Sunday, May 20, 2012

Oreo Monster Pops

Mmmm, these were so very tasty...

What you'll need is a package of chocolate sandwich cookies, a brick of cream cheese, sucker sticks, sprinkles, Candy eye balls, and most importantly, Velata white chocolate.  Of course, any flavor of Velata chocolate would do, but the white is tasty with the chocolate sandwich cookies.

Set your cream cheese out so it can become soft.  

Ground up the entire package of cookies in a food processor.   If you don't have one, you can put them in a gallon storage bag and crush them with a rolling pin or something heavy.  If you ever see a food processor on sale, buy it!, it makes tasks like this infinitely easier.  

In a large bowl combine the crumbs and the cream cheese.  If your cream cheese isn't soft enough yet, unwrap it, and put it on the microwave on defrost until it is.  Be careful not to melt it though.  Mix the two until thoroughly combined.  

Line a cookie sheet with wax paper (or an empty cereal bag is what I used here). Form the dough into ball shapes, place on sheet, and add a sucker stick.  Place in the freezer.

While the pops harden, place your chocolate in the warmer.  

Once the pops are hard enough, dip them in the chocolate, add the sprinkle hair and the eyeball(s), and poke into an overturned collander.  Voila!  Monster pops!

The nice thing was that I only made one for each of my children, then put the remaining pops into a freezer bag to store for another day.  The chocolate is so easy to warm up at a moment's notice that they make a quick, easy treat whenever you need it.

Plus, imagine the variety you can come up with!  Next I want to try Nutter Butter Monster Pops with dark or milk chocolate.  Yummmmmm!

Remember: 
For fondue fun...
 you Gotta Velata!


Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Chocolate Covered Mango Slices

The ingredients are Velata Caramel Milk Chocolate and mango slices.  I prefer Trader Joe's Just Mango Slices that have no preservatives added.

First, I turned my warmer on high and added a few chocolate discs.

If you prefer something a bit faster, you can microwave the entire bag.  It has a pour spout specifically for this reason.  I recommend massaging and mixing the chocolate around every 15 seconds so you're sure to not scorch the chocolate (it can burn similar to popcorn).

Once the chocolate is melted, turn the warmer down to low.  Again, scorched chocolate doesn't taste that great. 

Some of my mango slices were already in bite-size pieces, but I was able to easily tear those that weren't.  Then you just dip and go.  I put mine on some wax paper (I recycle cereal box liners for this - my frugal Mom taught me it's the same as wax paper) to dry, but they didn't last that long.  Sissy, my 6yo, kept asking me every few seconds if they were ready yet...
I love how easy it is to make a quick treat.  I try to keep my daily treats to around 100 calories.  It's so easy to do just a small amount with the Velata warmer.  A little bit truly goes a long way.  

For fondue fun...
 you Gotta Velata!



Sunday, May 6, 2012

It's a Launch Party!!





Whether you are a foodie, a trendsetter, or just someone who thinks of chocolate as its own food group, Velata fondue products are for you.  Fondue warmers, premium Belgian chocolate, and accessories that simply allow you to have the perfect get-together.



Here are some specials I have available during this Launch (ends 05/15/12).


~~Buy a Velata warmer: FREE Velata spatula/scraper!~~



~~Buy a "Got-a-Velata" combo (1 warmer, 3 bags of chocolate): Get your choice of: another bag of chocolate, a lid for your fondue warmer, or a second set of fondue forks (each warmer comes with one set).

~~Buy the "A-lotta Velata" combo (2 warmers, 6 bags of chocolate): Get two of the items listed above and a spatula/scraper!~~

These specials are only through me so if you order directly from the website, I will ship them to you separately.  If you're local (in the Inland Empire of Southern California) and would like to order, contact me so I can place your order with free shipping.  Also, if your online order is at least $150, you automatically qualify for free shipping. 

For fondue fun you  
Gotta Velata!

Introducing Velata!

"What's Velata?", you're asking yourself.  In two words, it's "fun fondue."  Check out this video to get a better idea what a treat Velata is!




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