Recipes booklet
The Baker’s Famous Chocolate Recipes booklet, published in 1943, might be a treasure trove of tasty recipes. It is definitely interesting reading.

Who doesn’t like chocolate pudding? That’s what we thought, too, so we decided to make some up for our Sunday dinner. Of course, we decided that before we had a recipe in mind, so afterward we set out to find one. We found several, some that seemed pretty involved for a simple dish, and a couple that looked pretty easy, including the one we settled on from Baker’s Famous Chocolate Recipes. This little tome was published by Baker’s in 1943 so it has a some interesting tips and ideas on “how to meet these very special times and needs.” I.e., World War II. We figured the least we could do is try out one or two of the recipes used and consumed by the greatest generation.

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