Everything tastes better with chocolate. You can make your own chocolate dipping sauce that can be used with anything. If you like salty and sweet concoctions such as chocolate covered pretzels or peanuts, you will love chocolate covered potato chips or Ritz crackers. These are very popular party foods to serve that will get your guests talking. You can also use this chocolate for dipping more traditional sweets--caramels, candies, cookies and marshmallows.
Instructions
1. Spray the inside of the bowl with cooking spray.
2. Hold the spoon over the bowl and spray the end of it with the cooking spray (see warning, below.)Spraying both the bowl and spoon with cooking spray will make cleaning them much easier.
3. Pour the chocolate and vegetable shortening (or butter) into the bowl.
4. Microwave on high for 60 seconds.
5. Remove the bowl and stir. Place it back into the microwave and heat it on high for another three minutes.
6. Stand by the microwave and stop it every 30 seconds to stir the chocolate mixture and to turn the bowl.
7. Remove the bowl with the oven mitts at the end of 3 minutes and stir. Check to see that all of the chocolate has been completely melted and is smooth.
8. Use the chocolate immediately for dipping. It will harden as it cools.
9. Reheat the chocolate for 30 to 60 seconds and stir if it begins to harden too much before you are done dipping.
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