LOVE AND CHOCOLATE

“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” 

― Charles M. Schulz

Hi there,

I am goofy, over the moon in love with my grandchildren. And probably my best way of showing love is to make the object of my devotion something to eat. So, I spent the other morning making white chocolate bark decorated with small little heart jimmies. I found these little Valentine’s mailboxes on Amazon and I am going to fill the mailboxes with the candy and a card. I can’t wait to see their faces. Feel free to copy this idea for your own loved one or ones.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 bag roasted, salted pistachios
• 2, 11 oz bags of Ghiradelli white chocolate chips
• 3, 10 oz bags of Ghiradelli white chocolate melting wafters
• 2, 5 oz bags of Mariani dried cherries
• 2, 4oz Ghiradelli white chocolate baking bars
• heat shaped jimmies

Directions:

• using your slow cooker layer:
• chocolate chips followed by
• pistachios then
• white melting wafers then
• dried cherries
• finishing with broken up chocolate baking bars
• put slow cooker on low
• watch carefully and continue to stir until chocolate is melted and ingredients combined
• on a good stretch of nonstick aluminum foil spoon out the mixture to for a rectangle
• sprinkle the jimmies on the candy
• when just about set, score the candy
• when completely set, break into pieces along the scored lines

Special note: this recipe may look a little daunting but it is super easy. I tried to use a heart shaped cookie cutter but it “just didn’t cut it”. If anyone makes this candy into fancy shapes, please let me know.

Love, love, love, Bernadette💕💕💕