Chocolate Chili Mini-bites
Ever since I packed up my house and transferred the most important items to Gwynie's place, there's been a huge stack of chocolate waiting to be used. Ok it was waiting to be used before that but since I hadn't consolidated all the chocolate, I didn't know how much of it I really had... which is a lot! Today I decided to make a version of Clothilde's Chocolate Chili Mini-bites to use up some of that chocolate. Normally I use chipotle chilies in Adobo sauce, where the garlicky smoky flavor adds a subtle hint to the chocolate that leaves people reaching for another to try and identify the elusive taste. I'm all out of chipotle chilies, so I used a couple of tablespoons of the scotch bonnet apricot chutney I made a while back and boy does it have a kick to it. I think in the next version I'll do half chipotle pepper powder and and half scotch bonnet pepper chutney.
I liked the flavor the fruit added, but I don't want it to be too fruit forward, it's more about the chocolate and the smokey heat.
I won't reproduce the recipe since Clothilde has a pretty comprehensive version. However, I did halve the amounts coz I don't need 72 mini-bites! I use a paper piping cone to get the mixture into the cupcake liners. I also shortened the baking time by 1 1/2 minutes because I like them to be more wetly chocolate and they just keep cooking after I whip em out of the oven. For fun you can glaze them with a pepper jelly, but they're easier to handle plain.
Enjoy!
