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Recipes courtesy of www.chocolatecoveredfebruary.com Ingredients: • 3 ounces granulated sugar • 2 teaspoons butter • 2 cups fresh blackberries • 4 ounces orange juice • 2 tablespoons Hershey’s Dark Chocolate, chopped Directions: In small heavy saucepot, over medium heat, melt sugar. Once sugar is melted, carefully add butter and melt one minute. Add blackberries, mix well and cook for 2 minutes. Add orange juice. Mix well. Cover and reduce heat to low. Stir occasionally and cook for 30 minutes or to desired thickness. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Once jam is cool, add Hershey’s Chocolate and mix thoroughly. Store in air tight container. Ingredients: • 1/4 cup vegetable oil • 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1 cup sugar • 1 teaspoon baking soda • 2 eggs, beaten well • 1 1/4 cups mashed banana • 3/8 cup Hershey’s semi-sweet chocolate chip • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped Directions: Preheat oven 350 degrees. Grease and flour loaf pan. Mix flour, salt, sugar and baking soda in large bowl. Mix in oil, eggs and bananas. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts. Mix all ingredients together and pour into loaf pan. Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes. Check for doneness with a toothpick. (Insert toothpick into center of loaf; if toothpick comes out clean, loaf is done.) Let cool for 15 minutes in pan, then turn out on a rack to cool completely. Do you have a recipe that you would like to share with us? Email us at [email protected] AZintheSaddle.com February 2015 47