chocolate strawberry brittle

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Originally uploaded by kattebelletje.

This dessert looks pretty impressive, doesn't it? Well the truth is it was a downright failure. At a potluck party I tasted something really nice: a brittle made with caramel and some granola-like grains (a very thin layer), then dipped in chocolate, with halved strawberries on top. It looked great and tasted great, too, crunchy and cocolaty and sweet from the strawberries. When I wanted a second piece they were all gone! I tried to make it at home, but you know what they say: don't try this at home LOL - So I used some granola, decided to toast them, then add sugar. But the whole caramel turned out a little bit too thick and it set very quickly. So I waited for it to cool and poured melted chocolate on top. And some sliced strawberries as the picture shows. However.. it turned out too thick and hence too hard for any teeth to bite into. So.. in the end I scraped off the chocolate and strawberries and had those. And the carambel brittle I put into the food processor and with the most horrible sound processed it into sugar again. With a lovely caramel and chocolate taste. Very nice to put over a bowl of yoghurt....