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National Chocolate Covered Peanuts Day is celebrated mainly in the United States of America.
National Chocolate Covered Peanuts Day is celebrated by people who love chocolate-covered peanuts as a sweet and crunchy everyday snack.
National Chocolate Covered Peanuts Day started in the early 2000s.
Chocolate-covered peanuts were first introduced in the United States as a chocolate snack named Goobers by the Blumenthal Chocolate Company.
Let’s look at how chocolate’s history merged with that of peanuts to form today’s sweet and crispy snack called chocolate peanuts.
Initially, Goobers was the only chocolate-covered peanut product in the American market. The nuts were individually coated with rich tan-colored dark chocolate. With Nestle’s takeover of Goobers, chocolate-covered nuts became popular worldwide, giving way to various homemade recipes. Chocolate-covered nuts like almonds, peanuts, and pecans have become traditional Christmas treats in many western nations.
To celebrate National Chocolate Covered Peanuts Day, you can either buy your favorite chocolate-covered nuts like M&Ms, Snickers, and Cadbury Nutties or make your own cocoa peanuts at home! Usually, people make nut clusters at home instead of coating every nut individually. A variety of chocolates can be used according to one’s preference: white chocolate, dark chocolate, unsweetened chocolate, sweet chocolate, or semisweet chocolate are some of the most popular choices.
Along with peanuts, you can add other nuts to the cluster like almonds, walnuts, and pecans to give a more diverse flavor. The mixture of chocolate and nuts and additional sugar and toppings like cinnamon are cooked for about ten minutes. It is then divided into small portions and refrigerated. A secret tip: nut clusters taste even more delicious when enjoyed with a hot cup of milk!
An American chocolate manufacturing company called the Blumenthal Chocolate Company invented the chocolate-covered peanut in 1925.
If consumed in large quantities regularly, chocolate-covered peanuts can lead to quick weight gain and health issues due to the high sugar content in the chocolate coating.
National Chocolate Covered Peanuts Day is an annual celebration of chocolate-covered peanuts as a popular snack.
National Chocolate Covered Peanuts Day lies on February 25 each year.
National Chocolate Covered Peanuts Day is also National Chocolate Covered Nuts Day and celebrates all types of nuts such as almonds, walnuts, and pecans covered in chocolate for snacking purposes.
National Chocolate Covered Peanuts Day is celebrated by eating a pack of Nestle Goobers (or any other brand of chocolate-covered peanuts) or making peanut and chocolate clusters at home!
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| February 25, 2021 | Thursday |
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At Kidadl we pride ourselves on offering families original ideas to make the most of time spent together at home or out and about, wherever you are in the world. We strive to recommend the very best things that are suggested by our community and are things we would do ourselves - our aim is to be the trusted friend to parents.
We try our very best, but cannot guarantee perfection. We will always aim to give you accurate information at the date of publication - however, information does change, so it’s important you do your own research, double-check and make the decision that is right for your family.
Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability.
Kidadl cannot accept liability for the execution of these ideas, and parental supervision is advised at all times, as safety is paramount. Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong.
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