Chocolate Board How To

Now this is my kind of dessert, a chocolate

extravaganza and super easy to create, and

boy did it get wows from adults and children alike.

Our family is in love with cheese and charcuterie

boards, and they are so fun to prepare, and this

is a perfect companion for them.

The centerpiece of it was large chunks

of my dipping chocolate.  You can see

that it is Guittard chocolate.  I placed those

on a large wooden serving platter first, and

then began to layer all sorts of chocolates.

I opened a couple of Lindt bars and left some of

the foil on for a little shine.

You want a little height so I stood up a Hershey's

Cookies and Cream that had a Nutcracker design.

That really added to the chocolate board.

I purchased a package of mixed Lindt chocolate

truffles, a package of mixed Ghiradelli bars, a few

Hershey bars, and a package of Belgian chocolates.

I also added a few things I had around the

house, a Milka bar and some Kit Kats.

All of the chocolates were unwrapped and

placed around the board using some of the

chunks and bars to keep the round truffles

from rolling off.  The white chocolate and

the peppermint give a fun color variation.

Finally, just before serving, I placed some fresh

raspberries and strawberries around the board.

The fruit gave it just that pop of color that it needed.

I served it along with my home made chocolates.

This photo was taken before the fruit was added.

Chocolates are so rich that people don't

take a ton of them, so a chocolate board

goes a long way.  

I think a Chocolate Board will become a new

staple for entertaining in our home.

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