This sweet delight is a classic combination of chocolate and dried fruit but in the form a pretty lollipop. The beautiful and unique chocolate bouquet for your Valentine!
To change things up a bit look for dried fruits that are a bit out of the ordinary, such as pineapple and mango. Having said that, these are delicious made with fat golden raisins or dried strawberries.
Chocolate-Lace Lollipops with Dried Fruit & Nuts
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Loading...Makes: 10 lollipops.
Resting time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 4 oz. dark chocolate (70% cocoa), chopped
- mixed dried fruit, such as raisins, cranberries, cherry, apples
- chopped nuts, such as pistachios, coconuts
- wood sticks
Instructions
On two or three sheets of parchment paper, draw ten 2 3/4-inch circles, and place the paper to the other side (you still can see the circles, right?).
Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, making sure the base of the bowl does not touch the water (this setup is called a "double boiler"). Allow the chocolate to melt, stirring occasionally, until it all melts. Remove the bowl from the heat and let it cool for 10 minutes.
Fit a piping bag with a small plain tip fill the bag with the chocolate.
Place a lollipop stick on each circle with one end of the stick at the very center of the circle. Using the circles as a guide, pipe overlapping lines of chocolate in swirls, making sure you stay inside the lines. Scatter dried fruit and nuts on the lace of chocolate. Pipe a little more of the chocolate on a top of the fruits and nuts so they are well attached. Allow setting for 30 minutes in a cool place before carefully detaching the chocolate lollipops from the paper.
10 Comments
La Table De Nana
February 12, 2015 at 12:27 amSuper cute Yelena♥
June Burns
February 12, 2015 at 12:35 amWhat a cool idea! They look fantastic 🙂
Regina Melo-Jocknevich
February 12, 2015 at 2:48 amThey look awesome Yelena 👏👏👏
Rosa's Yummy Yums
February 12, 2015 at 7:13 amSo pretty! A wonderful idea.
Cheers,
Rosa
Rebecca Subbiah
February 13, 2015 at 1:45 amthese are awesome must make with the kids
Angie Schneider
February 13, 2015 at 2:26 pmThey are so pretty!
Medeja
February 14, 2015 at 11:39 pmThat a wonderful idea! They look fantastic!
Shibi Thomas
February 16, 2015 at 8:23 pmThey look so pretty Yelena. I don't feel like eating them but rather use them to decorate because they are so cute 🙂
melangery
February 17, 2015 at 1:33 amYes, Shibi,they looked so pretty on a table for my daughter party-))
Nippon Nin
February 24, 2015 at 8:37 pmHow cute is that? Love the look!