Hanukkah Gelt

What You Need:

• 24 whole dried apricots
• 16 oz dark chocolate (sweetened)
• Parchment paper
• 24 aluminum foil candy wrappers

What You Do:

1. Melt the chocolate over low heat, stirring constantly to make sure it never boils. If you like, you can use a double boiler, but this is not necessary.
2. Remove your chocolate from the heat when the chocolate is completely melted - smooth and glossy, without any lumps.
3. Dip each apricot into the chocolate so that half of the fruit is fully coated. Carefully place each apricot on a piece of parchment paper.
4. Once each apricot is dipped, refrigerate them until they are firm, for about a half an hour.
5. To give them away as chocolate gelt, wrap each piece in a small, square piece of aluminum foil, so that they look like coins.
6. The gelt can be stored in the refrigerator for up to three days or eaten right away.

Your children can give small gift bags of the apricot chocolate gelt to other children as a Hanukkah gift, or it can be used to barter in the game of dreidel. Enjoy!