Chocolate Basket Recipe

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Chocolate Basket
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Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
415
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • materials needed:
  • thirteen 3-inch pretzel sticks
  • flexible plastic cover to a 16-oz container (such as sour cream), about 4-1/2 inches diameter x 1/4 inch deep
  • paper towels
  • wire rack
  • 1-quart bowl
  • chocolate clay:

Directions:

  1. Combine candy coating and corn syrup just until blended. Spread onto a sheet of waxed paper to 3/8-in. thickness (about an 8-in. square).
  2. Let stand, uncovered, at room temperature for 2-3 hours or until dry to the touch. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap; let stand overnight. Use immediately or store up to 2 weeks.
  3. Building the Base
  4. Dip pretzels completely in melted chocolate candy coating or chocolate chips. Place on a wire rack and chill for 10 minutes. Reserve remaining chocolate. (Pretzels may be prepared a day ahead.) Be certain plastic cover is clean and dry. Place two dampened paper towels in the bottom of the bowl and position cover on the towels(to hold it in place). Place ends of the chocolate-coated pretzels around outer edge of cover, resting the other ends against the side of the bowl to form the supports for the basket sides (photo 1). Spoon or pour melted chocolate into cover (photo 1) until it is 1/8 in. from the top; reserve remaining chocolate. Be certain chocolate surrounds all pretzel sticks. Chill until chocolate is firm, about 30 minutes.
  5. Remove from the bowl. Carefully loosen the edges of the plastic
  6. Cover and remove. Set base on waxed paper.
  7. Make three ropes about 20 in. long; braid and set aside. Remelt
  8. Remaining chocolate and place a drop on the top of pretzels. Lay braided ropes on top (photo 3), blending the ends to create a finished edge. If pretzels break, “reglue” with melted chocolate; chill until set.
  9. Beginning to Weave
  10. Knead a 1-inch ball of Chocolate Clay until pliable but not soft and roll into 1/4-in.-thick ropes. Beginning on the inside of a pretzel, loosely weave rope around pretzels (photo 2).
  11. Repeat, adding the next rope by overlapping slightly and pressing
  12. Ends together. Continue to weave between pretzels until the top of
  13. The pretzels is reached, ending the last rope on the inside of a pretzel.
  14. Finishing the Basket
  15. Make three ropes about 20 in. long; braid and set aside. Remelt remaining chocolate and place a drop on the top of pretzels. Lay braided ropes on top (photo 3), blending the ends to create a finished edge. If pretzels break, “reglue” with melted chocolate; chill until set. Yield: 1-1/4 cups.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 414.85 Kcal (1737 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 5.67mg 2%
Sodium 188.84mg 8%
Potassium 443.39mg 9%
Total Carbs 100.82g 34%
Sugars 100.82g 403%
Protein 8.51g 17%
Calcium 360.5mg 36%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 104.75 Kcal (439 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 1.43mg 2%
Sodium 47.68mg 8%
Potassium 111.96mg 9%
Total Carbs 25.46g 34%
Sugars 25.46g 403%
Protein 2.15g 17%
Calcium 91mg 36%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 8.3
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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