Choco-mallow

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 2/3 cups dark chocolate, chopped or 2 2/3 cups chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup heavy cream or 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon espresso powder
• 13 marshmallows, halved around the circumference
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped, toasted if desired

Recipe

• 1 line an 8" x 8" square or 9" round pan with parchment, and grease the parchment. if you don't have parchment, use waxed paper or plastic wrap.
• 2 combine the chocolate, cream, espresso powder, corn syrup, and vanilla in a microwave-safe bowl.
• 3 heat the mixture in the microwave (or in a saucepan set over low heat on the stove) until the cream is hot and the chocolate has softened.
• 4 remove from the heat, and stir until the chocolate has melted and everything is smooth.
• 5 spread about 3/4 cup of the melted chocolate in the bottom of the pan.
• 6 space the marshmallow halves atop the chocolate. distribute the walnuts evenly in the spaces between the marshmallows.
• 7 spread the remaining chocolate atop the marshmallows and walnuts, spreading to the edge of the pan so that everything is covered.
• 8 refrigerate for an hour or so, to set the chocolate. remove from the refrigerator, and loosen the candy from the edges of the pan.
• 9 bring to room temperature, and leave in the pan, covered with plastic, till you're ready to cut into squares.