Chocolate of Choice: Valhrona Milk Choco-Hazelnut Tart

Chocoholic Kriska Joaquin shares her favorite chocolate... of the week.

Name Kriska Joaquin

Hometown/Location Manila, Philippines

Occupation Med Student, Dancer

Her Chocolate of Choice Valhrona Milk Choco-Hazelnut Tart from Sonja's Cupcakes

Well this was my one of my birthday treats, and its my favorite chocolate of the week. I am married to chocolate, but to several of them. This one in particular, is a favorite because it suits my everyday mood swings- it is sweet, a little bitter, nutty and caramelized (just like your average girl). If you need to know what's in it (if the name isn't a giveaway enough) - Milk chocolate-hazelnut cream in a chocolate sweet tart crust topped with dark chocolate glaze and caramelized hazelnut.

- Kriska, 23, Manila

No-Bake Mondays: Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate Shots

Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate Shots: get wasted on chocolate

Christmas is the only time of year I drink hot chocolate and this year I jazzed it up a bit. 

Cocoa obsession aside, hot chocolate has always been one of the more boring chocolate things to me (unless it's  ciocolatta calda from Italy in which case, I concede). See I'm not a big milk drinker and I like chocolate I can chew. This peanut butter hot chocolate shot is ridiculously rich, thick, and lovably lumpy. You'll get your chocolate fix in one sweet gulp--with a chewy surprise or two.

No-Bake Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate Shots

In minutes 15 

Makes 5 shots

Ingredients

1 cup milk

2 pieces Ghirardelli baking squares, unsweetened
1 tbsp creamy peanut butter

1/4 cup condensed milk 

marshmallows

Procedure

1. Heat milk in a pot. Melt baking squares and stir in. 

2, Add peanut butter and stir until melted (I like mine lumpy so I didn't melt it all the way). Add condensed milk and mix well.  

3. Top with marshmallows. I threw in an m&m (just cause) and shredded asiago cheese in there but that's just me! 

1, 2, 3, bottoms up.

- Kris Alcantara