Wow your dinner guests with these dressed-up grape treats! Paired best with a dry sauvignon blanc.

Ingredients

Chocolate Toffee Grapes:

25 green or red seedless California grapes
1/2 cup finely chopped toffee bits
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips or chopped semisweet chocolate
1 teaspoon vegetable oil

White Chocolate Almond Grapes:

25 red or green seedless California grapes
1/2 cup finely chopped salted almonds
1/2 cup white chocolate chips or chopped white chocolate
1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Caramel Peanut Grapes:

25 green seedless California grapes
1/2 cup finely chopped salted peanuts
1/2 cup caramel bits or 10 unwrapped caramels
1 tablespoon heavy cream

Directions

Chocolate Toffee Grapes:

Put toothpicks into grapes, set aside. Line baking sheet with wax paper or parchment. Place toffee bits in small bowl and set aside.

In small double boiler, melt chocolate and oil together over medium-low heat, stirring until melted, about 5 minutes (or in microwave on high power 30 seconds, stirring once). Dip grapes in chocolate and then in toffee. Place on baking sheet lined with wax paper or parchment. Repeat until all grapes are used. Chill until set.

White Chocolate Almond Grapes:

Put toothpicks into grapes, set aside. Line baking sheet with wax paper or parchment. Place almonds in small bowl and set aside.

In small double boiler, melt chocolate and oil together over medium-low heat, stirring until melted, about 5 minutes (or in microwave on high power 30 seconds, stirring once). Dip grapes in chocolate and then in almonds. Place on baking sheet lined with wax paper or parchment. Repeat until all grapes are used. Chill until set.

Caramel Peanut Grapes:

Put toothpicks into grapes, set aside. Line baking sheet with parchment. Place peanuts in small bowl and set aside.

In small saucepan, melt caramel and cream together over medium-low heat, stirring until melted, about 5 minutes. Keep warm. Dip grapes in caramel and then in nuts. Place on baking sheet lined with wax paper or parchment. Repeat until all grapes are used. Chill until set.

Notes:

Caramel Peanut Grapes: You can also melt the caramel in the microwave. Put the caramels in a microwaveable bowl or glass measure and zap on high 30 seconds. Stir until smooth and zap an additional 20 seconds if necessary.

Servings

25

Nutritional Information

Chocolate Toffee Grapes:
Nutritional analysis per dipped grape: Calories 47; Protein .5 g; Carbohydrate 6 g; Fat 3 g; 48% Calories from Fat; Cholesterol 2 mg; Sodium 20 mg; Potassium 22 mg; Fiber .24 g.

White Chocolate Almond Grapes:
Nutritional analysis per dipped grape: Calories 48; Protein 1 g; Carbohydrate 4 g;
Fat 3.5 g; 61% Calories from Fat; Cholesterol .71 mg; Sodium 17 mg; Potassium 49 mg; Fiber .5 g.

Caramel Peanut Grapes:
Nutritional analysis per dipped grape: Calories 38; Protein 1 g; Carbohydrate 4.5 g; Fat 2 g; 46% Calories from Fat; Cholesterol 1 mg; Sodium 19 mg; Potassium 8 mg; Fiber .3 g.

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