A little chocolate never hurt...right?

I love me some chocolate! So you can imagine how thrilled I was that Emily chose to host a 'chocolate-dipped' theme for the February Taste of Home. Those of us that attended ate plenty of chocolate-covered cinnamon bears, apricots and blackberries. We also enjoyed Melissa's remaining Christmas Costco truffles and I cheated and brought a self-serve chocolate-peanut butter dip with apple slices, pretzels, and vanilla animal crackers. Everything was so delicious, as you can imagine. I have a much stronger testimony now that fruit and chocolate are meant to be consumed together!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Dip

Recipe submitted by Paige G.
1 8-ounce brick cream cheese, softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 tsp cinnamon
3/4 cup chocolate syrup
6 Tbsp milk (3/8 cup equivalent)

In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese, peanut butter and cinnamon until smooth. Gradually add chocolate syrup and milk. Mix until well-blended. Serve with fruit, cookies, marshmallows, pretzels, etc.