Chocolate Mice!
I made these Chocolate Mice for Halloween this year. Here are pictures of the presentation at the office. They were a big hit. I also sent some to the kids and grandkids. Hope they liked them.
Recipe:
4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
1/3 cup sour cream (room temperature)
1 cup chocolate wafers, finely crushed
1/3 cup additional crushed chocolate wafers or chocolate graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar (for white mice)
24 silver dragees (small silver, edible balls for eyes)
24 sliced almonds (for ears)
12 licorice, strings (for tails)
1. Melt the chocolate in a medium size bowl and stir in sour cream. Mix until smooth.
2. Stir in 1 cup of crushed chocolate wafers until combined.
3. Cover and refrigerate until firm. (at least 1/2 hour)
4. Using a small scoop or tablespoon - scoop dough and roll into balls. Mold to a slight point at one end (the nose).
5. Roll dough in confectioners sugar (for white mice), in chocolate wafer crumbs or chocolate graham cracker crumbs for brown mice.
6. On each mouse, place dragees in appropriate spot for eyes,add almond slices for ears, add a licorice string for the tail.
7. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours until firm.
Options:
Add a little Kahlua to the sour cream.
Substitute chocolate graham cracker crumbs for the chocolate wafer crumbs.
Fill each with raspberry or strawberry jam for a gooey center.
Notes:
For the eyes - I made a small hole with a toothpick where I wanted the eyes to be then I piped in red icing in the holes.
For the tails - I could not find licorice strings so I bought regular black licorice and cut them into strips with kitchen scissors.
For the sand/dirt - use graham cracker cumbs
For the mouse droppings - sprinkle chocolate jimmys on the sand.
