Chocolate Bundles Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar until blended. Add bananas; stir to coat. Remove from heat; set aside., Unfold puff pastry; cut into 4 rectangles. Place a halved banana in center of each square. Overlap 2 opposite corners of pastry over banana; pinch tightly to seal. Place on parchment-lined baking sheets. , Bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Drizzle with chocolate. Serve warm, with ice cream if desired.

Steps:

• Bundles: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Unfold puff pastry and cut the sheet into 2 (4 by 4-inch squares). Beat eggs and cream together to create an egg wash. Brush pastry squares with egg wash. Place 2 chocolate kisses and 1 mini candy bar in the center of each pastry square. Repeat with remaining kisses and mini-bars. Pull corners of the square up around the chocolate, brushing edges with more egg wash, if necessary, to create a secure bundle. Brush exteriors of chocolate bundles with more egg wash. Repeat with remaining bundles. Place bundles on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Bake for about 35 minutes, or until golden brown. Ganache: In a sauce pan bring the heavy cream to a boil. Place the chocolate pieces in a bowl and pour hot cream over top. Whisk until smooth. Puddle ganache onto a plate and place 1 bundle on top. Top with whipped cream and additional ganache, if desired. Serve bundles garnished with strawberry slices and mint sprigs

Steps:

• Make the cake: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter a 14-cup Bundt pan. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Mix milk and sour cream in a glass measuring cup.
• With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition; add vanilla. Reduce speed to low; add flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with the milk mixture and beginning and ending with the flour; beat until just combined.
• Transfer batter to prepared pan; smooth top with an offset spatula. Bake until a cake tester comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Make the glaze: Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Bring cream to a simmer in a small saucepan; pour over chocolate. Let stand 2 minutes. Add butter, and mix until smooth. Let stand, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened. Pour glaze over cake.

Steps:

• Thaw pastry 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• On a floured surface, roll pastry to a 12-inch square, cut into four 6-inch squares.
• Place 1/4 cup chips and 1 tbsp walnuts in the center of each square.
• Bring pastry corners together, just above the filling twist and turn.
• Fan out corners.
• Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet 10- 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Let stand 10 minutes, sprinkle with sugar and serve.

Steps:

• Unfold puff pastry and cut the sheet into 4 (4x4 inch squares).
• Beat eggs and cream together to create an egg wash.
• Brush pastry squares with egg wash.
• Place 2 chocolate kisses and mini candy bars in the center of each pastry square.
• Pull corners of the square up around the chocolate, brushing edges with more egg wash if necessary to secure bundle.
• Brush exteriors of bundles with additional egg wash.
• Place bundles on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
• Ganache:.
• In a sauce pan bring heavy cream to a boil.
• Place the chocolate pieces in a bowl and pour hot cream over top.
• Whisk until smooth.
• Puddle ganache onto a plate and place 1 bundle on top.
• Top with whipped cream and other garnishes as desired.
• Top whipped cream with additional ganache if desired.
• Enjoy!