INGREDIENTS
1 cup chocolate chips or buttons
2 tbsp. Butter
2 cup rice, wheat or other cereal
1/2 cup jelly beans to decorate
1 cup coconut powder tinted with any food colouring
Method:
- Keep basket mould with foil paper well pressed. Keep aside.
- Place a large pan or double boiler with water to boil
- Place a small pan or upper section over simmering water
- Add chocolate chips and butter, melt while stirring very gently.
- When smooth and even in texture, add cereal
- Mix well, take off fire, cool a little
- Pour the mixture into a prepared basket, into shape with back of a teaspoon.
- Sprinkle coconut around bottom of basket
- Allow to cool and harden
- Refrigerate if necessary till hard.
- Carefully pry out of mould, peel off foil, place on a plate
- Decorate the sides with jelly beans and choclate chips if desired
- Fill as desired.
Making time: 30 minutes
Makes: 1 basket
Shelflife: 4-5 days
Note: Use a thin flat blade of a knife to pry out shapes from moulds more easily. Or warm a cloth over a warm skillet, press on outer side of mould for just a few seconds, then pry out easily. Do not keep too hot for fear of burning the cloth, and too long for fear of melting the shape.
