Taste of Home
Delectable Maple Nut Chocolates
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 1 hour + chilling
YIELD: about 13 dozen.
"This recipe goes back about 40 years. My father loved anything with maple flavoring, so my mother tweaked a brownie recipe to suit his tastes. She would be so happy to know her recipe is still being made after all these years."
–Betsy King, Duluth, Minnesota
Ingredients
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1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
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1/2 cup butter, cubed
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7-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
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2 cups chopped walnuts
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2 teaspoons maple flavoring
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
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2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
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2 teaspoons shortening
Directions
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1.
In a small saucepan, combine milk and butter. Cook and stir over low heat until butter is melted. Place the confectioners' sugar in a large bowl; add milk mixture and beat until smooth. Stir in the walnuts, maple flavoring and vanilla. Roll into 3/4-in. balls; place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
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2.
In a microwave, melt the chips, bittersweet chocolate and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip balls into chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts
1 each: 67 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 2mg cholesterol, 8mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
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