Strawberry coffee uses fresh strawberries or strawberry milk, making for a stinkingly gorgeous beverage. Try our Strawberry White Hot Chocolate or Strawberry Milk Bubble Tea if you like pink drinks.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

The seasonal Dunkin’ Donuts pink velvet macchiato drink inspired this recipe. The great news is that by making this popular latte at home, you can customize every detail and enjoy it year-round.

• Quick and easy recipe– Once you gather your ingredients for this strawberry iced latte or hot latte recipe, it will take minutes to make from start to finish!
• Only three ingredients– Strawberry milk or cream, espresso shots or strong coffee, and ice; that’s it! Add homemade whipped cream or a handheld frother to make cold foam.
• Stunning results– Treat yourself to this gorgeous coffee or serve it at brunch. Perfect for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, or any Spring gathering. Your guests will swoon over this Pinterest-worthy drink, which will surely make the rounds on Instagram!

Ingredients and Substitutions

You can use fresh, ripe strawberries to make homemade strawberry syrup by simmering in a small saucepan over medium heat until reduced. Add sweetener or a splash of maple syrup, simple syrup, or vanilla extract to enhance the natural sweetness of the real strawberries. Blend in a high-speed blender. Strain seeds from your strawberry mixture if desired.

Alternatively, you can use strawberry syrup, which is found in most grocery stores, or splurge for red velvet syrup. The red velvet flavor differs by adding a hint of chocolate.

You can use any dairy that you prefer. Consider using half-and-half or creamer mixed with milk for a thick strawberry milk consistency. Make this a vegan latte using dairy-free milk; however, we only tested cow’s milk and cream for dairy. Popular options include almond milk, coconut milk, soy milk, and oat milk.

This recipe is most successful when using your favorite coffee beans. Of course, many stores carry great quality cold brew coffee. We use a Nespresso espresso machine for shots of bold espresso, but any strong brew will work. French press machines are another excellent option for strongly brewed coffee. If preparing larger quantities of iced coffee, store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

How to Make a Strawberry Latte

Scroll to the recipe card below for full instructions and an ingredient list on making this delicious drink. The prep time for iced and hot lattes is nearly the same.

Iced Strawberry Latte

• Fill your glass with ice. Larger ice cubes will not melt as quickly as crushed ice, leaving your drink less diluted.
• Pour approximately 6 ounces of strawberry milk (or milk with strawberry syrup mixture) over the ice.
• Top with a cold brew coffee or a double shot of espresso.
• Froth milk and add on top if desired.
• Stir with a glass straw before enjoying!

Hot Strawberry Latte

• Pour about 6 ounces of strawberry milk (or milk with strawberry syrup mixture) into your coffee mug.
• Use your favorite coffee beans to brew strong coffee or an espresso machine for a double shot directly on top of the strawberry milk. You will need about 2-3 ounces of coffee in total.
• Top with fresh whipped cream if desired.

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Strawberry Latte

Our Strawberry Latte can be enjoyed hot or iced. This pink velvet macchiato-style coffee is visually impressive and refreshing in taste. Make it in minutes!

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Keyword coffee, strawberry

Prep Time 2 minutes minutes

Total Time 2 minutes minutes

Servings 1 serving

Calories 107kcal

Author Katrina Bahl

Ingredients

• 6 ounces milk or milk mixed with creamer
• 2 Tablespoons strawberry syrup or red velvet syrup
• 2 ounces espresso
• 1 cup ice optional

Instructions

Iced Strawberry Latte

• Fill your glass with ice.
• Pour approximately 6 ounces of strawberry milk (or milk with strawberry syrup mixture) over the ice.
• Top with a cold brew coffee or a double shot of espresso.
• Froth milk and add on top if desired. Stir with a glass straw before enjoying!

Hot Strawberry Latte

• Pour about 6 ounces of strawberry milk (or milk with strawberry syrup mixture) into your coffee mug.
• Use your favorite coffee beans to brew strong coffee or an espresso machine for a double shot directly on top of the strawberry milk. You will need about 2-3 ounces of coffee in total.
• Top with fresh whipped cream if desired.

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Nutrition

Calories: 107kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 6g | Sugar: 8g | Calcium: 217mg

More Strawberry Recipes

Strawberry Milk Bubble Tea

Strawberry White Hot Chocolate with Homemade Whipped Cream

Peanut Butter and Jelly Smoothie

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Baked Alaska dessert does not have to be difficult. You can use any base for the cake, homemade or store-bought. The best cake for Baked Alaska is whichever one you choose! This recipe is easily adapted to individual ice cream cups as well.

Chocolate Baked Alaska

Chocolate-covered strawberries are the epitome of easy strawberry desserts. This ice cream confection plays on that popular date-night theme.

Two layers of rich chocolate pound cake are sandwiched together with strawberry ice cream and topped with a luscious layer of toasted marshmallow meringue. Each slice of Chocolate Baked Alaska gets a strawberry heart-shaped surprise inside!

If you like this recipe, you will want to try our Neapolitan Pound Cake Baked Alaska recipe.

Traditional Baked Alaska Recipe

The traditional Baked Alaska recipe is said to have been prepared and served by a French chef to celebrate the purchase of Alaska from Russia by America in 1867. Although it is one of America’s oldest desserts, Baked Alaska is poised for a comeback.

In the Instagram and Tik Tok age of viral food, this truly is a showstopper. From the fluffy, toasted meringue to the heart-shaped surprise inside, every bite is picture-perfect.

How to Make Baked Alaska at Home

As you are enjoying more date nights at home, you may be looking for ways to move beyond pizza and ice cream. Fancy desserts do not have to be complicated.

1. Begin with a frozen chocolate pound cake. Slice the pound cake lengthwise straight down the middle.
2. Fill with strawberry ice cream and a layer of strawberries down the center before covering with more ice cream and the top layer of the pound cake.
3. Freeze until ready to serve. Coat with meringue and toast with a kitchen torch.

How to Use Meringue Powder

When ready to serve, you’re going to make some meringue. There are a few ways to make the meringue.

The easiest method is to use a meringue powder that you whip up with sugar and water. You can find meringue powder at most craft and baking supply stores (like Michael’s and Joanne’s).

What other desserts are set on fire?

Other popular desserts that are set on fire before serving are:
crepes suzette
bananas foster
creme brulee
figgy pudding

Bombe Alaska is coated with high-proof rum before serving and flambéed tableside.
Baked Alaska is browned using a torch or broiled quickly in an oven.

If you do not own a kitchen torch, you can bake it in the oven. Be sure that the meringue covers the pound cake and ice cream entirely. The meringue acts as a barrier to prevent the ice cream from melting immediately. You will only be toasting the meringue for 1-2 minutes while keeping a constant watch over it.

Try toasting our Mile High S’mores Pie.

Can Baked Alaska be Prepared in Advance?

You can freeze the pound cake and ice cream for up to 3 months if it is wrapped tightly. We prefer to make the meringue and serve it fresh, but you could prepare Baked Alaska topped with meringue before you freeze and store it.

You will need ample space in your freezer to allow the meringue to freeze solid before wrapping the whole cake in plastic wrap. Otherwise, the meringue will stick to the plastic wrap and be messy.

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We turned our Best Christmas Cookies into our Best Valentine Cookies. Keep them as they are, or make a few small changes. Either way, these vanilla and chocolate cut out cookies are a Reader Favorite with thousands of reviews and millions of saves every year.

• There is no need to chill the dough before rolling. Just mix, roll, cut, and bake!
• The chocolate cut-out cookies taste just like brownies.
• These Valentine Cookies are soft and can be rolled thick.
• Frost with buttercream, royal icing, chocolate glaze, or enjoy them plain.

Valentine Cookies that keep their shape!

Finally! Readers love this recipe because the cookies keep their shape. Can your cookies spell out cursive words?

You should be able to dent the butter slightly by pressing your finger to it. Your finger should not be able to make a significant mark into the butter or press through to the bottom.

Cream the butter and sugar together for 2-3 minutes before adding the other ingredients.

Measure flour in grams for the best, most consistent results (but not necessary if you do not own a kitchen scale).

The dough may feel dry at first, but we suggest allowing your mixer to go for 30 seconds to one minute longer than you think is necessary. The dough will begin to pull away from the sides of the mixing bowl.

The chocolate cookies with rich chocolate glaze are a Valentine Cookie must-make combination!

They are so thick and fudgy that you will think you are biting into a brownie. Add your favorite sprinkles, or keep them classic and simple.

How to frost Valentine Cookies

Don’t let the name fool you- our favorite Christmas Cookie Frosting is sweet and delicious for any holiday sugar cookie. It is a crisping buttercream (sometimes called a crusting buttercream) that dries firm enough to stack but stays soft on top of the cookie. We love this one because the cookies get even better in the following days after frosting them!

You can also use a simple powdered sugar and milk glaze or make our Small Batch Royal Icing. Keep it white or tint it pink and purple. Food gel colors give a vibrant shade without changing the consistency of the frosting. You can even use food gel to tint the dough itself. See our Patchwork Winter Mitten Cookies, for example.

Finally, our Three Ingredient Chocolate Glaze is so popular on Christmas cookies that we had to drizzle it all over these Valentine Cookies. The fudge chocolate glaze dries firm so you can stack the cookies. If it is too firm to pipe or spread easily, you can warm it up in the microwave for 30 seconds. Do this as many times as necessary.

Flavor extracts for Valentine Cookies

Make these Valentine Cookies really stand out by swapping vanilla extract for another flavor.

In traditional sugar cookies, we like Cake Batter extract or Coconut extract. Sometimes we use fresh lemon zest with lemon extract too.

In the chocolate sugar cookies, try using a berry extract such as Raspberry or Strawberry.

These extracts can be used in the cookies or frosting, or both. Chocolate cookies with strawberry frosting is a treat!

Can Valentine Cookies be made gluten-free?

Yes! To make these the best gluten-free Sugar Cookie, swap out the flour for your favorite gluten-free 1:1 flour.

I use King Arthur Flour Measure for Measure Flour.

These Valentine Cookies are a mashup of all of our favorite, most popular cookie and frosting recipes. We will link them here and in the recipe card as well. Follow the links for Ingredient lists and Printable Recipe Cards.

The Internet’s Favorite Cookie and a Reader Favorite: Best Sugar Cookie Recipe EVER

The Chocolate Sugar Cookie of your dreams: Best Chocolate Cut Out Cookie

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Valentine Cookies

The BEST Valentine Cookies- easy, no chill, no spread, soft cookies keep their shape perfectly, and the chocolate ones taste like brownies!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword chocolate, cookies, frosting, Valentine's Day

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 8 minutes minutes

Total Time 38 minutes minutes

Servings 36 cookies

Author Katrina Bahl

Ingredients

Cookies

• 1 recipe Best Sugar Cookie Ever
• 1 recipe Best Chocolate Cut Out Cookie

Frostings

• 1 recipe Crusting Buttercream
• 1 recipe Chocolate Glaze
• 1 recipe Royal Icing

Instructions

• Prepare cookies as directed.
• Frost and decorate with sprinkles or colored sanding sugars.

Notes

These Valentine Cookies are a mashup of all of our favorite, most popular cookie and frosting recipes. Follow the links for Ingredient lists and Printable Recipe Cards.

Best Sugar Cookie Recipe EVER

Best Chocolate Cut Out Cookie

Christmas Cookie Frosting

Three Ingredient Chocolate Glaze

Small Batch Royal Icing

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Santa’s favorite cookie just got a sweet, chocolate update! Our favorite Best Sugar Cookie Recipe EVER goes viral every year for a reason- there is no need to chill the dough before rolling, and the cookies do not spread when you bake them.

We have been working on the Best Chocolate Cut Out Cookie recipe for years, trying to bring you the best, no-fuss chocolate dough with the same no-chill, no-spread qualities that taste like a rich chocolate brownie. We are happy to report that we’ve finally nailed it!

Chocolate Cut Out Cookie Recipe

These cookies are so delicious that you can enjoy them plain or iced. It’s hard not to sneak pieces of dough while rolling them out! They can go by many different names; what do you call them?

Brownie Cut Out Cookies, Brownie Sugar Cookies, Chocolate Sugar Cookies, Chocolate Cut Out Cookies, Chocolate Roll-Out Cookies, or something else?

No-chill, No-spread Cookie Recipe

Many have suggested that you swap out a cup of flour in traditional cut out sugar cookies for an equal amount of cocoa powder. In our experience, that strategy resulted in a bland cookie. Other chocolate variations resulted in a sticky dough that needed to be chilled or that spread while baking.

Our Best Chocolate Cut Out Cookie recipe uses a combination of unsweetened cocoa and unsweetened dark chocolate cocoa. The most widely available is HERSHEY’S Unsweetened Cocoa Powder along with HERSHEY’S Special Dark Baking Cocoa Powder. You can use one or the other, but for the best results, we suggest using 1/3 cup of each.

This recipe also uses a combination of unsalted butter (not margarine) and vegetable shortening (like Crisco), an extra egg for moisture, and espresso powder for a depth of flavor. Your cookies will not taste like coffee. Espresso powder brings out the chocolate flavor in baked goods.

Chocolate Cut Out Cookie Troubleshooting and FAQ

My cookies are still spreading; what did I do wrong?

The recipe calls for room temperature butter (not necessarily softened butter). You should be able to dent the butter slightly by pressing your finger to it. Your finger should not be able to make a significant mark into the butter or press through to the bottom. See this butter visual from Bridget Edwards on the Pioneer Woman website.

We suggest removing your butter from the refrigerator about 20 minutes before baking. Chop the butter into chunks or cubes. During this time, you can gather and measure your other ingredients, and then your butter should be ready to use.

More cookie spreading troubleshooting:

Invest in a small kitchen scale. To get the most consistent results, it truly is imperative that you measure your flour by weight. One cup of all-purpose flour weighs 120 grams. By scooping and leveling flour with a standard US measuring cup, you can average up to 150 grams. Times that by 3 or 4, and you are talking a significant difference from what a recipe calls for.

The dough is ready when it pulls away from the sides of your mixer. This may take an extra 30 seconds to 1 minute of mixing than you initially think is necessary. The dough should be a Play-Doh consistency. When prepared correctly, it will not even stick to the rolling pin when rolling out the dough. Feel free to use flour or cocoa to dust your work surface if desired.

Be sure your baking powder is not expired- an easy fix!

Make sure that your house is not too warm. Especially on days when you are doing a lot of holiday baking for many hours, your house can get pretty warm/humid. Open a window if possible.

One of our favorite chocolate cookies is the Lila Loa Chocolate Cookie recipe. Georganne also has a helpful post about how to stop cookie spread that she is allowing us to share with you.

Can the cookies or cookie dough be frozen?

Chocolate Cut Out Cookies can be stored at room temperature in an air-tight container for 7-10 days.

You can freeze this cookie dough for up to 6 months.

Baked cookies can be frozen for 6 months as well. For best results, freeze them unfrosted, wrapped in an air-tight container.

Can I prepare the dough in advance and chill it?

This is a no-chill recipe; however, you can wrap it tightly with plastic wrap in two discs and chill for up to 2-3 days. Bring the dough close to room temperature for 15-20 minutes when ready to cut out cookies. If you plan on preparing the dough in advance, we suggest reducing the amount of flour to 3 cups (360 grams).

What frosting should I use for Chocolate Cut Out Cookies?

These chocolate cookies truly do taste like a brownie, so feel free to leave them plain.

We prefer a “crisping American buttercream” when frosting these cookies. Try our famous Christmas Cookie Frosting.

We also suggest Small Batch Royal Icing or a simple chocolate glaze.

Are these cookies soft or crispy?

Baking these Chocolate Sugar Cookies at 375 degrees F for 7-9 minutes will result in soft cookies.

Baking these Chocolate Sugar Cookies at 375 degrees F for 9-11 minutes will result in crispy cookies.

All bake times presume rolling cookie dough to 1/4 thickness and using standard, medium-sized cookie cutters (about 2-3 inches width).

Can these cookies be made gluten-free?

Yes, these cookies can be made gluten-free. Be sure to cross-check all of your ingredients. We like to use cup-for-cup King Arthur gluten-free flour.

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I kind of have a thing for sipping all different kinds of hot chocolate. At Christmastime, my husband requests Eggnog Hot Chocolate. My kids always love having Hot Chocolate on a Stick handy. So I thought it was time to share my favorite- Strawberry White Hot Chocolate topped with fluffy layers of quick and easy Homemade Whipped Cream.

I began working with the American Dairy Association when my oldest was in first grade. Until that time, I had been insistent on my son choosing white milk only. But then I learned that Flavored milk contributes only 4% of the added sugars to children’s diets ages 2-18, while soft drinks and non-carbonated sweetened beverages contribute about 46% of the added sugars. I would much rather my son choose flavored milk than soda and some other packed lunch choices. Now I let my children choose milk-white, chocolate, or strawberry! It’s all delicious and nutritious.

I chose to make this Strawberry White Hot Chocolate with prepared strawberry milk. It did not disappoint. Start to finish, I was sipping on this sweet treat in under 15 minutes. I even shared it with my family. (Of course, I gave myself an extra dollop of whipped cream!)

Making whipped cream is so easy. I hope you try it at home. I’ve included a quick video tutorial. You can find the recipe and notes included below.

The powdered sugar in this recipe helps to stabilize the whipped cream so that it can be prepared and stored in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. Treat yourself this Valentine’s Day!

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Strawberry White Hot Chocolate with Homemade Whipped Cream

Pink and pretty this Strawberry White Hot Chocolate uses prepared strawberry milk for a sweet hot chocolate mix-up. Top with homemade whipped cream made in under 1 minute!

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 4 cups

Ingredients

• For the Hot Chocolate:
• 4 cups strawberry milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• whipped cream or frothed milk for topping optional
• For the Whipped Cream:
• 1 cup cream cold
• 2 Tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

• For the Hot Chocolate: 
• In a medium sized pot stir together strawberry milk, vanilla, and white chocolate chips.
• Over medium heat cook, stirring occasionally until the white chocolate melts and the drink comes to a simmer.  (Do not let it come to a boil.)  Continue to stir to ensure all of the white chocolate has melted.
• Remove from heat and serve immediately. Top with fresh whipped cream or frothed milk.
• For the Whipped Cream:
• Beat cream for 30 seconds until it starts to thicken. If using an immersion blender use a slow up and down motion.
• Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Mix for 30-45 seconds more until soft peaks form.
• Use to top your favorite hot drink or dessert!

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For more Valentine’s Day recipes, information on dairy nutrition, and to meet Ohio and West Virginia dairy farmers, visit Drink-MIlk.com, and follow the American Dairy Association Mideast on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram. Share why you love dairy this February using #DairyLove!

I’m happy to partner with the American Dairy Association Mideast to bring you dairy-filled treats all year long. As always, the opinions expressed are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that I work with, and for stopping back to let me know how your family loved my recipes as much as our family does!

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This recipe is sponsored by the American Dairy Association, Mideast. I happy to be working with them again in 2017 to bring you delicious dairy recipes! 

There was big news in our home last month.

Exciting news!

Life-changing news!

After 6 years MY SON IS NO LONGER ALLERGIC TO PEANUTS!

Of course now I have to force peanuts on him since he hates the flavor. Can you imagine hating peanut butter?! Well the one time he accidentally ingested it as an infant he had an allergic reaction and he hasn’t had a drop of peanut butter or peanut protein at all for 6 years. So it’s understandable for him to be squeamish.

Enter this Peanut Butter and Jelly Smoothie- WIN! Sweet and healthful and filled with lots of protein from peanut butter, Greek yogurt, and strawberry flavored milk, this smoothie is a kid tested and mom approved.

You can celebrate Valentine’s Day with a glass of strawberry milk, the rose-colored love potion you can feel in your bones! Does it come from pink cows? No, but it does have the same 9 essential nutrients as white milk. Now that’s something to love!

This layered smoothie is almost too pretty to eat, but you don’t have to layer it. Feel free to add all of the ingredients at once using your high-powered blender. Just be aware that if you blend it all at once, you may need to bump the milk up to 1/2 cup (instead of 1/3 cup) and start with the liquid on the bottom so you don’t clog your blender.

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A few years ago, I was having a party, and I wanted to have sugar cubes to serve alongside my coffee bar, because SO FANCY.

Only I couldn’t find sugar cubes, and Amazon Prime had not yet been invented. (I am 1 million years old).

So because I didn’t want my party planning to be a complete waste, I decided to make my own. The idea is pretty simple- sugar and water pressed together and left to dry out overnight.

Fast forward to 2016. Amazon Prime has been invented (praise be!), and I order this adorable heart-shaped silicone mold for no reason at all. One day as I was pretending to listen to my children talk about Minecraft, I thought these little hearts would make cute sugar cubes.

Only it was 20 minutes till date night, and I was also thinking about champagne. Homemade bitters-soaked sugar cubes for Valentine’s Day was born. As it turns out, I am not the first person in the history of the world to make angostura sugar cubes, but I may be the first person to make them positively adorable.

In my excitement, I forgot to add a twist of lemon to the cocktails. It was also 10:00 AM when I was shooting these, so that could have something to do with it.

Champagne Cocktail Sugar Cubes

What you’ll need:

1. Angostura bitters
2. Super-fine sugar
3. Heart-shaped silicone mold

These Champagne Cocktail Sugar Cubes are, of course, perfect for Valentine’s Day, but I will certainly be enjoying them for date night all year and, of course, on New Year’s Eve!

Alternative to a heart-shaped mold:

If you don’t have the heart silicone mold, you can pour the sugar into a container of any sort. Just score the wet sugar into squares with a paring knife. When dry, the perforated cubes will break apart easily.

How to Store Sugar Cubes

Store Champagne Cocktail Sugar Cubes in an air-tight container for up to one year.

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Champagne Cocktail Sugar Cubes

Homemade Champagne Cocktail Sugar Cubes are infused with Angostura bitters for an easy and unique party treat. Perfect for your Valentine!

Course Drinks

Cuisine French

Keyword champagne, cocktail, New Year's Eve, sugar cubes, Valentine's Day

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Drying time 1 day day

Total Time 1 day day 5 minutes minutes

Servings 48 cubes

Author Katrina Bahl

Ingredients

• 1 cup extra-fine sugar
• 1 Tablespoon angostura cocktail bitters

Instructions

• COMBINE sugar and bitters in a small bowl. STIR until incorporated.
• SPOON into molds. Press down firmly.
• Let DRY overnight.
• For champagne cocktails, PLACE a sugar cube into a champagne flute. TOP with champagne (and a twist of lemon if desired).
• STORE Champagne Cocktail Sugar Cubes in an air-tight container for up to one year. 

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More Valentine’s and Date Night Recipes

Try our simple Strawberry Chantilly Cocktails, or bake up these Double Chocolate Chip Cookies for Two.

Looking for a mocktail? These Valentine Layered Drinks For 2 are an impressive non-alcoholic drink. If you’re not into baking, whip up a quick and delicious batch of our Chocolate Truffle Dip.

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It’s difficult to explain my blogging friendships to the people in my everyday life. It’s even more challenging to explain my deep sorrow for the sudden passing of my online friend and fellow blogger Joan Hayes of Chocolate, Chocolate, and More.

Food bloggers make up a unique and tight-knit community. Although we may only meet one another once or twice (if we’re lucky!) we talk to each other daily. We read each other’s stories and stay connected through pictures. It may seem odd to some, but it’s a family, a community. We celebrate baby showers and milestones together. We support and rally on each other’s behalf.

And today we grieve together.

What to Serve with Chocolate Truffle Dip

Everything goes with chocolate! This appetizer will go quickly at parties and holiday gatherings. You could also package it up with lots of things to dip into it! Here are a few of our favorites to serve with this dip:

• pretzels or pretzel chips
• graham crackers
• fruit slices such as apple or pear
• animal crackers
• pita chips
• cannoli chips
• corn chips (like Fritos- this was a reader suggestion. We tried it and it was GOOD!)
• pecan sandies cookies
• shortbread

How to Heat Treat Flour

Recipes that call for raw flour should be heat-treated before consuming to reduce the risk of salmonella. You can prepare a large batch of heat-treated flour ahead of time, or prepare as much needed per recipe.

Microwave Method

Place all purpose flour into a microwave safe bowl.

Microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring in between until an instant-read thermometer reaches 165 degrees F. Be sure to stir the flour before taking the temperature to avoid hot spots.

Let the flour cool and use as directed in the recipe.

Oven Method

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Spread flour onto a rimmed baking sheet. For this method you will need to use about 1/4 cup extra flour than needed to account for any sticking to the baking sheet when finished.

Stir the flour and check at 2 minute intervals. Using an instant read thermometer be sure that the flour reaches an overall temperature of 165 degrees F.

Let the flour cool and use as directed in the recipe.

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Chocolate Truffle Dip

Your favorite truffle ready to serve the masses! This Chocolate Truffle Dip tastes just like its tiny namesake, and you can keep coming back for more!

Course Appetizer, Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword appetizer, chocolate, chocolate chip

Servings 3 cups

Calories 863kcal

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter softened
• ½ cup Nutella
• 3/4 brown sugar packed
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour heat-treated is recommended
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup milk or cream
• 1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

• In a large bowl using a hand-held mixer or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, CREAM TOGETHER the butter, Nutella, and brown sugar for 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
• ADD the flour, vanilla, and salt. Slowly beat in milk to thin to desired consistency.
• FOLD in the chocolate chips. CHILL for at least 30 minutes. Sprinkle with more chocolate chips when ready to serve if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 863kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 62g | Saturated Fat: 43g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 498mg | Potassium: 476mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 998IU | Calcium: 111mg | Iron: 6mg

Joan loved her children.

Joan loved encouraging others to be their best.

Joan loved learning new things.

Joan loved challenging others to get active (and she often won our Fitbit challenges!).

Joan loved sharing recipes, and

Joan loved chocolate.

Joan, this Chocolate Truffle Dip recipe is for you.

I will forever miss you.

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Salty and sweet HEAVEN! I can remember the very first time I had chocolate-covered popcorn. About 10 years ago some friends were giving away homemade Christmas gifts of little tins filled with the confection. I was immediately puzzled. I couldn’t wrap my brain around popcorn that was sweet instead of savory. Upon first taste my whole popcorn world was changed in an instant!

The following year I was making my own tins of chocolate covered popcorn and bringing it to every social function that we were invited to. My favorite combination was white chocolate covered popcorn, so I knew that I needed to swap out some milk chocolate for white in this Chocolate Covered Potato Chip Popcorn recipe. I read cookbooks like most people read novels (especially when my good friends are the authors!) and I can tell you that I honestly couldn’t put down Party Popcorn by Ashton Swank (Something Swanky blog).

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This content is sponsored by The Hershey Company.

If you’re going to have dessert you might as well make it fabulous. I would rather take one indulgent ice cream sundae with all the toppings my heart desires than settle for something less. If I have the urge for chocolate it’s best to just get it out of the way and savor every second of it. Enter these cookies.

Sometimes you just want the great taste of chocolate with a giant glass of milk.

When I spent time in the HERSHEY’S Kitchens this past summer I was so pleased to learn that The Hershey Company still uses fluid milk delivered fresh daily from local dairy farms to make their  HERSHEY’S Milk Chocolates in the West Hershey Plant in Hershey, PA. In fact Milton Hershey chose the Derry Township area to build his chocolate company because he wanted to ensure that the milk was only fresh milk coming in to make his product.

Watch this video to learn more about the Hershey Milk Story

I developed this recipe to be enjoyed by two people, but I tested it several times and made adjustments to the recipe so that it can be enjoyed as one GIANT cookie to sharel! Seriously. Double Chocolate Chip Cookies for Two is just the recipe you need for Valentine’s Day coming up.

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