Chocolate Bon Bon Pops Food

CHOCOLATE BON BON POPS

Steps:

• In a large food processor bowl combine cookies and 3/4 cup of the nuts; pulse until cookies are crushed. Add orange juice, corn syrup, and cocoa powder; process until combined. Add remaining nuts; pulse until coarsely chopped.
• Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Shape the cookie mixture into 1" balls. Place on a baking sheet, insert a lollipop stick, and freeze for about 30 minutes.
• In a small saucepan combine the chocolate chips and shortening. Cook and stir over medium-low heat just until melted. Remove from heat. Dip pops in melted chocolate. Return to baking sheet.
• Loosely cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until chocolate coating is set. If using liqueur, flavor will mellow after a day or two. Enjoy!
• Makes 20 pops.
• To Store: Place in covered container; refrigerate up to 1 week.

CARAMEL AND CHOCOLATE BON BON SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Special equipment: 2-ounce ice cream scooper
• Place a large plate or small platter in the freezer for at least 30 minutes.
• Set up an assembly line for the rolling and coating of the ice cream balls in the following order: ice cream, bowl of coconut flakes and the caramel sauce. Remove the ice cream from the freezer and allow to soften, about 5 minutes. Remove the cold plate from the freezer and place at the end of the assembly line.
• Using a 2-ounce ice cream scooper, roll 1 ball of ice cream and place into the coconut flakes. From there, place it onto the cold plate. Drizzle with the caramel sauce and repeat. You should be able to make about 6 large bonbons.
• Place the bonbons into the freezer to set for at least 15 minutes. Then, remove the bonbons from the freezer and sandwich each one between 2 of the chocolate chip cookies.

CHOCOLATE BONBON POPS (NO BAKE!)

Steps:

• In large food processor bowl combine cookies and 3/4 cup of the nuts; pulse until cookies are crushed. Add orange liqueur, corn syrup, and cocoa powder; process until combined. Add remaining nuts; pulse until coarsely chopped.
• Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Shape cookie mixture in 1-inch balls. Place on baking sheet, insert a lollipop stick, and freeze for 30 minutes.
• In a small saucepan combine chocolate pieces and shortening. Cook and stir over medium-low heat just until melted. Remove from heat. Dip pops in chocolate. Return to baking sheet. Loosely cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until chocolate is set. If using liqueur, flavor will mellow after a day or two. Makes 20 pops.
• To Store: Place in covered container; refrigerate up to 1 week.

BONBONS

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine margarine, confectioners' sugar, condensed milk, coconut, chopped walnuts and vanilla. Stir well. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours, or until mixture has thickened enough to roll into balls. Roll the mixture into 1-inch balls and place close together, but not touching, on cookie sheets. Freeze until hard.
• While bonbons are freezing, line a cookie sheet or flat surface with waxed paper. Combine chocolate chips and shortening in the top of a double boiler, over, not in, simmering water. Stir until melted. Using a toothpick or a fork, dip each bonbon in the melted chocolate. Place on waxed paper to dry. When chocolate has hardened, store bonbons in plastic bag in the freezer.

CHOCOLATE COVERED BON BONS

Steps:

• Melt Margarine and combine with all bon bon ingredients.
• Make into balls.
• Chill or freeze at least 2 hours.
• Melt paraffin in top of double boiler.
• Add chocolate chips. Melt together.
• Drop in balls and cover with chocolate.
• Chill until chocolate is hard and serve.

BON BONS

Steps:

• Cream together butter, powdered sugar and coconut. Stir walnuts and condensed milk into the mixture. Roll into 1 inch balls and arrange on waxed paper covered cookie sheets. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• Melt chocolate chips and shortening top of double boiler over medium-low heat. Working in small batches, dip balls in chocolate until covered. Place on waxed paper covered cookie sheets and refrigerate. When firm, store covered in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE CREAM BONBONS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, pecans, milk and butter. Roll into 1-in. balls. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Cover and refrigerate overnight., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip balls in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. (If balls are too soft to dip, freezer until firm, 3-5 minutes.)