I came to chocolate love later in life, sometime around my mid-30’s. I just didn’t get it. Never really craved it. That’s all changed. I still don’t go running for the mountains when I have a craving, it’s not that serious. I do think a bite of rich dark chocolate is a religious experience.
I haven’t given you many dessert recipes, something my mom may excommunicate me for given that’s her bread and butter. So here I bring you 1 of 2 chocolatey things I tried. I assure you. You will enjoy it.
This can be made ahead and frozen until time for its debut. You want to bake the pastry while it is still cold, so freezer time will add to it’s beauty.
Go forth and chocolate!
Puffy Chocolate Purses
1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
about 1 cp semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 egg, beaten
Unfold the pastry and cut it into 4 squares. Separate each square so the edges aren’t touching and brush the edges with beaten egg. Don’t use too much, just enough to moisten the edges.
Drop about 1/4 cp of chips in the center of each square.
Grab one corner at a time and pull up towards the center, pressing each corner to the next. Make sure you crimp along the sides to seal any openings.
Once you have crimped together all sides you’ll end up with a little excess dough at the top. I gave it a little twist and pushed back down onto the puff.
Place the finished puffs on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or lightly greased. Put them in the freezer until you’re ready to serve them.
Just before serving, preheat oven to 400. Brush the tops and sides of the pastry with egg and bake them for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. They’ll be puffy and beautiful and just dying with anticipation.
I served them with an awesome Strawberry Coulis. Yeah, baby.
Cookingly yours,
Anamaris
Chef It Yourself 
Those are so easy but look so yummy. Must try.
Amazing that you can be so reasonable about chocolate. XD. For a treat I eat a tablesoon of chocolate chips. Imagine baking them in one of your puff pastries. ooh that would be so like a chocolate croissant which I never buy because they are so big and so many calories. I could even just use a quarter of a puff pastry and bake it in my lil toaster oven. Then I could put some lilikoi, ( passionfruit, it grows in my yard), on them.
ok, now I’m mad. You get to grow PASSION FRUIT?!!! sheeesh! it must be really tough living in paradise.
Speaking of, I was selected to do a special meal through foodbuzz.com, I’m highlighting regional eats. Do you have suggestions for a Hawaiian dish? I found recipes for kalua pig and laulau chicken, and I’m very intrigued by both. Does the laulau always have fish? Is that necessary?