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Share-With-A-Friend Chocolate Heart-sicle Lollipop For Valentine's Day! |
Last night I decided to make Chocolate Heart-sicles for Valentine's Day! With 5 young kids and a busy schedule, I knew it would have to be quick and easy with a fast clean up. So I went through the Halloween candy bag (which is still huge) and pulled out every plain milk chocolate chocolate bar and some Smarties. I happened to use some Aero and plain Hershey bars as the chocolate in my recipe.
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Use Milk Chocolate & Candies For Decorations |
How to Make Chocolate Lollipops!
You only need 3 items for this recipe: any chocolate and candies that you have on hand, and popsicle sticks. Parchment/wax paper is nice to have but not essential.
I removed all the candy bar wrappers and consolidated the chocolate into a bowl. I did the same for the Smarties candies, and put them into a different bowl. This took minutes and was very easy to do.
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Melting The Milk Chocolate! |
I don't own a double boiler, so I placed the unwrapped chocolates into a small saucepot and sat it in a larger pot of boiling water. In this manner the chocolate melted nicely and never burned. All I had to do was stir occasionally and ensure that there were no lumps in the chocolate. This was easy and took minutes!
Next, I took a cookie sheet and lined it with a sheet of parchment paper to avoid having the chocolate stick to the cookie sheet. This is good to have, but not essential for the recipe. Then, I poured a 2.5" x 2.5" square of chocolate about 1/4" thick so I had a foundation on which to lie my popsicle sticks. Again, very easy. The measurement did not have to be perfect, I just wanted to be sure that the popsicle sticks were well-anchored.
As I made the "Share-With-A-Friend" Chocolate Lollipops, I used 2 popsicle sticks placed 1.5" apart from each other in a parallel fashion. Popsicle sticks should be placed about 2/3rd deep into the chocolate heart, leaving the top 1/3rd of the heart-sicle empty.
I first thought of the "chocolate lollipop for two" idea, as my kids love to share food with each other! It also helps to support the heavy weight of the heart-sicle. And it's a wonderful idea to promote friendship or love for Valentine's Day!
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Easy Chocolate Heart-Sicles for Valentine's Day! |
Next, I ladled chocolate on top of the popsicle sticks and started to shape out a heart as best as I could from memory. It helped to use a teaspoon in order to properly shape out the heart. I made sure to cover the popsicles on top in 1/4" of chocolate.
Once I was sure that the popsicle sticks were well covered, and I was happy with my heart, I started to decorate the heart-sicle with Smarties (you can use any candies that you have on hand). I pressed in a pattern of red, pink and purple Smarties for Valentine's Day colours. Or use your child's favourite colours!
Lastly, I put the Chocolate Share-With-A-Friend heart-sicles into the refrigerator for 1 hour to harden. Time longer if still warm or soft. Below is the result of the Chocolate Share-With-A-Friend Heart-Sicles. They were a success and shared very nicely among the kids!
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What's the verdict, would you share the Chocolate Heartsicle Lollipop? Who would you share it with if yes, and if no, how long would it take you to eat it?