AMAZING CHOCOLATE RECIPES

Steps:

• 1. Pour the cream in a pan, place over a medium heat and let it heat up – you don’t want it boiling, just hot.
  2. As soon as tiny bubbles start to appear, add the butter and finely grate in the clementine zest, and stir to melt the butter.
  3. Snap the chocolate into small pieces and place in a heatproof bowl. Pour the creamy mixture over the chocolate, whisking as you go, so the chocolate slowly melts. If the mixture splits slightly, don’t worry, you can bring it right by adding a splash of boiling water.
  4. Add a pinch of sea salt. then stir in the brandy. Once completely smooth, pour the mixture into a nice serving dish or bowl.
  5. Place in the fridge for 2 hours to set. About 30 minutes before you’re ready to make your truffles, pull the bowl out of the fridge and let the chocolate warm up to room temperature.
  6. Put the mixed nuts into a plastic bag and use a rolling pin to bash them up quite finely. Get some little saucers or bowls and put the nuts in one and the cocoa powder in the other.
  7. Put a teacup filled with boiled water on the tray and pop a few teaspoons in there for scooping the chocolate. Get everyone around the table to spoon their own truffles out of the serving dish and roll them in cocoa powder, crushed nuts or anything else you fancy. Or, you can let them spread their truffles over a biscotti (a bit like posh Nutella!). Serve with a few glasses of chilled Vin Santo.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, mix all dry ingredients. Whisk well.
• Gradually add milk to dry ingredients in the saucepan. Whisk until smooth and well blended.
• Cook over medium-high heat. Stir constantly. Mixture will come to a boil. Boil 1 minute or until the pudding is thick. The pudding will not thicken up when it cools.
• Remove from heat. Add butter and vanilla. Whisk to blend.
• Pour into serving dishes.
• For a pie, pour into a cooled and baked 9" pie crust.
• Cover with plastic wrap. Cool in refrigerator for 4-6 hrs or until firm.
• Top with chilled sweetened whipped cream.