Chocolate Covered Dates / Chocolate Dates With Almonds

Ingredients:

15 dates

15 almonds

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips/ milk chocolate, chopped

1/4 cup white chocolate, chopped

Preparation:

1. Remove the seeds/pits of the dates by making a slit on one side of the date and replace with almonds and keep it aside in a plate.

    2. Place chocolate chips in a medium heatproof bowl and keep it over a pan of simmering water until chocolate has melted and mixture is smooth. Remove it from heat.

    3. Drop the dates, one at a time, in the melted chocolate and roll gently to coat the dates. 

    4. Remove it with a spoon and carefully place on a sheet/tray lined with parchment paper. 

   5. Refrigerate for 5-10 minutes or until the chocolate has hardened.

   6. While the chocolate is hardening, melt the white chocolate in a small heatproof bowl by placing it over a pan of simmering water until chocolate has melted and smooth; allow to cool slightly.

   7. Drizzle this melted white chocolate on the dates and refrigerate until the chocolate hardens/firm..