HOW TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL CHOCOLATE COVERED ANYTHING DAY
There are few things more satisfying than an inviting bowl of melted chocolate — ready to enrobe sweet and savory treats in rich, luscious chocolate-y deliciousness. When it comes to chocolate covered everything, we can’t resist double dipping.
Anything smothered, covered, and drenched in milk, dark, white, or ruby chocolate melts our hearts. No matter your favorite kind of chocolate, there are so many things you can dip in chocolate!
National Chocolate Covered Anything Day is December 16. Here’s everything you need to know to celebrate chocolate covered everything.
History of National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
Chocolate may come from Mexico, but it was America that created dozens of annual holidays to celebrate all things related to the roasted cocoa bean. Chocolate lovers created the food holiday to promote chocolate’s versatility and highlight how it pairs perfectly with just about anything.
How to Celebrate National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
There are many ways to celebrate National Chocolate Covered Anything Day. Of course you can spend it dipping snacks and treats into chocolate and eating them. Many chocolatiers sell DIY chocolate dipping kits or you can buy already dipped delights too.
The holiday is also the perfect time to indulge in fondue, a Swiss tradition of dipping skewered savory and sweet treats into melted chocolate, or invite loved ones over to gather around a chocolate fountain, a multi-tiered device that heats chocolate and allows it to cascade into a basin for easy dipping.
Mark your calendar. There are many annual holidays to celebrate everything chocolate covered, including:
- January 3: National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day
- January 10: Bittersweet Chocolate Day
- February 5: National Chocolate Fondue Day
- February 25: National Chocolate Covered Nuts Day
- March 19: National Chocolate Caramel Day
- March 24: National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day
- April 21: National Chocolate Covered Cashews Truffle Day
- July 7: World Chocolate Day
- September 13: International Chocolate Day
- September 22: National White Chocolate Day
- October 14: National Chocolate Covered Insects Day
- October 28: National Chocolate Day
You can also take your favorite ice cream and drench it in sweet toppings like chocolate syrup and hot fudge to celebrate this sweet day.
The Chocolate Covered Co.’s Chocolate Dipped OREO Cookies
As the name of Steve Asbaty’s confectionery suggests, The Chocolate Covered Co. is in the business of dipping, enrobing, and drizzling almost everything in rich Belgian chocolate.
Oreo cookies are one of our favorite things to dunk in chocolate. The Chocolate Covered Co.’s Holiday Belgian Chocolate Dipped OREO Cookies include 1 dozen of the iconic sandwich cookies covered in Belgian milk, dark, and white chocolate and all decked out in holiday cheer.
The Chocolate Covered Co.’s Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Founded in 2009 in Totowa, New Jersey, The Chocolate Covered Co. is a chocoholic’s dream. Pretty much anything your heart desires is dipped in chocolate at this chocolate spot.
Nothing quite beats the combination of ripe, juicy strawberries dipped in smooth and creamy chocolate. The Chocolate Covered Co.’s Holiday Chocolate Covered Strawberries includes 1 dozen chocolate covered strawberries. Each strawberry is dipped in milk, dark, or white chocolate and then drizzled with red and green chocolate and festive sprinkles.
Savannah’s Candy Kitchen’s Colossal Caramel Apples
Founded by Stan Strickland more than 30 years ago, Savannah’s Candy Kitchen has been baking cakes and whipping up candy in Savannah, Georgia.
We bet you’ve never seen caramel apples this big. Each Colossal Caramel Apple is about the size of a softball. Four crisp, juicy, and tart Granny Smith apples are hand dipped in house-made creamy Southern caramel, rolled in chopped Georgia Pecans, and then dipped in smooth milk chocolate.
Go on and double dip! America’s best chocolatiers, confectioners, and food makers are shipping melt-in-your-mouth chocolate and chocolate covered everything nationwide on Goldbelly!