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Chocolate!

Last week I started my first attempt at creative desserts.  I had some chocolate cake mix and a bar of Lindt dark chocolate.  So what can you do?

  • The American Heart Association recommends that daily cholesterol intake not exceed 300 mg. A chocolate bar is actually low in cholesterol. A 1.65 oz. bar contains only 12 mg! A one oz piece of cheddar cheese contains 30 mg of cholesterol – more than double the amount found in a chocolate bar.
  • The shelf life of chocolate is generally a year. Ingredients such as nuts will shorten the shelf life. Chocolate kept beyond 1 year may suffer flavor loss or texture changes.
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I decided to try melting and shaving chocolate.  Maybe I should have followed a cookbook or something…oh well, at least it looked and tasted good! Laughing

Version 1 – melted chocolate 

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Version 2 – melted and shaved chocolate

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Yeah…shaved chocolate looks AWESOME.  I like.  Do you? Tongue out  

Yuuuuuuuummmyyyyyy….Laughing