{"id":7523,"date":"2011-02-12T11:57:44","date_gmt":"2011-02-12T18:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=7523"},"modified":"2019-10-19T12:06:51","modified_gmt":"2019-10-19T19:06:51","slug":"almond-joy-candies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=7523","title":{"rendered":"Almond Joy Candies"},"content":{"rendered":"

A chocolate fix for anyone who loves chocolate!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Isn’t this beautiful. Hand dipped chocolates! Yum!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s a new candy recipe for your collection. I have always loved Almond Joy candy bars. My only complaint was that you only got two almonds on top of each piece. I only put one almond in each of these, but since you are the candy maker, you can hide a few extra down in the filling if you feel the urge. Be sure to make a few of these for Valentine’s Day. I did, but I gave them away since I have sworn off sweets (and a lot of other stuff) for 21 days.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A great little afternoon treat. A cup of hot chocolate or sipping chocolate would hit the spot on a cold Valentine’s Day.<\/p>\n

Do you remember Valentine’s Day when you were a little kid looking for the perfect container to turn into a Valentine Box for your school party. I remember gathering up rows of crepe paper and making ruffles and gluing them around a shoe box, cutting a hole in the top and taking it to school and eagerly awaiting for valentines to be dropped in. I remember the red punch, the cupcakes with red and pink frosting, the little hard candy hearts with “Be My Valentine” printed on them. I remember the first heart shaped box of chocolates my husband gave me when I was 15. Now I get flowers. Much less fattening. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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I have decided to revisit some of my favorite chocolate recipes I have posted since starting this blog. If you haven’t seen these on the blog, I hope you will take time to read through the recipe and make your favorite person something sweet and chocolate for Valentine’s Day. (See below)<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>The whipping cream and unsweetened coconut gets cooked together. Save your sweetened coconut for later.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Strain the coconut milk and discard the unsweetened coconut.<\/p>\n

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The strained mixture gets cooked for about 8 minutes to reduce down to 1\/2 cup.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>First you process the powdered sugar and the sweetened coconut then you add the milk mixture.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Molded and ready for dipping<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The ovals get dipped half way up the sides. I guess you could dip them all the way, but I like seeing the coconut and the almond and having them drizzled over the tops. <\/span><\/p>\n

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