A New York City Halloween: Chocolate Rats

It's Halloween time in the city, and that means all kinds of spooks and scares. If you're throwing / going to a Halloween party this weekend, you might consider these ironic and creepy treats--chocolate covered strawberries made to look like rats.

They're easy to make, and promise to spook your guests.

This recipe and photo come from Kitchen Daily.

The Recipe:

20 large strawberries
40 sliced almonds
2 3.5-oz bittersweet or semisweet chocolate bars, coarsely chopped and melted
40 slivered almonds
20 2-inch pieces of black licorice laces

Line a baking sheet with waxed or parchment paper. Trim a small piece from one side of each strawberry so they can rest flat on waxed paper. Insert 2 sliced almonds about 1 inch from pointed end of strawberry to make the ears on the rat. Repeat with remaining strawberries.

Insert a fork into the wide end of a strawberry. Holding the strawberry on fork, spoon the melted chocolate over the fruit to coat, allowing any excess chocolate to drip off. Place on baking sheet. While chocolate is still wet, arrange 2 slivered almonds to create eyes, then place licorice pieces at the bottom of the wide end of the strawberry to form a tail. Repeat with remaining strawberries, chocolate, almonds, and licorice. Chill until firm.

Boo!


Read more: http://www.kitchendaily.com/recipe/chocolate-dipped-rats-149369/#ixzz1c5utlmhD