Sunday, March 8, 2009

The Best Indulgent Chocolate Dessert Ever

A friend recently told me that she has a particular love for praline in white chocolate, which is not easy to find, she says, so she’s pleased that we sell it (Princess, a heart shaped chocolate in gold foil).

Because my busy little mind is always working on new dessert recipes, I wrote this one and dedicated it to her; so Sarah, this one's for you!

It’s an easy recipe, shouldn’t take you more than 30 minutes to make, and will dirty about 2 pans, 1 bowl, 1 cake tin and 3 spoons (the amount of washing up a recipe calls for is important to me because I’m lazy and don’t have a dishwasher!) The total cost of the ingredients was about £3.77, and it makes 8 smallish servings, so 47p each.

If you are making this dessert for a special occasion, you might like to garnish the top with some extra chopped roasted nuts, or chocolate curls to pretty it up. (I haven't included amounts for these in my ingredients though, as I think it looks very attractive as it is).

people refuse to acknowledge white chocolate as chocolate, and it’s certainly true that some forms of white chocolate on the market these days are very poor quality - aimed towards children, over-sweet, and with cheap vegetable fats substituted for some of the cocoa butter. Check the quality of the product you’re buying by reading the label – check the list of ingredients, and the total cocoa solids and this will help to give you a guide to the best product.

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