Easy (But Elegant) Chocolate Candy

These are so easy to make that the kids can help me prepare them. It is just as easy to make a wide variety of these fancy morsels which allows you to set forth an impressive candy tray. Also makes an excellent gift. I prefer to work in small batches but the recipe can certainly be doubled or tripled.

• Ready In: 11 mins
• Serves: 3-4
• Yields: 12-15 candies

Ingredients

• 1  cup  chocolate wafers (approximately) or 1  cup white chocolate wafers (approximately)

• Filling Ingredients Choose any combination to equal approximately 1/4 cup

•  coconut (regular or toasted)
•  chopped pecans
•  chopped walnuts
•  chopped peanuts
•  chopped  almonds
•  chopped hazelnuts
•  chopped cashews
•  chopped  macadamia nuts
•  toffee pieces
•  finely crushed  pretzel
•  Rice Krispies
•  chopped  dried fruit
•  crushed mint  decorative candies
•  crushed  chocolate sandwich style cookies

Directions

1. Place the chocolate wafers in a microwave safe dish.
2. Heat for 1 minute and stir.
3. If needed, heat in 15 second intervals, stirring after each, until melted and smooth.
4. Stir in one or two of the filling ingredients listed.
5. The amount and combinations depends on personal taste but don’t add so much that the mixture doesn’t hold together.
6. Spoon mixture into mini candy papers.
7. Garnish with more the the Filling Ingredient (s) used or drizzle, in a contrasting chocolate, in a zig-zag pattern on top.
8. TIPS: do not allow moisture to come in contact with the chocolate while it is melting or it will “bind” and become an unusable mess.
9. Make sure your bowl and spoon are completely dry.