Chocolate Crescent Rolls

 I actually created this post last year on January 4, 2012. I thought I had published it but it turns out I didn't. Since I'm so busy, here's the post. Enjoy! You can make these for Valentine's Day. ;) 

Hey you guys. What's up? Today, I decided to make Chocolate Crescent Rolls. We bought the crescent rolls from Costco a while back, and we needed to use it up. I decided to look up recipes using these rolls, and this recipe came up. I guess I purposely looked for a dessert like recipe, since I love sweets. I also love chocolate. Yummy dark chocolate. This was my first time making this, and I'm pretty satisfied with the results. They were devoured right away. I guess because these are quite addicting, even with the use of dark chocolate chips. Anyways, my siblings love these and I do plan on making them again. But, this time, I may add some other things to, like peanut butter or marshmallows. It'd be cool to make smores. So, here's the simple recipe.

Ingredients: 

• 1 -  8oz crescent rolls
• chocolate chips (I used dark chocolate chips)
• powdered sugar (optional)

Directions: 

1. Open the container and unroll the dough. Split into 8 triangles. It should be precut. 
2. On the fat end of the triangle, add as many chocolate chips as you want. Then, you roll it up. Do this with the rest of the triangle dough. 
3. If you want, before adding the chocolate chips, add some peanut butter. Then add the chocolate chips. 
4. Bake at 350 F for 10 to 12 minutes, until golden brown. 
5. Take out and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Enjoy. 

 

Dark Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Hey hey everyone. How are you guys doing today? I'm doing fine, thank you very much. I had an interesting day today. I had fun. For one thing, I ran at the gym's indoor track. I ran for 35 minutes. And, guess what. I was ahead of everyone and passed everyone up! I was so happy. It's not always like that, since there are faster people that do run around the track once in a while, but I was happy today I was ahead. Then, I went on the elliptical for half an hour. I had a great workout. Then, I stretched. Boy, does it feel good to stretch.
After that, it was class time (around noon). I ate dark chocolate covered pretzels for a snack that I made yesterday (I'll post the recipe later on this post). Then, I went to PitaPit and got the Falafel with tzatziki.

It was delicious!

Anyway, I have 2 review to give before I give you the recipe to my dark chocolate covered pretzels.

The first review is the Clif Iced Gingerbread Bar.

I actually enjoyed this Clif Bar. I wish I bought more! It was a bit on the soft side for Clif Bars, but boy was it good. It tastes exactly like a gingerbread cookie but better! I like how they had nuts in them too. It gave the bar a nice crunch. Maybe I like the bar because there's the nice holiday flavor with the cinnamon and nutmeg. Delish!

The other review is Justin's All-Natural Chocolate Almond Butter.

This almond butter is delicious! It tastes like nutella but better and healthier for you. The texture is thicker and not as creamy as nutella, but you can definitely taste the chocolate. It's also a little sweet too. But, it's delicious and healthy. I can't wait to buy a jar of it one day. I ate it with the Multi-Grain rounds from Costco.

Now, it's time for the dark chocolate covered pretzels. I added dried coconut to mines.

Ingredients:

• mini pretzels
• 1 bag dark chocolate chips (2 cups)
• dried coconut (optional)

Directions:

1. In a microwave safe bowl, pour all the chocolate chips in. Microwave for 1 to 2 minutes. 
2. Once it's done, stir the chocolate chips. It will melt. 
3. Coat a pan with wax paper. 
4.  Next, dip the pretzels into the melted chocolate and place them on wax paper. 
5. Sprinkle the dried coconut over the already dipped pretzels (or anything you want). 
6. Let it sit for a few hours until the chocolate has hardened. Don't place them in the refrigerator! 
7. Now, they are ready to be eaten. Enjoy!

I've been craving chocolate covered pretzels for such a long time so I was finally happy to be able to make it!

Do you guys like chocolate covered pretzels?
What type of chocolate do you prefer?
Do you like the coconut chocolate combination?

No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Happy Superbowl Day everyone! I didn't watch the Superbowl, but I heard that the Giants won.
Anyway, my aunts came over yesterday and we made a lot of foods, including chinese steamed cupcakes 发糕, Steamed Sweet Glutinous Rice Balls , and 碱水粽. The only thing is that for the Steamed Sweet Glutinous Rice Balls, my aunt made them and they look so much better. I'll post pictures later in the post, but for right now, let's talk about cookies.
I made no bake cookies yesterday before my aunts came over and I just had to share the recipe. They are so delicious! No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies are so delicious. It's my first time making and eating no bake cookies, actually. I'm surprised they turned out. I've heard people having problems with it setting or it being to crumbly. Mines came out perfectly, except for the looks. They don't look that good.
My sister likes these cookies. The only thing is that they might be a bit too peanut buttery. However,  I love them. My dad says they are a bit too sweet but I can change that for next time. My aunt said the cookies were good. Then again, she loves peanut butter. Anyway, here's the recipe for the no bake cookies. Warning: They're addicting.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sugar (maybe 1 1/2 is enough)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder (4 tablespoons)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 3 cups quick cooking oats 

Directions: 

1. Set wax paper out so that you can make the cookies right when it's ready. 
2. Combine the sugar, cocoa powder, butter and milk together in a sauce pan. Bring it to a boil. Once it's at a rolling boil, boil for 2 minutes. 
3. Remove from heat and mix in the vanilla extract. Then, add the peanut butter and mix it until it's melted. Quickly mix in the oats.
4. Working quickly, drop teaspoonfuls of the mixture onto the wax paper, trying to make it a cookie shape. 
5. Let it cool. It should set. Then, enjoy eating it. :)

* I just added the pictures of how to make the cookies. 7/20/12. Please excuse the day and time of the pictures. I haven't changed the date from the China time since I came back from there a couple days ago.

 Anyway, here are some pictures of some things me, my mom and my aunts made.

Steamed Sweet Glutinous Rice Balls

 碱水粽

 I don't know the English name, but it's suppose to look like some sort of bird.

How the dough is suppose to look.

 发糕

"It looks like an elephant!"- my sister said that.