Chocolate Irish Cream Candies Food

CHOCOLATE IRISH CREAM CANDIES

Steps:

• Turn the heating pad covered with a kitchen towel onto high heat.
• In a small saucepan, scald the heavy whipping cream. Remove from the heat and add the white chocolate. Stir until all of the chocolate is melted and then add the Irish cream liqueur and stir again. Pour into a piping bag and lay on the heating pad to keep warm.
• In a microwave-safe container, melt the dark chocolate on high in 30 second increments, stirring in between until the chocolate is completely melted. Pour the chocolate into the candy molds to coat and tip over to drain off the excess chocolate to create a chocolate shell. Place the molds in the freezer for 2 minutes to harden. Remove the molds from the freezer and fill just shy of the top with the white chocolate-Irish cream mixture. Reheat the left over dark chocolate in the microwave until melted and place in a piping bag. Pipe the dark chocolate over the top of the mold and shake or tap to level. Place the molds back into the freezer for 3 minutes. Turn over onto wax paper and pop out the candies from their molds. Store at room temperature.

IRISH CREAM TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Whisk heavy cream and sugar together in a small saucepan over medium heat. Heat until the edges of the cream show fine bubbles but mixture does not boil, allowing sugar to dissolve. Remove from heat.
• Whisk butter, chocolate chips, and Irish cream into cream mixture until butter and chocolate chips are melted. Cool to room temperature.
• Scoop up the chocolate mixture about 1 tablespoon at a time and roll into a 1-inch ball; set truffles on a plate.
• Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.

IRISH CREAM CHOCOLATES

Steps:

• 1. Add your chocolates, Irish cream Liqueur and whipping cream to your double broiler.
• 2. CONVENTIONAL METHOD: Stirring constantly, heat chocolate, Irish cream liqueur and whipping cream in a double boiler over medium heat until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. It took me about 7-9 minutes to get it melted down and smooth. ****** (DO NOT OVERCOOK AS IT WILL NOT WANT TO SET UP IF YOU DO. JUST HEAT TILL IT IS ALL MELTED AND REMOVE FROM STOVE.)
• 3. Remove from heat and stir in pecans.
• 4. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto wax paper; cool until set, about 1 hour. Remove from wax paper and store in airtight container.
• 5. MICROWAVE METHOD: Place chocolate, Irish cream liqueur and whipping cream in microwave-safe dish; cover with paper towel or wax paper. Cook on medium (50 percent power), turning bowl 1/2 turn and stirring 2 times until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth, about 2 to 2 1/2 minutes. Stir in pecans. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto wax paper; cool until set, about 1 hour. Remove from wax paper and store in airtight container.

IRISH CREME CHOCOLATE TRIFLE

Steps:

• Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions, using a 13x9-in. pan. Cool in pan on a wire rack 1 hour., With a meat fork or wooden skewer, poke holes in cake about 2 in. apart. Slowly pour creamer over cake; refrigerate, covered, 1 hour., In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mixes 2 minutes; let stand until soft-set, about 2 minutes., Cut cake into 1-1/2-in. cubes. In a 3-qt. trifle or glass bowl, layer a third of each of the following: cake cubes, pudding, whipped topping and candies. Repeat layers twice. Refrigerate until serving.

MINT CHOCOLATE IRISH CREAM TRIFLE

Steps:

• 1. Prepare and bake cake according to directions on box, using a greased 13 x 9 pan. Allow cake to cool.
• 2. In a large bowl, whisk together milk and pudding mix for 3 minutes. (I usually do this the night before to allow mixture to set and thicken.)
• 3. Cut cake into 1-1/2 inch cubes and arrange in first layer of trifle bowl. Sprinkle cake layer with the Irish Cream. Top with pudding mixture, whipped topping and chopped mint choc candies. NOTE: My trifle bowl only allows 2 layers of each ingredient. There is enough ingredients here to allow for 3 layers.