chocolate desserts and more

Mother’s Day is coming. Prepare a favorite chocolate recipe. Buy a tasty chocolate gift. It’s all about chocolate.

Favorite Chocolate Recipes and Gifts for Mother's Day

Special Chocolate Recipes for Special Mothers

Nothing beats a good old-fashioned chocolate chip cookie or chocolate cake.

You are never too old for a glass of cold milk and a slice of chocolate cake, a chocolate chip cookie…or both!

Still one of the best recipes for an old-fashioned chocolate chip cookie – Original Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies. Why go searching for an exotic chocolate chip cookie when you can have the best at home for a few dollars.

Try Nigella Lawson’s Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake recipe.

You can never go wrong with chocolate truffles.

Be sentimental and purchase chocolate truffles.

Buy a fondue set and melt some chocolate.

You probably have an old fondue set somewhere in the back of the closet. Invest in an electric one. Get the kids involved. Buy a book to go with the gift. Melt Ghirardelli semi sweet chocolate chips and drench your favorite fruit in chocolate.

Go Mexican with chocolate!

Depending on the amount of time you have and weather where you live, make Mexican Hot Cocoa or Mexican Mole. Both recipes by Shelly Sanchez.

Mexican Hot Cocoa

2 Cups of milk

*2 Pieces Ibarra chocolate Bar

1 Tablespoons Ghirardelli Chocolate Chips

1-2 Tablespoons Ghirardelli Powder Cocoa

1/4 Cup of water

In your favorite cocoa pot, add the water and Ibarra’s chocolate and whisk until it melts. Next add milk and powder chocolate, continue whisking for another 2 minutes. Lastly, add the chocolate chips and whisk for another minute or two until the hot cocoa steams or looks frothy. Serve nice and hot! Enjoy~

This hot cocoa is not very rich. In my opinion, it has the perfect chocolate taste, not too sweet, not too rich. If you like a rich hot cocoa, you can add more chocolate.

View Mexican Mole recipe from previous post.

Chocolate you can always count on.

See’s is still the best reasonably priced chocolate.

The chocolate gift that keeps giving.

Join a chocolate club. Gourmet chocolate of the month club.

A chocolate family affair.

Many versions of a chocolate shake. Some healthier than others. Kids love to share their secret recipe.

Double up with chocolate and caffeine.

1 1/2 cups cold coffee
1 1/2 cups chocolate ice cream
1/4 cup chocolate syrup
crushed ice
1 cup whipped cream

In a blender, combine coffee, ice cream and chocolate syrup. Blend until smooth. Pour over crushed ice. Garnish with a dollop of whipped cream and serve. Recipe compliments of Mrs. Alfred.

The after hours chocolate drink recipe.

Splurge and indulge in a Chocolate Martini. An extravagant delicious special adult treat. Courtesy of www.martiniart.com.

2 ounces of Godiva Dark Chocolate liqueur
2 ounces of Creme de Cacao
1 ounce of half-and-half
2 ounces of freezing Goldenbarr Chocolate vodka
1 tablespoon of shaved white chocolate
2 well chilled, classy looking martini glasses

Combine the Godiva Chocolate liqueur, Creme de Cacao, and Goldenbarr Chocolate vodka into a cocktail shaker half full of cracked ice.
Shake for one full minute.
Add the half-and-half to the shaker and gently swirl (circular motion).
Strain your fine chocolate creation into your martini glasses.
Top each martini with shaved chocolate.