Spicy Dark Chocolate Apricots
Depriving yourself of chocolate is never a good thing when you’re trying to lose weight or keep track of your sugar intake. These Spicy Dark Chocolate Apricots offer a little treat for those days when you just HAVE TO HAVE CHOCOLATE! At only 51 calories for two they will totally help with your craving and not break the calorie bank.
Not just for watching your weight. These little apricots are also perfect for entertaining. With a little kick of spice they are perfect at your next Mexican dinner or like my Fiesta Party.
Spicy Dark Chocolate Apricots
Ingredients
- 3 ounces semi sweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 ( 7 or 8 ounce) package of dried apricots
- 1/4 teaspoon ground chipotle chile pepper
Instructions
- Line a cookie sheet with wax paper.
- Add the chopped chocolate to a microwave safe bowl.
- Microwave 1 minute, stir and continue in 30 second increments (stirring in between) until chocolate is fully melted and creamy.
- Dip each apricot half way into melted chocolate and place on prepared cookie sheet.
- Sprinkle ground chile pepper on dipped apricot halves.
- Set aside to set (about 1 hour).
Notes
This recipe is from Lady Behind The Curtain
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Thank you and have a great weekend.
Oh my! I love the sweet, spicy and chocolate-y combo!!
LOVE this idea! I ate so many of those apricots when I was pregnant – lol – wish I would have thought to doctor them up like this!
I’ve made this for some years now and it’s always popular, especially with the kids and those eating gluten free. This year, we even had an 18 month old baby who couldn’t get enough of them! (She was also eating horseradish by the spoonful.) We have also found, these are very good with almost any dried fruit. My kids loved making them with many other dried fruits: kiwi (their favorite), banana chips, mango, peach and apples.
That’s amazing Jeanne. Nothing like sweet fruit, chocolate and a little spice!