Chocolate Crunch

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posted by Mel, selected from Eating Well magazine Apr 16, 2009 3:00 pm

filed under: Appetizers & Snacks, Desserts, Food & Recipes, cereal, chocolate, pretzels

To whomever it was that thought of dipping a pretzel in chocolate: Thank you. This recipe takes things a bit further and introduces crunchy wheat cereal, pretzels and roasted almonds to a bittersweet chocolate coating. Genius!

1 cup Wheat Chex (or similar) cereal (2 ounces)
1 cup pretzel sticks broken in half (2 ounces)
1/4 cup salted roasted almonds (2 1/2 ounces)
3 tablespoons bittersweet chocolate chips, melted (see Tip)

1. Combine cereal, pretzels and almonds in a medium bowl. Drizzle with melted chocolate; stir to combine.
2. Spread the mixture on a wax paper-lined baking sheet and refrigerate until the chocolate is set, about 30 minutes.

Yield: 4 servings, about 3/4 cup each

Recipe Tips & Notes
Tip: To melt chocolate: Microwave on Medium for 1 minute. Stir, then continue microwaving on Medium in 20-second intervals until melted, stirring after each interval. Or place in the top of a double boiler over hot, but not boiling, water. Stir until melted.

Recipe Nutrition:
Per serving: 218 calories; 8 g fat (2 g saturated fat, 3 g mono unsaturated fat); 0 mg cholesterol; 35 g carbohydrates; 5 g protein; 3 g fiber; 397 mg sodium; 176 mg potassium

2 Carbohydrate Servings

Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 carbohydrate (other), 2 fat

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Lioba Steinkamp says
Jun 12, 2009 10:52 PM

Lovely, thank you Mel! :)
A tip for those who dont take wheat too well: try it with dried fruits and nuts instead - oh-so-yummy!!!

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Lorena Panghulan says
Jun 4, 2009 10:24 PM

dark chocolate is very healthy than the ordinary chocolate.

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Ann Yugova says
Apr 20, 2009 4:21 AM

chocolate=)

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Lanie Balingit says
Apr 18, 2009 11:50 PM

Im a chocolate lover too.. Thanks for the recipe.. love it!

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Black Wolf says
Apr 16, 2009 9:42 PM

YUMMY, YUMMMY. I love chocolate. Thanks for this.

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