Has anyone made chocolate covered dates or raisins before?

Wrongn3mber | 00:00 Mon 18th Jul 2011 | Food & Drink

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Is it easy?

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albaqwerty

I've tried making chocolate raisins, it was very fiddly and time-consuming. Stabbed with a cocktail stick, dunked in the melted chocolate and put on greaseproof paper, then put the tray in the fridge for the chocolate to harden.

Wrongn3mber

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Maybe it's better to buy the raisins already done and just do the dates. Did you melt the chocolate the usual way, bowl above boiling water?

Jemisa

Why put yourself through all that WN? when you can buy 'em in the supermarket.

jem

albaqwerty

I melted the chocolate in the bowl above the water. Only way to do it, in my opinion. Have had nasty experiences trying to melt it in the microwave.

I think a more substantial fruit would be better, like the dates you've mentioned.

Wrongn3mber

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Which ones jemisa? Lol, I have dates in the fridge and suddenly a craving for choc covered dates

Wrongn3mber

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Okay thanks albaquerty

Jemisa

Waitrose, - Lidle - Aldi.

jem

Wrongn3mber

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Thanks will keep eye ot.

askyourgran

If you like marzipan you can stuff the dates with marzipan first or cover the date in thin layer of marzipan and dip the ends in chocolate. Naughty but nice.