Fudge Puddles

[aklap]

Fudge Puddles


Shells

1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp GF vanilla (McCormick)
1 1/4 cup GF flour blend
1/4 cup quiona flour
1/2 tsp Xanthan gum
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt


Fudge filling

1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 14oz can sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp GF vanilla (McCormick)

chopped peanuts for topping (optional)


GF Flour Blend

1 cup rice flour
1 cup sweet rice flour
1 cup corn starch
1 cup Tapioca starch
2 tbsp potato flour (not potato starch)


Cream butter, peanut butter & sugars in a mixing bowl.
Add egg and vanilla.
Stir together flour mixture, xanthan gum, baking soda and salt - add to creamed mixture. Mix well.
Chill for 1 hour.
Shape into 1" (maybe slightly less) balls.
Place in lightly greased mini muffin tins.
Bake at 325 for 14-16 minutes or until lightly browned.
Remove from oven and make "wells" in the center of each immediately. You can use a mellon baller to make the wells.
Let shells cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
Remove shells carefully and place on wire rack.

Melt Chocolate chips using a double boiler or microwave.
Stir in milk and vanilla, mixing well.
Fill each shell with filling using a spoon or pastry bag.
Sprinkle chopped peanuts on top if desired.


Peg Notes:

I was only able to get about 3 1/2 dz puddles from this recipe.

The fudge recipe can fill a double batch of the shells.

I make the fudge part on very low power in the microwave. If it gets too stiff, I pop it back in the wave for a few minutes. I put milk and chips in the wave together. Be careful not to burn the chocolate.

I spoon the filling into the shells. IMO it's easier.

If you like a less sweet filling use all semi-sweet chips instead of 1/2 milk chocolate chips.

I've also seen mini Reese's PB cups for the filling too.

Instead of using a mellon baller, I use a Pampered Chef Mini Tart Shaper


Further tweaks - try to capture the moistness of the NGF version. They hold together perfectly fine, and don't crumble. However they are a bit dryer.



Sorry for the tease gang, but Peg is still working on this recipe. They are good, but just a touch too sweet. She made a small batch for tomorrow's belated Easter Dinner. I've had 2 already...must...restrain...from...eating them alll.

Since I had time now, I figured I throw it out here. Plus it will be a reminder for Peg to further develop this recipe. She thinks this will be Cookie Daze 2007 contest entry
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Al

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

[The Edifying Conscience]

Too sweet....hmm? Change the chocolate to a higher percentage and feel free to post the recipe without testing them They look so good! The chocolate looks sort of truffle-esque...soft and creamy, is it?

Not only are you a pizza tease but you're also a puddle cookie tease/

[aklap]

Hehehehee It's soft and creamy...

The cookie part is just a touch too sweet. Peg is using my PB cookie recipe as a base. It has honey and sugar, we're thinking about cutting back the amount of sugar.

It's not that their terribly overly sweet, it's just needs a bit of tweaking.

Stay tuned!!
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Al

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

[The Edifying Conscience]

Since it's the cookie part that's too sweet I'll wait impatiently.

[GFPolarBear]

*Drools and waits*

[nancw]

*splat*splat*splat*
(sound of drool hitting keyboard)
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Nance

gluten, dairy, soy, rice, corn, yeast and 99% grain-free

[Dan]

Al,

You're cruel, the pics been on line for about 10 hours now and no recipe.

[Fidissimus]

Tap, tap, tap... drums fingers impatiently.



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Cheers!
Jenn

GF BD: Feb. 2001
Free of wheat, barley, rye, oats, rice, dairy, eggs, almonds, pineapple and brewers yeast.
http://graindamaged.blogspot.com/

[ostrich]

You are a horrible, horrible tease.

I feel sorry for Peg.



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Ostrich :>--O==={

I lie below, you float above
In the pretty white ships that I am dreaming of

[aklap]

LOL @ everyone.

Sorry gang...Peg sez..."I will post no recipe before it's time...and certainly not before the Disney trip" [04/22 - 04/27]

I didn't think it would create such a stir




Oh and Os...Peg loves it...
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Al

“We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.” Mother Teresa

[Fidissimus]

Al - Teasing us with food porn again? ... tsk tsk
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Cheers!
Jenn

GF BD: Feb. 2001
Free of wheat, barley, rye, oats, rice, dairy, eggs, almonds, pineapple and brewers yeast.
http://graindamaged.blogspot.com/

[The Edifying Conscience]

[Dan]

I have an Idea, I'll see is I can prefect it...

[aklap]

[Dan]

You copied the picture out of a gourmet cookbook and now you are covering your butt because you can't figure how to get out of this