Ghirardelli Candy Making Recipes

I love the Ghirardelli baking products! I only use their chocolate chips in my brownies or cookies, and I am now looking into making some candy SOON. I was super happy to find lots of gorgeous photos and recipes on the Ghirardelli website! 

Below, are their Chocolate Covered Strawberries - Football Themed! 

And, the No-Bake Peanut Butter Bars

Chocolate Covered BACON!

And, their Cherry Almond Cheesecake On A Stick!

Basically, everything is better when it's covered in CHOCOLATE! See all of their recipes HERE. 

Chocolate Dipped Halloween Marshmallows Recipe

Yum! These Halloween Marshmallows turned out so tasty! Chocolate always compliments marshmallow flavor, and the sprinkles were a nice addition, too.
I used jumbo marshmallows for these, but you can also just use the big ones, if you wanted to make more than just a few.

Ingredients Include: 

5-6 Jumbo Marshmallows

1/2 C. Chocolate Chips

A Dash of Sprinkles

1/2 C. Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips

Festive Ghost Picks

Instructions:

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. 

Melt chocolate in a 4C. Pyrex measuring cup. Let them cool slightly, so the marshmallows don't melt. 

Grab a marshmallow, and dip it into the center of the cup of melted chocolate with your hand.

Make sure the chocolate only goes a little over 1/2 way up the marshmallow.

Now, to remove the marshmallow from the chocolate, insert a ghost pick into the center of the marshmallow and pull the mallow out of the cup (it's a bit tricky). This will become the bottom of the treat, so don't worry about the little mark the pick makes. Wipe off any chocolate drips. 

Hold the treat in your hand, white side down. Remove the ghost pick from the mallow (keep the picks) and set the treat (white side down) onto the parchment paper/baking tray. 

While the chocolate is still warm, sprinkle the tops of the treats with a few (or more) sprinkles.

Also, insert the ghost picks into the center of the tops of the treats. Make sure they are straight up and down for the best look.

Place in fridge for 20 minutes, and they are ready to eat! 

The Best Butter Brownies Recipe

These brownies are amazing! They're so much better than box mix brownies, I urge you to switch to a recipe like this one.

YUMMY BUTTER BROWNIES INGREDIENTS:

10 tbsp. butter - melted

14 tbsp. chocolate chips

1 C. Sugar

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp. salt

1Tbsp cocoa powder

2 eggs

2 Tbsp warm water

1 tsp hot chocolate mix

2/3 C. Flour

1 - 1 1/2 C. Walnuts

10 (8oz) Wide Mouth Mason Jars

Bake at 375 for 28-30 minutes.

DIRECTIONS: 

Create a double boiler setup for the butter and chocolate chips. Put a few inches of water in a small saucepan, and place a 2 C. Pyrex measuring cup into the water. Add your butter, and turn on the stove to medium heat to begin boiling the water. This will allow the ingredients to melt slowly. Once the butter is almost completely melted, add the chocolate chips and begin to stir. Once melted, mix until well incorporated, and remove from heat.

In a medium mixing bowl, combine sugar, butter and chocolate chip mixture, vanilla, salt, cocoa powder, eggs, water, hot chocolate mix, and flour. Stir until combined well and batter is smooth.

Put 1 to 1 1/2 C. walnuts and crush them with a measuring cup. 

Add walnuts to the other ingredients, and stir until combined. 

Now, prep your jars. Spray cooking spray on them, and wipe off any excess spray from the tops and outsides of jars. Using a regular tablespoon, carefully scoop batter into jars, (a little over half full), making sure to avoid getting batter on tops of jars. Add a whole walnut to each jar just for a special touch. 

Bake at 375 for about 28-30 minutes. More time may be needed, so once a toothpick is inserted and comes out batter-free, your brownies are done! Be careful when handling the jars, as they are very hot.

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