Ever tried using chocolates for use on your home-cooking recipes? Well, if you have never done that, it is high-time you begin doing it and start concocting your own chocolate covered recipes! Combining chocolates with old-fashioned recipes besides the contemporary recipes you and the family have enjoyed for a number of years, may very well be an awesome treat for you along with your family members! Besides, chocolates have their share of health advantages that the whole family can benefit from. Maybe you are asking the thing that makes chocolates healthy. Well, here is the answer.

Plants give us the chocolates we are enjoying now, and for that reason it would show that they can be packed with the countless health benefits which are taken from various kinds of vegetables. These known advantage of chocolates come from what is called  flavonoids. They act as antioxidants to protect the human body from aging and free radicals or toxins which are liable for causing heart illnesses or disorders. The flavonoids are also accountable for the making of nitric oxide along with putting some hormones throughout body to add a state of equilibrium. Did you even know that dark chocolate is stuffed with a huge number of antioxidants which is almost 8 times those present in strawberries? Now try this chocolate covered recipe:

Chocolate Caramel Pecan Cheesecake Topped with Strawberries

Toppings: 15 fresh strawberries

Base: 2 cups Vanilla wafer crumbs, 6 tb Margarine, melted 

Body: 1 14-ounce bag of caramels, 1 can 5-ounce of evaporated milk, 1 cup Chopped of pecans, toasted, 2 pkts 8-ounce of cream cheese, soften, 1/2 cup of Sugar, 1 tsp of Vanilla, 2 pkts of Eggs, 1/2 cup of Semi-sweet chocolate pieces

Baking Procedures 

1. For your base, mix crumbs and margarine then press straight into the bottom of any 9-inch baking pan. Bake this mixture at 350 degree F, for about 10 minutes.
2. For the body, in a 1 1/2 quart clean and heavy saucepan, you could start melting the caramels with some milk. Do this over low heat, stirring often until mixture becomes smooth. Pour mixture over crust then drop all pecans.
3. Combine the pre-measured cream cheese with sugar plus vanilla. Mix all ingredients at a medium pace using your electric mixer until everything has been well blended.
4. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing them well after every addition.
5. Blend in the chocolate and pour on the pecans. Bake the mixture at 350 degrees F for up to 40 minutes.
6. Loosen the baked cake from the rim of your pan and cool it before removing from the rim of the pan.
7. Chill then garnish with whipped cream and fresh strawberries over the top. You may also add finely chopped up pecans, if you prefer.

Now, eating your heart out on this delectable chocolate covered recipe may not be complete without a freshly concocted chocolate drink you and your family will love! Try this chocolate drink recipe and enjoy the enjoyment of your loved ones’ faces!

Chocolate Banana Supreme Shake

1 cup of Diet chocolate soda; chilled, 1/2 med sized Banana; peeled, 1 pk of  Diet choc. shake mix, 1 tb of Smooth peanut butter; frozen 

1. For each of all 4 sections of your ice cube tray, you may pour 2 tablespoons of chocolate soda. Freeze the preparation until all cubes appear solid. Wrap the bananas in plastic freezer wrap and leave them in the freezer until they are solid.
2. In a blender, mix the remaining half cup of soda with the frozen bananas, the chocolate drink mix and some peanut butter. Process all ingredients at a high speed until the mixture becomes smooth.
3. Add the soda cubes one by one until the ice is dissolved. Wait for the mixture to be thick then serve immediately. This recipe makes one serving only.