Chocolate Covered Almond Apricot Tassies Recipe

Name: Chocolate Covered Almond Apricot Tassies Recipe | Recipes
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 dozen candies
Ingredients: 2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs (about 60 wafers, crushed) (500 mL); 1 cup finely chopped almonds (250 mL); 1/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa (75 mL); 1 can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk) (300 mL); 1 1/3 cups chopped dried apricots (about 8 oz/250 g) (325 mL); 1/2 cup chopped candied cherries (125 mL); 1/4 tsp almond extract (1 mL); 1 2/3 cups HERSHEY'S CHIPITS Milk Chocolate Chips (270 g); 4 tsps shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil) (20 mL)

Details

Time: 30 minutes
Skill Level: Intermediate
Yields: 6 dozen candies

Sweet and delectable Chocolate Covered Almond Apricot Tassies will add the final touch to your party. Make this recipe today!

Ingredients & Directions

Chill Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups

vanilla wafer crumbs (about 60 wafers, crushed) (500 mL)
1 cup

finely chopped almonds (250 mL)
1/3 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa (75 mL)
1 can

sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk) (300 mL)
1 1/3 cups

chopped dried apricots (about 8 oz/250 g) (325 mL)
1/2 cup

chopped candied cherries (125 mL)
1/4 tsp

almond extract (1 mL)
1 2/3 cups

HERSHEY'S CHIPITS Milk Chocolate Chips (270 g)
4 tsps

shortening (do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil) (20 mL)

Directions

Equipment Needed 

Mini Muffin Tin

Mini Paper Baking Cups

Measuring Cups

Mixing Bowl

Microwave-Safe Bowl

Microwave

Refrigerator

Line small muffin cups (1-3/4 inches/4.5 cm in diameter) with paper baking cups.

Combine crumbs, almonds and cocoa in large bowl. Add sweetened condensed milk, apricots, cherries and almond extract; mix well. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Roll mixture into 1-inch (2.5 cm) balls; press into prepared muffin cups.

Place milk chocolate chips and shortening in medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH (100%) 1-1/2 minutes; stir. If necessary, microwave at HIGH an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chips are melted when stirred. Spoon 1 tsp (5 mL) melted chocolate over each filled cup. Refrigerate until chocolate is set. Store, covered, in refrigerator.