Recipe and Design Heart Box
Crispy Chocolate Hearts
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1 (12-ounce) package semisweet chocolate morsels* 1/2 cup peanut butter 2 cups crisp rice cereal 1 1/2 cups peanuts 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows 2 (2-ounce) chocolate bark coating squares, melted White nonpareils (optional)
Preparation: 1. Microwave chocolate morsels in a large glass bowl at HIGH for 2 minutes or until melted, stirring every 30 seconds. Stir in peanut butter, stirring until well blended. 2. Stir in cereal, peanuts, and marshmallows. Line a 13- x 9-inch pan with foil. Lightly grease foil. Press mixture into foil-lined pan. Drizzle with chocolate. Sprinkle with white nonpareils, if desired. 3. Let stand 1 hour or until firm; cut with a 3-inch heartshaped cookie cutter to make hearts. Store hearts in an airtight container or place in a candy box, if desired. *6 (2-ounce) almond bark coating squares may be substituted.
A super sweet and memorable way to say Happy Valentines Day! What You Need: •
Papier-mâché box
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Striped Paper
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Decorative Paper
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Pink Fluff Yarn
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Silver Foil Tooling Strip
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Small Silver Frame
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Glue
Instructions: 1. Cover the base of a papier-mâché box with striped paper. Trace the box lid shape on decorative paper and cut out. 2. Wrap and adhere a silver tooling foil strip around the edge of the box lid, pressing the foil above and below the edge to take the lid shape. 3. Adhere the cut-out heart onto the lid. Attach pink yarn around the cut-out heart shape. 4. Adhere a small silver frame with a message in it onto the lid.
Southern Living, February 2003 Courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens.com