{"id":77981,"date":"2018-03-02T19:29:58","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T08:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/?p=77981"},"modified":"2018-03-02T19:35:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T08:35:10","slug":"perfect-chocolate-cheese-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/perfect-chocolate-cheese-board\/","title":{"rendered":"The Perfect Chocolate Cheese Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9Qz0MsNbccM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nIf you love cheese you&#8217;ll be delighted when your host brings out a board covered in amazing cheeses and crackers.  But if you are a sweet-tooth then the chances are that your heart just sunk with disappointment.  To solve that conundrum I&#8217;ve created a chocolate board filled with candy and fruit and nuts topped with the normal array of cheeses and fruit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To make this chocolate cheese board you will need:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Crackers choose a couple of varieties.  Put a few on the platter and keep the rest at hand to restock as needed.<br \/>\nCheese, try to choose a variety camembert, cheddar, gouda and a fruity or exotic cheese.  Look for a variety of shapes, some in wedges, others round and still others rectangle chunks.  This makes the board look more aesthetically pleasing.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chocolate-cheese-baord-ann-reardon-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate cheese platter\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-77986\" data-wp-pid=\"77986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chocolate-cheese-baord-ann-reardon-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chocolate-cheese-baord-ann-reardon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chocolate-cheese-baord-ann-reardon-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chocolate-cheese-baord-ann-reardon-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><br \/>\nFresh Fruit, I used grapes, figs and blueberries<br \/>\nQuality chocolate.  You will need to use real chocolate that contains cocoa butter, not vegetable fat.  Real chocolate melts in your mouth releasing all the wonderful chocolatey flavor.<br \/>\nFilling: I used nuts, freeze dried strawberries, ginger, dried fruit and a variety of candy.  Take a wander down the isle of the grocery store and pick up whatever your budget will allow based on what you think your guests will enjoy.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chocolate-cheese-platter-550x367.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate cheese platter\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-77988\" data-wp-pid=\"77988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chocolate-cheese-platter-550x367.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chocolate-cheese-platter-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chocolate-cheese-platter-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chocolate-cheese-platter-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><br \/>\nFollow the instructions on the video to make the board look like wood and then arrange the cheeses on top.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chocolate-cheese-board-ann-reardon-550x301.jpg\" alt=\"chocolate cheese platter\" width=\"550\" height=\"301\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-77987\" data-wp-pid=\"77987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chocolate-cheese-board-ann-reardon-550x301.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chocolate-cheese-board-ann-reardon-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chocolate-cheese-board-ann-reardon-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chocolate-cheese-board-ann-reardon-400x219.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n \n<h4 align=center>My Cookbook<\/h4>\n<p align=center>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/cook-crazy-sweet-creations-cookbook-ann-reardon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hardcover-book-mockup-of-a-woman-reading-3409-el1.png\" alt=\"ann reardon crazy sweet creations cookbook\" title=\"Crazy Sweet Creations Cookbook\" style=\"opacity: 0.8; -moz-opacity: 0.8;\" class=\"fade\" \/><\/a>\n<\/br>\nStores that sell my book listed by country:  \n<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ARcookbook\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/ARcookbook<\/a>\n<\/br>\nAll recipe quantities in the book are in grams, ounces and cups.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/perfect-chocolate-cheese-board\/\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chocolate-cheeseboard-diy-how-to-cook-that-150x150.jpg?wsr\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chocolate-cheeseboard-diy-how-to-cook-that-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chocolate-cheeseboard-diy-how-to-cook-that-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chocolate-cheeseboard-diy-how-to-cook-that-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/chocolate-cheeseboard-diy-how-to-cook-that-1200x1200-cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-wp-pid=\"77989\" \/><\/a><p>If you love cheese you&#8217;ll be delighted when your host brings out a board covered in amazing cheeses and crackers. But if you are a sweet-tooth then the chances are that your heart just sunk with disappointment. To solve that conundrum I&#8217;ve created a chocolate board filled with candy and fruit and nuts topped with the normal array of cheeses and fruit. To make this chocolate cheese board you will need: Crackers choose a couple<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":77989,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142,912],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77981"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77981"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78055,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77981\/revisions\/78055"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}