December 16#: National Chocolate Covered Anything Day

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2 years ago Robin

Chocolate lovers rejoice on this day, as December 16th offers the chocolate day you’ve been waiting for.
Today you can dip and drizzle your favorite foods in every kind of chocolate imaginable!
Indulge in a chocolate fountain or fondue to dunk any treats you fancy or drizzle your favorite Christmas desserts in delicious sauce and chocolate syrup!
Chocolate is loved by both children and adults alike.
But how much can it go on?
What edible creations can molten chocolate create?
And, above all, who doesn’t love chocolate?
Although we can all eat chocolate on its own, it is fun to combine chocolate with other things as well!
A lot of people love strawberries dipped into chocolate, that is a real classic.
But fruit isn’t the only food meant for dipping in chocolate. Oh no. Other foods cry out for chocolate, too, including peanuts, cashews, or walnuts. Also Pretzels undergo a delicious transformation when dipped in chocolate, and they even have a national day of their own. Gummy candies taste delicious with chocolate, too, and If you love coffee, how can you pass up chocolate-covered coffee beans?
There are plenty of weird and wonderful ideas you can try as well, such as dipping French fries into melted chocolate.
Hey, don’t judge it until you have tried it!
And If you have ever wondered what something would taste like in chocolate, today is the perfect opportunity for you to find out.

We all know and love chocolate, but when was it created?
Its history begins in Mesoamerica, while fermented beverages made from chocolate date back to 1900 BC. The Aztecs believed that cacao seeds were the gift of Quetzalcoatl, the god of wisdom, and the seeds once had so much value that they were used as a form of currency.
After chocolate’s arrival in Europe from oversea expeditions in the sixteenth century, sugar was added to it and it became popular throughout all of Europe, first among the ruling classes of the European societies, and then among the common people.
To celebrate the day where we coat everything we can in chocolate, we go out and find a cheap mini chocolate fountain, and then we buy whatever we like to go with our chocolate, enjoying it any time we want!
We can also celebrate by buying chocolate syrup, heating it up in a bowl and have a bowl of ice cream with a hot chocolate syrup topping.
But there are really lots of great chocolate desserts you can make on this day as well!
From cakes to dark chocolate fondant, we take a look at the best desserts for chocolate lovers.
And how about some Chilli Spiced Chocolate Cake? Chilli and chocolate are two ingredients you wouldn’t expect to work well together but they make a delicious pairing, and It’s not simply a case of making chocolate spicy, as both ingredients have different flavours and so it’s all about pairing them in a complementary manner. Take this delicious dessert and give it a contemporary edge by adding chilli!
All in all, if you are a lover of chocolate sweets, chocolate-covered treats make great gifts during the holiday season, too.