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Mojitos Get Wild with Chocolate Mint - Tip of the Day
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Pie in the Sky - Feast Your Eyes
Whoopie pies are one of those wonderful concoctions of debatable origin and undebatable deliciousness. A few months ago, a piece in the New York Times proclaimed it was having "its moment," though plenty of its champions knew full well that the perennial classic needed no such official declaration.
This photo of a mint whoopie pie from This Chick Bakes beautifully illustrates the treat's timeless appeal, and looks like it has all of the hallmarks of whoopie pie greatness, with cakey chocolate layers sandwiching just the right amount of creamy mint filling. The chocolate-mint combination points to the endless flavor possibilities that the treats present to the adventurous sweet tooth. Though originally simple snacks created by the Pennsylvania Amish, today's bakers take them in all sorts of inspired directions. And if this photo is any hint, this could taste like the best peppermint patty on the planet, unquestionably worthy of the shout of joy its name entails.
[Via Blondie & Brownie]
Sinfully delicious: Anna Olson's Chocolate Mint Truffle Cake
I try to catch Sugar whenever I find myself in front of a television with cable, if only to drool at the insanely tasty looking concoctions that Anna Olson whips up. For some reason, however, I never tried one of her recipes until this weekend, and now I'm hooked.
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The above picture is a slice of her Chocolate Mint Truffle Cake, which I made last week. This cake perfectly combines the rich and heavy flavor of chocolate with the sinfully delicious bite of mint. Wet, this the most divine batter that I've ever licked -- the sort that makes you want to slurp it with a spoon rather than sent it to the hot confines of a 300 degree oven. The same goes for the truffle glaze -- I dare you to not take at least one melted chocolate taste.
Tips after the jump.
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Indiana Jones and the inexplicable M&M promotion
Let it be known that I am a die hard Limited Edition Foods fan. I lived and died by Pepsi Kona, and I essentially redefine myself with each new incarnation of Kit Kat. That said, imagine my excitement when a friend of mine presented me with New Indiana Jones Mint Crisp M&Ms. (While they do not specifically say "Limited Edition", they do imply as much with "Get 'M' Before They're Lost!") One look at these puppies and you know you're in for an epicurean adventure of chilled-monkey-brains-buffet proportions, 'cause these M&Ms are all kinds of divergent from the original.
To wit:
- They are shades of green and white
- In place of the simple "M", some of the candies have mystical graphics (including a skull, a compass, a temple, and Indy's hat)
- They are chocolate-mint flavored
- Their core is a rice crisp
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Swirled morsels in new flavors
Yesterday I mentioned some really unusual chocolate chip flavors from Vosges, but I neglected to mention that they are not the only ones making a foray into unusually flavored chips. Nestle has previously released several types of swirled chocolate chips, their Tollhouse Morsels, including white chocolate, caramel and peanut butter swirled with the classic semisweet chocolate. They have two new flavors out now: chocolate mint and chocolate raspberry.
Of the two, the chocolate mint is the better option. The green color isn't the most appealing thing to find in a cookie, but the mint flavor is great in a chocolate cookie and mint chips aren't something you see to often.
Raspberry chips aren't something you see too often either - and for good reason. They taste like stale chocolate with cherry flavoring, though they smell heavily of artificial raspberry. It's possible that the flavor will blend in better once the chips are baked into a cookie, but I am finding it difficult to bring myself to use the raspberry chips.
There is also a red-and-green swirled white chocolate holiday chip that Nestle has put out for the holiday season. The colors, again, look a bit odd in a cookie, but the overall effect is quite festive and as long as you like white chocolate chips, you'll like them.
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