The idea for this post came to me a few weeks ago when the most fun basket of goodness showed up at my door. My parents had ordered a basket of all different chocolate-dipped things from a local store as sort of a New Year’s and also a “here, you might need this with the new baby” gift for us. We had a ton of fun trying all the interesting treats and I thought I’d share some of the ideas and inspiration they gave me.
With Valentine’s day coming up, it gives us all a great excuse to eat a little more chocolate than usual, although I honestly don’t think you need much of an excuse. Anytime is a great time for chocolate.
Did you know that studies have shown that if everyone consumed 33% more chocolate, that world peace would be here within 92.5 days? It’s true!*
*statement is probably not true. But likely.
Anyway, chocolate is good.
With all the ideas listed below, you can either melt your chocolate in the microwave, or over a double-boiler. Then you can dip your treats into the chocolate, or you can use one of these things to drizzle it right onto whatever treats you’re making:
And now, some ideas for interesting chocolate-dipped treats!
In no particular order….
1)Strawberries
2)Bananas
3)Apples
4)Orange Slices
5)Candied Orange Peel
6)Banana slices covered in Peanut Butter
7)Grapes
8)Blueberries
9)Blackberries
10)Raspberries
11)Dried Cranberries
12)Dried Apricots
13)Dried Mango
14)Dried Papaya
15)Pineapple
16)Peanuts
17)Walnuts
18)Cashews
19)Marshmallows
20)Peeps
21)Candy Canes
22)Rice Crispie Treats
23)Graham Crackers
24)Oreos
25)Ginger Snaps
26)Ritz Crackers
27)Caramels
28)Toffee Pieces
29)Twizzlers
30)Gummy Bears
31)Fortune Cookies
32)Pecans
33)Fruit flavored popsicles
34)Fudgesicles
35)Pretzels
36)Macaroons
37)Bacon
38)Squares of Cheesecake
39)Meringues
40)Dry Breadsticks
41)Sugar Cookies
42)Cherries
43)Churros
44)Peanut Butter Cookies
45)Chocolate Chip Cookies
46)Pear Slices
47)Tangerines
48)Mint Leaves
49)Potato Chips
50)Doritos
51)Bugles
52)Kiwis
53)Clementines
54)French Bread
55)Angel Food Cake
56)Melba Toast
57)Special K Cracker Chips
58)Mini Rice Cakes
59)Raisins
60)Bagel Chips
61)Sesame Crisps
62)Candied Ginger
63)Edamame
64)Jalapeno Pringles
65)Chunky Granola Cereal
66)Oatmeal Cookies
67)Animal Crackers
68)Blobs of Frozen Pudding
69)Popcorn
70)Salt and Vinegar Chips
71)Candied Chili Peppers
72)Chili Mango
73)Dried Crickets (eek! Only if you’re REALLY adventurous ie. not me)
74)Dried Grasshoppers (See above)
75)Triscuit Crackers
76)Lady Fingers
77)Mini Waffles
78)Hazelnuts
79)Almonds
80)Small pieces of carpet underlay (Kidding! Just checking if you’re still reading.)
81)Saltines
82)Candied Lemon Peel
83)Candied Grapefruit Peel
84)Vanilla Wafers
85)Mini Cupcakes
86)Pickles
87)Mini Cream Puffs
88)Peanut Brittle
89)Biscotti
90)Granola Bars
91)Melon
92)Fresh Coconut
93)Banana Bread Chunks
94)Mini Cinnamon Rolls
95)Zucchini Bread
96)Carrot Cake Chunks
97)Donut Holes
98)Eggless Cookie Dough Balls
99)Cubes of Cream Cheese
100)Brownie Bites
101)Frozen Twinkies
Whew! That’s a lot of chocolate! Did you see anything you thought you might need to try? Anything I missed that I absolutely have to make?
I’m definitely inspired to eat a little more chocolate now. Happy dipping!
Courtenay Hartford is the author of creeklinehouse.com, a blog based on her adventures renovating a 120-year-old farmhouse in rural Ontario, Canada. On her blog, Courtenay shares interior design tips based on her own farmhouse and her work as founder and stylist of the interior photography firm Art & Spaces. She also writes about her farmhouse garden, plant-based recipes, family travel, and homekeeping best practices. Courtenay is the author of the book The Cleaning Ninja and has been featured in numerous magazines including Country Sampler Farmhouse Style, Better Homes and Gardens, Parents Magazine, Real Simple, and Our Homes.