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    Home » Blog Post

    My 6 Favorite Chocolate Recipes #Choctoberfest

    October 12, 2020 Leave a Comment

     

     

    It's the best time of year: #Choctoberfest! I think we can all agree on one thing this year... 2020 needs more chocolate. A LOT more.

    #Choctoberfest is our annual celebration of chocolate recipes, now in its 6th year. I've teamed up with some talented food bloggers to share dozens of milk, dark, and white chocolate dishes for this year's virtual event. Plus, we've pooled our resources to bring you an exciting giveaway you don't want to miss!

    The Giveaway

    One lucky winner will receive a KitchenAid mixer - or if you already have a mixer you can instead opt to receive a KitchenAid gift card to purchase your choice of attachments or other kitchen tools. To enter, simply follow the directions here:

    a Rafflecopter giveaway

     

    The fine print: Open worldwide to entrants who are 18+ (except where prohibited). Winner will receive a KitchenAid Classic Series 4.5 Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer or the equivalent in a gift card. Giveaway ends on October 16 at 11:59 PM Eastern. This giveaway is not sponsored by KitchenAid, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, YouTube, or any other third party sites. Void where prohibited. No purchase necessary. See terms & conditions for more information.

    Participating Bloggers

    • Allison, Jess, and Sharon from Triple Chocolate Kitchen (#Choctoberfest organizers!)
    • Karen from Karen's Kitchen Stories
    • Susan from The Wimpy Vegetarian
    • Rebekah from Making Miracles
    • Coleen from The Redhead Baker
    • Marcelle from A Little Fish in the Kitchen
    • Dorothy from Shockingly Delicious
    • Stephanie from Long Distance Baking
    • Lisa from Blogghetti
    • Linda from 2 Cookin Mamas
    • Erin from The Spiffy Cookie
    • Audrey from That Recipe
    • Maria from Living Ideas
    • Kate from Kate's Recipe Box
    • Terri from Our Good Life
    • Sarah from Sarah Cooks the Books
    • Sue from Palatable Pastime
    • April from Veggies First Then Dessert
    • Wendy from A Day in the Life on the Farm
    • Kelley from Simply Inspired Meals
    • Iris from A Fork on the Road
    • Teri from The Freshman Cook
    • Heather from Join Us, Pull up a Chair
    • Angela from Bake It With Love
    • Dedra from Queenslee Appétit

    Check any of these blogs throughout the week for delicious chocolate recipes!

    And to get you in the mood for chocolate, as if any of us need that assistance, here's a roundup of my 6 favorite chocolate recipes on the blog. I tried to get it down to 5 recipes, really I did, but I just couldn't. So, let's just say it's 5 dessert recipes plus a cocktail.

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    My 6 Favorite Chocolate Recipes

     

    #1  Chocolate and Pretzel Bark with Sea Salt

    Go here for the recipe.

    Chocolate and Pretzel Bark with Sea Salt

    Bark is pretty easy to make. It takes 20 minutes to create, mostly involving melting the chocolate, and 30 minutes to set up in the refrigerator. If you don't want pretzels, break down peppermint sticks into crumbly pieces, and use that instead. As a tip, bark makes a great holiday gift!!

     

    #2  Chocolatey Chocolate Brownies

    Go here for the recipe.

    These are hands down my favorite brownies. The recipe is based on one from the Queen of chocolate, Alice Medrich, who I was lucky enough to have as a teacher on chocolate when I was in culinary school. For those of you who might not know her, she used to own a shop called Cocolat in Berkeley, and has authored oodles of cookbooks filled with recipes that work every single time.

     

    #3  Healthy Fudge with Peanut Butter

    Go here for the recipe.

    This fabulous little recipe comes by way of my step-daughter. All you need is peanut butter, coconut oil, coconut nectar (or honey), vanilla extract and unsweetened chocolate. Oh, and a little sea salt for a finishing flourish. Melt it all together and refrigerate for at least a couple of hours before devouring.

     

    #4  Mexican Chocolate Sorbet

    Go here for the recipe.

    This sorbet comes together in about 20 minutes on the stove and then cools in the refrigerator for a couple of hours before being poured into an ice cream maker. If you prefer your chocolate straight up, just eliminate the cinnamon and cardamom.

     

    #5  Chocolate Coconut Truffles with Jam

    Go here for the recipe.

    Truffles are a little trickier to make, and this post includes tips I learned from Alice Medrich of chocolate fame in culinary school. The beauty of them, literally, is that they're dusted with cocoa powder at the end, which can cover imperfections of the truffles. 

     

    #6  Frozen Mudslide

    Go here for the recipe.

    Frozen Mudslides double as a drink or dessert, depending on whether you stir in the ice cream or just pour the Bailey's, Kahlua and vodka over the scoops and serve affogato-style. Either way, this dessert / cocktail takes about 5 minutes to make!

    And there you have it. An amazing give-away and some chocolate to start you off on your week. I'll be back on Wednesday with a recipe for chocolate chip cookie bars! 

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