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Dean G.

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need name and recipe for this chocolate treat

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> Greetings!
>
> I recently got a box of home-made chocolate squares (1/2" x 1/2", about
> 1/8" thick at most). My friend said her relative made it but she
> didn't know anything more than that except all ingredients were organic
> and that I need to finish them in a few days while they are "fresh."
> (not a problem).
>
> The texture of these squares is silky and smooth, probably made with
> dark chocolate, not too sweet. They also hold their shape in room
> temperature, does not melt in your hand when you pick it up, but not
> "crunchy" like after dinner mints - they are a cross between really
> dense mousse/fudge and softened chocolate, dusted with cocoa powder.
>
> I found recipes for chocolate pate that seem to fit the ingredients I'd
> imagine that go in this treat, but most of them say that the pate is
> spreadable at room temperature, which means (I think) they cannot be
> picked up and eaten like after dinner mints like these chocolate
> squares.
>
> Does anyone have any idea what these are, or suggestions on what I
> could do with the chocolate pate recipe (if my hunch is correct) to
> make it less liquidy and more firm so that it can be served at room
> temperature and hold its shape like after dinner mints?
>
> I'd love to make some of these come Christmas time for family and
> friends.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Alexasia

Sounds like (chocolate) fudge to me, but I don't have a recipe.

Dean G.

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