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Chocolate Treasure Boxes

This tasteful container is constructed with candy bars. Consider personalizing the box lid with a conversation heart or a special message written with white chocolate or frosting. —Elaine Nichols, Mesa, Arizona

4 ServingsPrep: 30 min. + chilling

Ingredients

1 carton (7 ounces) milk chocolate for dipping
4 fresh strawberries
5 milk chocolate candy bars (1.55 ounces each)
1/2 cup vanilla or white chips, melted
1/2 cup cold milk
1/4 cup instant chocolate pudding mix
1-1/4 cups whipped topping

Directions

Melt dipping chocolate according to package directions; dip
strawberries into chocolate and allow excess to drip off. Place on a
waxed paper-lined baking sheet; set aside.
Cut candy bars in half widthwise. Drizzle with white chocolate;
refrigerate until set. Dip the short sides of two candy bar halves
into melted chocolate; place at right angles to each other on a
waxed paper-lined baking sheet, forming two walls of a box. Dip the
short sides of two more candy bar halves; attach at right angles to
form a four-walled box. Repeat, forming a second box. Refrigerate
boxes and strawberries until set, about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes.
Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set; fold in whipped topping.
Place boxes on serving plates. Cut a small hole in the corner of a
pastry or plastic bag; insert star pastry tip. Fill bag with pudding
mixture; pipe into boxes.
Reheat dipping chocolate if necessary. Dip the long sides of

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Chocolate Treasure Boxes (continued)

Directions (continued)

remaining candy bar halves into melted chocolate; adhere to a top
edge of each box, forming a lid. Garnish with strawberries.
Refrigerate for 10 minutes or until set. Yield: 2 boxes (2 servings
each).

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving equals 619 calories, 34 g fat (20 g saturated fat), 19 mg cholesterol, 243 mg sodium, 72 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 8 g protein.