Merry Christmas to all my 'Chef-Explorer out there. Here is recipe as presented at local EVENTS and on RADIO SHOW and in book TASTE OF THE WORLD.

CHOCOLATE SNOWBALLS

 Ingredients


500g chocolate =*A Good Cooking Chocolate
300ml cream
Dessicated Coconut
Icing sugar
Ground Almonds
A liquor to flavour (optional for adults!)

CHOCOLATE GANACH

1.     Melt chocolate GENTLY in a stainless steel bowl over a pan of simmering water
2.     Bring cream to the boil in a separate saucepan.
3.     Remove from the heat and whisk in chocolate.
4.     Pour into a deep tray and place in fridge to set.
5.     Mould into balls for about the size of a small snowball.
6.     Mix the coconut and icing sugar (and optional  almonds) in a tray
7.      Roll balls in the ‘snow’ mix and keep in the fridge until ready to eat.
8.     Consume on Christmas Day!

·        A 70% Cocoa content chocolate is best like Belgium or Swiss

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