Maren Benedict
Happy National Chocolate Covered Anything Day! Can you believe such a marvelous day actually exists?
Acoording to HolidayInsights.com, today is a “great day to indulge, binge, pig-out and otherwise consume to excess, your favorite food…chocolate. We believe the timing of this day, during the holiday season, couldn’t be better.” I couldn’t agree more!
Just think of all the sinful ways you can celebrate…Think of all the things that could be covered in chocolate!
In order to celebrate correctly, I decided to cover my favorite snacks in chocolate for a few last-minute teacher gifts.
Sin #1: Chocolate covered strawberries
Sin #2: Chocolate covered pretzels
Sin #3: Chocolate covered peanut butter sandwiches
Just slather some peanut butter between your Ritz crackers and cover. YUM!
Are you getting hungry yet?
I have some leftover chocolate - just ready to cover something, anything. I would love to hear your sinful suggestions, so please post them below.
Have a chocolate-filled day!
Maren Benedict,
Paper Crafts Go-to Gal
great ideas. My mom used to make chocolate covered strawberries! Those ritz cracker ones look good
I like to make homemade candy cane cocoa.
You have managed to cover (pun intended!) my two favs and given me a new suggestion – the crackers and peanut butter! I have also seen choc covered oreos- but have not tried it -if you give it a go, let me know!
These are just as cute as they could be!!! I LOVE your packaging!
wonderful, tasty ideas, thanks!
Chocolate covered graham crackers and chocolate covered potato chips are a huge fav!
Well to me ANYTHING covered in Chocolate could do no harm!
Those packaging are so fun.. I LOVE the strawberries covered in chocolate that is one of my fav. to make w/my kids althought when they dip the berries they end up covered completely! lol Hey but thats all right by me!
This look so good! we were just talking about the chocolate cover ritz w/peanut butter at work yesterday.
Here is an extremely quick chocolatey recipe. Fake Turtles!
You need:
1 bag mini pretzels (the curled kind)
1 bag ROLO brand chocolate candies
1 bag of whole pecans
Place a layer of pretzels on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Place 1 ROLO candy on top of each one and place in a 350* oven just until the ROLO candies start to melt, only a few minutes. Take them out of the oven and while the ROLO’s are still hot push a pecan into each one. Let cool and you have cheap, fast, easy turtle candies. And sooooo good!
YUM! YUM! Happy Ho-Ho-Holidays!
I came up with another quick recipe for Holiday S’MORES last year when I ran out of time for baking…
Kids love these and they are easy for kids to make as well…
You need:
1 bag mini marshmallows
1 box graham crackers
1 bag of chocolate chips or melts
break the graham crackers into their smallest rectangles and place on waxed paper. Now place two mini marshmallows on each one. Melt the chocolate on the stove or in the microwave and drizzle over the marshmallows. When the chocolate sets the marshmallows are “glued” to the crackers. Easy to package, make, and eat!
Yum! I used to make those PB sandwich cookies all the time
Yesterday I made peppermint bark for the neighbors, but anything with chocolate is a win in my book!
To make the Ritz PB snack easier, just buy the pre-made mini Ritz pb crackers–the work’s already done. Cover those in chocolate or white chocolate! They’re bite size! Actually, you can eat a few in one bite!
My Gram used to put a dab of melted white chocolate in the center of a pretzel ring and then add an M&M on top. They look (and taste) great for any holiday. Change the color of the M&M and your ready for the next holiday. So easy to make! And they look cute in a cellophane bag tied with a pretty ribbon!
Enjoy! (Think I’ll celebrate this wonderful holiday by making Peppermint Bark)
YUMMY. When should I expect them to arrive in the mail? ha ha ha
How about chocolate covered marshmallows!! Have fun with that chocolate!!
I like to cover marshmallows in chocolate and then roll them around in toasted coconut or walnuts, very yummy.
I agree the peanut butter crackers sound great! How about some chocolate covered cashews or peanuts! Thanks for sharing!
How about jumbo marshmallows?
~Shari R.
I actually make chocolate covered cherries. My husband says he like them better than store bought. That makes me feel really good.
Thought chocolate covered ritz crackers sound really yummy!
I love the sweet and salty combo of chocolate covered pretzles!
Yummmm…now I have to find some chocolate. lol That Ritz idea sounds delicious! My grandmother makes Snickerdoodles that are those crunchy Chinese noodles with marshmellow and chocolate and/or butterscotch.
How about putting mini marshmallows on a Graham cracker and pouring chocolate over it. Like a s’more!
I just finished making my 3rd batch of turtles. Your chocolate covered strawberries look like a yummy break from all the super sugary food!
I dip dried apricots into chocolate and while still warm, dip them again into finely chopped nuts. They look pretty with the little bit of orange color sticking out.
I also dip dried citrus rind into (dark) chocolate. Both are yummy.
Chocolate covered peanut butter balls, oh my!
Is there something out there that doesn’t taste good covered in chocolate? NAH! My favorite: chocolate covered popcorn (sprinkle a little salt on freshly popped popcorn and then mix it with melted chocolate, let it harden, or not!).
Here is one very similar to another one posted.
Small waffle pretzels (hard to find) can use the small regular pretzel
Top with candy kiss
Bake 3 to 4 minutes in 350 degree oven
Top with a red or green M and M
Yummy!
I loce everything convered in chocolate!! Dark Cocolate!! My Mom used to make all of her candy at Christmastime..Choc. covered cherries, pretsels, nuts, the little turtle things like mentioned before, just tons of stuff. Now that she’s gone I miss that. In spirit she’s with me, but I’m just not as good at it as she was.
How about chocolate covered BACON!! Trust me! The salty bacon mixed with chocolate!! Oh yeah!! For the details & pics just click the link to my blog and type in “bacon” in the search bar!
I know this sounds weird (cuz I thought so when I first heard it), but half dipped Ruffle potato chips! Seriously, sooooo yummy!
Woohoo! I celebrated and I didn’t even know it! I ate some chocolate covered pretzel sticks and they were delicious. I think chocolate covered craisins would be fabulous. I like chocolate covered raisins, why not craisins?
Chocolate is sooo perfect for its own holiday. I made some sweet chocolate-y treats. Peppermint bark hearts, (something I saw on Flickr by several people). Really cute. And chocolate truffles. Hello amazing. You can see them both here, http://fdwdaisy.blogspot.com/2009/12/busy-days.html.
happy chocolate feasting!
All looks super yummy Maren!! You did an awesome job
Love all these ideas.
I am thinking of trying the bacon & chips tomorrow! How can you go wrong with chocolate, right? 
Ha! Just as I was reading your blog I had a bowl of chocolate ice cream handed to me by hubby! What a terrific reason to celebrate a day!
I just think of chocolate fudge when I hear the word “chocolate” at Christmas time. Yummy, yummy!!
I love choco dipped apricots. yummmmo! especially those dipped in white chocolate! oh my goodness, so very decadent….
and who can resist a choco covered espresso bean?! not me!
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Just received my “Annual Cookie Tray” from my dear friend and this year she added Strawberry Licorice sticks, cut into 2″ pieces and dipped one end in white chocolate! ~Thanks for all the yummy and quick ideas!!!
licorice, bananas, shortbread, i am hungry! got to go!
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