AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate Stuffed Apple Roses with Chocolate Strawberry Sauce

Mars Chocolate North America has partnered with sites such as Fort Ticonderoga, Colonial Williamsburg, Mount Vernon, The National Archives, Monticello, and The Smithsonian to not only sell AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate, fashioned off ingredient lists from the 1750’s, but also to educate consumers on the history of the Americas through the unique lens of chocolate. 

Some of the aforementioned venues including Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Fort Ticonderoga, National Archives, Old North Church and Genesee Country Village Museum will offer free samples, chats with AHC’s Chocolate Historian and 18^th century-inspired chocolate-making demonstrations. AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate has also collaborated with its site partners for a fantastic free E-zine filled with delicious summer recipes and fun facts to share with family and friends while summer entertaining.  A sampling of recipes can be found below:

AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate Stuffed Apple Roses with Chocolate Strawberry Sauce

This special treat comes to us from Florence L. Allen, chef de cuisine at Shield’s Tavern in historic Colonial Williamsburg. 

Serve warm to maximize the sweet apple chocolatey goodness.

Servings: 10-12

Prep Time: 45 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

INGREDIENTS

For the pastry:

• 1 pack pie dough (frozen or homemade)
• 3 teaspoons AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate Drink Mix
• 2 Red Delicious apples, sliced
• 1 cup water, or more as needed 
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon nuts (your choice), roasted and crushed
• 10 tablespoons caramel sauce in a squeeze bottle (or preserves of your choice)
• For garnish: Cinnamon sugar (McCormick® brand)

For the sauce:

• ¾ cup powdered sugar
• 2 cup strawberries, diced
• 2 Tablespoons of AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate Block, shaved

PREPARATION

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees, convection setting, low fan.
2. Prepare the pastry: Roll out the dough onto a lightly floured surface 1/8 inch thick. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate Drink Mix, or more if desired. Flip the dough and repeat.
3. Combine water and lemon juice in a microwave-safe bowl. Core two large red apples, then slice into very thin strips with a knife, or use a mandolin for consistency. Place the slices immediately in the bowl.
4. Place plastic wrap over bowl and microwave for about 1 minute, but no more than 1½ minutes, until the apples are soft but not mushy. Uncover and drain water.
5. Roll the dough 1/8 inch thick. Slice the dough into strips 2 inches wide x 8 inches long to make 10-12 strips that are 8 inches wide. (This will help cook the pastry evenly.) Square the edges.
6. Squeeze a line of caramel sauce (or substitute preserves of your choice) across the middle of the dough, then sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, crushed nuts and AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate Drink Mix. Top with a row of apple slices. The caramel sauce holds the apple in place and give it flavor.
7. Gently fold the pastry over the apple slices, pinch the ends together and roll the apples into a rose-like shape. Use two hands — you'll get the hang of it!
8. Grease muffin tin with a non-stick cooking spray or vegetable oil and place the pastry roses in tin. Bake for 25-35 minutes. Check the center of the roses with a toothpick to insure doneness. Cool in muffin tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a cookie rack to cool completely, or serve warm. (They're terrific warm!)
9. For the sauce: Wash the strawberries, slice off the tops and dice, then place in a sauce pan over medium heat. 
10. Add powdered sugar and cook with the strawberries until the powder sugar has dissolved, stirring occasionally. Watch closely, it will burn fast.
11. Remove from heat and stir in 2 tablespoons of shaved AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate Block.
12. Before serving, pour strawberry sauce in your desired serving dish. Place the pastries on top of the strawberry sauce and drizzle the roses with caramel sauce. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.

AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate is an authentic historic chocolate made from ingredients available in the 18th Century. The recipe repre­sents a true taste of chocolate the way our ancestors would have enjoyed it. Made with all-natural ingredients and no preservatives, AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate comes in four unique formats: chocolate sticks, chocolate bites, chocolate baking/grating blocks, and finely grated chocolate drink mix. The perfect souvenir from your upcoming summer travels, AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate is sold exclusively at over 200 fine gift shops at historic sites, museums and historic inns across the USA and Canada. It is also available online. Learn more about AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate at http://www.americanheritagechocolate.com/, on www.Facebook.com/AmericanHeritageChocolate, on Twitter @Choc_history and on Pinterest @chochistory or NOW on Instagram at @AmericanHeritageChocolate.

These along with other fantastic historical recipes and fun chocolate history facts will be available on July 2 when AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate launches an E-Zine available to anyone who registers to receive a copy at www.americanheritagechocolate.com.