Dessert for 6

Orange Chocolate Meltaways

Name: Orange Chocolate Meltaways
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 package milk chocolate chips; 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream; 1 tsp grated orange zest; 1 1/4 tsp orange extract; 3/4 cups finely chopped toasted pecans; 1 cup milk chocolate chips; 2 tbsp shortening

$9.29for 430 minServes 6

These orange chocolate meltaways use cream and citrus flavor in a chilled center coated with chocolate and pecans.

Photo: tasteofhome.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate, 22 oz$0.45/oz typical	22 oz	$9.90Typical price
	Heavy cream, 6.25 oz$0.22/oz typical	6.25 oz	$1.37Typical price
	Oranges, a little$1.49/lb typical	a little	$0.01Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 3.5 oz$0.70/oz typical	3.5 oz	$2.36Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$13.93

Swaps

Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Cornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oil

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
6servings as written
$$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Gluten-free Budget Desserts

Typical price

$2.32 per serving$9.29 for 4

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Ingredients

1 package milk chocolate chips
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tsp grated orange zest
1 1/4 tsp orange extract
3/4 cups finely chopped toasted pecans
1 cup milk chocolate chips
2 tbsp shortening

Steps

Grease a shallow 8-inch pan with oil.
Heat the heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat for 3 minutes, until steaming.
Pour the cream over the package of milk chocolate chips and semisweet chips, let it stand for 2 minutes, then stir smooth.
Stir in the orange zest, orange extract, and pecans, then spread the mixture in the pan.
Chill the mixture for 10 minutes, then scoop it into 18 portions and roll them smooth.
Melt the remaining milk chocolate chips with the shortening in a saucepan over low heat for 3 minutes.
Coat the portions with the melted chocolate and chill them for 7 minutes, until set.