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While these may conjur up awful images in your mind (I detest cockroaches), they actually taste fantastic!
I used Werther’s Originals Chocolate Caramels to make these cockroach clusters. I picked them up from ALDI.
You could really get as creative as you liked with the cockroaches – adding legs etc. They are quite easy to make, but just need a little time for the hardening process.
- 1 packet Werther’s Originals Chocolate Caramels
- 10 pecan halves
- 100 grams milk chocolate
- Preheat oven to 50 degrees celsius.
- Split the pecans so they are like a thin strip and set them aside.
- Break up the chocolate and place it into a microwave safe bowl. Set aside.
- Place the Werthers onto a lined baking tray. Make sure you leave space between each one.
- Place them in the oven for about 2 minutes, so they soften but not melt. Do keep a very close eye on them. You don’t want them to melt too much like some of mine did!
- Place a pecan strip onto the middle of each of the Werthers. Press down lightly to help create the cockroach like shape.
- Place the tray into the freezer so they can harden.
- Once you have checked and they are hard, keep them in the freezer and melt the chocolate in the microwave.
- To melt the chocolate, heat on high for 1 minute. Stir. If not fully melted, continue this process for 15 second bursts until it is all melted.
- Once the chocolate is melted, remove the tray from the freezer. Pour a small amount of chocolate over each of the Werthers. Aim to have the chocolate drizzle down from the middle and allow a little bit extra at one end, which will become the antennae.
- Do only a few at a time, then use a toothpick to roughly shape out the antennae. Once you have covered all of them, place them back in the fridge or freezer to let them set.
- Enjoy your cockroaches!
Our Family Menu Plan For This Week
Day | Week Commencing 11th October |
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|---|---|---|
| Sat |  | Sausage and Salad |
| Sun |    | Homemade Tacos Lunch Box Egg and Bacon Muffins Gluten Free Banana Bread |
| Mon |  | Slow cooker balsamic beef with pumpkin salad |
| Tue |  | Spaghetti and Zucchini Bolognese |
| Wed |  | Slow cooker chicken noodle soup |
| Thu |  | Quick tuna rice |
| Fri |  | Homemade pizzas |
| Shopping List | Weekly menu plan shopping list 131012 | |
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