Good morning it might be time to go grocery shopping because March 19 National Chocolate Caramel Day #ChocolateCaramelDay. While shopping I need to pick up a Candy bar or two or three to celebrate National Caramel Day. I think I will get a Snickers for Charlie and I and a Milky Way for Davd. Would you like to candy bar to celebrate today with us? If so what kind of candy would you want and why.
National Chocolate Caramel Day falls on March 19 and this is a fun way to enjoy a sugary treats. Giving us the opportunity to share Cookies to Brownies, Ice Creams, and even Milkshakes, featuring the irresistible combination of Chocolate and Caramel which never fails to impress those with a sweet tooth. Chocolate has been around since ancient times, the invention of Caramel had to wait until the European settlers emigrated to the New World. The combination of Chocolate and Caramel flavors by a clever confectioner gave us delicious Chocolate Caramel Candy.
Chocolate has a long history and was used widely across pre-Columbian America since the ancient Central Americans established a thriving culture and grew different crops. Through contact with the European explorers, Chocolate found its way to Europe and eventually to the rest of the world. The early European settlers began creating Candies in their homes in the latter decades of the 17th Century.
The earlier forms of these Candies were made simply with Water and Sugar derived from Beetroot Juice. Later, fat and Milk were added to produce the rich and creamy texture of Caramel. Thus, the invention of Chocolate Caramel seems to have been an event just waiting for the two civilizations on different sides of the Atlantic to come together.
It was only a matter of time before some genius mind would come up with the idea of combining Chocolate and Caramel.. That lucky person was Milton Hershey. Today, the name ‘Hershey’s’ is synonymous with quality Chocolate products, but few know the brain behind this company who singlehandedly made Chocolate Caramel famous throughout the United States.
During the 1800s, when all major Candy manufacturers in America were making traditional hard Candies, Milton Hershey’s Lancaster Caramel Company was one of the few companies that focused on creating Chocolate-covered Caramels instead of hard candies. But it was in 1893 when these chocolate-covered Caramels really became popular. Hershey was so greatly influenced by the machines used by the Germans for making Chocolate Bars that he adapted the same technology and started mass producing Caramel-covered Chocolates.
Did you know you can freeze Fudges, Chocolate-covered Caramels, and Pralines by putting the candy in a Ziplock bag and freezing the Candy.
When you add refined sugar and fat to any Fruit, it automatically loses its nutritional benefits. The same goes for Caramel Apples and a single serving can contain around 300 calories, whereas a plain Apple only has around 100 calories.
Since Caramel Candies contain Milk, it needs to be made with Soy Milk or Almond Milk to pass as vegan food.
HOW TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CARAMEL DAY
- No one can resist a Caramel-filled Chocolate bar with or without Nuts and gooey Nougat. Create a Chocolate bouquet to loved ones and don’t forget a Candy Bar or two for you.
- There is no better way to welcome Spring than a bowl of homemade Chocolate and Caramel Ice cream which you can make it home. If your needing a recipe search online for one.
FACTS ABOUT HERSHEY’S KISSES THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND
- More than 20,000 Kisses are made every single minute at Hershey’s plant in Pennsylvania.
- There are more than 25 calories in a single Hershey Kiss.
- Did you know Hershey Miniatures was not sold as a separate product but was used for sampling the flavors of its upcoming chocolate bars.
WHY PEOPLE LOVE NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CARAMEL DAY
- You can make many types of desserts with Chocolate Caramel which is known to enhance the taste of even the blandest foods.
- Caramel Sauce can be spread on a baking sheet and baked until it hardens. Then it can be used to decorate Cakes and Brownies.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
