Berry Chocolaty Fun Recipe

Yields: 18 Servings

Chocolate Cream:
5-2/3 cups heavy cream

4-1/2 cups Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

2 cups + 2 tablespoons blackberry preserves, divided

13.5 ounces cream cheese, room temperature

Topping:
3/4 cup heavy cream

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon blackberry juice

Garnish:
1/4 cup Ghirardelli 60% Cocoa Chips

Small leaves from a citrus tree (or any small tree leaves)

18 fresh blackberries

Directions:
1. Heat heavy cream in pan till it starts to simmer. Add Ghirardelli semi-sweet chocolate chips and stir until well mixed, then add 1 cup of blackberry preserves. Whip cream cheese until smooth. Add chocolate ganache to cream cheese and mix for about 6 minutes, until it is light in color. Scoop about 1/3 of chocolate cream into 18 9-ounce cups. Refrigerate for about 10 minutes. Using the remaining blackberry preserves spread 1 tablespoon of the blackberry preserves on top of the chocolate cream. Scoop 3 more tablespoons of chocolate cream on top on the preserves and refrigerate again.

2. Melt Ghirardelli 60% cocoa chocolate chips using a double boiler. Once chocolate is melted paint the back of small clean citrus leaves (or any small tree leaves). Refrigerate chocolate side up for approximately 5 minutes. Peel chocolate off leaves, save chocolate for garnish.

3. Whip heavy cream and sugar till almost soft peaks. Slowly whip in blackberry juice and then whip to stiff peaks. Pipe on to chocolate cream cups. Place a blackberry on top and finish with two chocolate leaves.