And so Friday's weekend celebration begins with a luscious, creamy, deep dark devil's food kinda Four Foods on Friday meme. Chocolate, I say! Brought to you as always by Val of Fun, Crafts and Recipes.
Here are this week’s four questions.
#1. What’s your favorite beverage containing chocolate or chocolate flavoring?
I love a good old fashioned chocolate milk shake. Mom made them for us in the blender when we were growing up. Yum. Nestle's Quik, and egg, vanilla ice cream and milk. In later years, I've been known to experiment while drinking diet soft drinks. The first one I found was Canfield's diet chocolate. Tastes like a Tootsie Roll in a can. Got me thru some serious Weight Watchers days.
#2. What’s your favorite chocolate bar? OR Share a pic of your favorite candy, chocolate or otherwise.
Two favorites -- either Tootsie Rolls, or $100,000 Bar. Oh, or Heavenly Hash Eggs around Easter. Or Rolos. Okay, that's way more than two. Never met a chocolate candy I didn't like?
#3. What’s the most unusual thing you’ve ever eaten that had chocolate in it?
Either mole sauce (which was more muddy than really good, I thought,) or chocolate croissants for breakfast in Paris, which I immediately imprinted on and miss terribly. Not sure whether it is the actual chocolate croissant or breakfast in Paris.. Yum yum yummm.
#4. Share a recipe using chocolate.
I found this one on Nestle's Very Best Baking site. French Chocolate Cheesecake, divine! If you want, skip the caramel sauce and crown with whole strawbewrries drizzled with semi-sweet chocolate! That's what I'm planning...
French Chocolate Cheesecake
If you like cheesecake and chocolate, you’ll want to try this 1st Prize winning recipe from Marcia Gerdes of Klamath Falls, OR. NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels combine with cream cheese for a chocolaty, rich filling atop a nutty walnut crust. Served with caramel sauce this delicious French Chocolate Cheesecake is sure to please all the chocolate lovers in your family!
Ingredients:
CRUST
2 cups walnut halves
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
FILLING
2 cups heavy whipping cream
3 cups (18 oz.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
3 pkgs. (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
CARAMEL SAUCE
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
Directions:
FOR CRUST:
PREHEAT oven to 350° F.
PLACE nuts, brown sugar, flour and butter in food processor container; cover. Process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Press onto bottom of ungreased 10-inch springform pan.
BAKE for 5 minutes. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
FOR FILLING:
HEAT cream in medium saucepan over medium heat just to boiling. Remove from heat; stir in morsels. Let stand for 5 minutes. Stir until chocolate is melted. Cool for 15 minutes.
BEAT cream cheese and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl on medium speed until smooth. Add chocolate mixture; beat on low speed until just combined. Add eggs; stir until just combined. Pour into prepared crust. Place pan on baking sheet.
BAKE for 55 to 60 minutes minutes or until edge is set but center still moves slightly. Cool in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes; run knife around edge of cheesecake. Cool for 30 minutes. Remove side of springform pan. Cool completely on wire rack. Cover; refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
FOR CARAMEL SAUCE:
MELT butter in small saucepan. Stir in brown sugar and cream. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low; boil, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Cool slightly.
SERVE cheesecake with warm Caramel Sauce and whipped cream.
Okay, Four Foods on Friday, a la fudge! Indulge.
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