Delicious Kinds of Chocolate for Delicious People like Us

The aroma of chocolate, the texture of chocolate, the expectations of chocolate, the taste of chocolate. The stuff is good - chocolate is the best, according to many people, like the carrot on a stick that keeps people going. Some say that it is better to expect chocolate than to have it, however, having the chocolate is necessary once in a while, otherwise, we mere mortals forget what chocolate is about.

A divine pleasure in the garden of earthly delights is one way of describing chocolate. The stuff us humans tend to describe as something we do not imbibe in, after all, chocolate is candy, and candy is for children, we state. Then we search for our secret stash hidden carefully away, in our little altar box of self-indulgence. Chocolate melts away, breaks away, is both delicate and resilient, a treat that is both slightly bitter and sweet, in its usual form.

Things that are chocolate

Chocolate extract is an ingredient in perfumes for a reason, and it is one that the manufacturers of these cosmetics do not want you to know. You have more than likely read about the effects of wearing aromatic essences containing vanilla extract, or cinnamon extract - however, the aroma of chocolate is both familiar and friendly to the wearer and those immediately around the wearer.

Chocolate perfumes, soaps and powders are available for sale, as are chocolate candles and oils. These are not meant to be eaten, however, are excellent things to use, in general.

Chocolate covered gummy worms are sold in candy stores, as are chocolate covered gummy bears, and chocolate covered gummy cherrys, chocolate covered gummy spiders, chocolate covered gummy bats, as well as way too many other varieties of chocolate covered gummy candies to mention here.

Make your own candy with chocolate melting disks and molds.

Chocolate covered tortilla chips, otherwise known as tortillas in a spicy Mexican chocolate shell, are difficult to locate indeed, here in the United States.

Potato flower in a solid mole shell, onion flower in a solid mole shell, or artichoke covered in a spicy Mexican chocolate shell are tasty.

Chocolate lollipops are available in a variety of shapes, and types of chocolates. Buy some lollipop sticks from the store and make your own.

Chocolate cookies are everywhere. Some have quality, other chocolate cookies have quantity. There are chocolate chip cookies, chocolate fudge cookies, white chocolate cookies, double chocolate cookies; in fact, there are entire recipe books of chocolate cookie recipes.

Chocolate brownies, or fudge brownies, or sugar-free brownies are good things to cut up into tiny squares and place on a toothpick.

Beverages made with chocolate include cocoa, hot cocoa, chocolate cappuccino, and Mexican chocolate.

Chocolate pudding can be frozen, chilled, used to fill cakes, danishes, donuts, pie shells, chocolate dessert shells, even melons.

Chocolate dough nuts, chocolate donuts, chocolate donut holes, chocolate beignettes, chocolate crullers, chocolate kolaches are all pastries; the chocolate rugalach and chocolate hamentaschen are bite-sized and tasty, and show that you went over the top for your people.

Chocolate muffins, chocolate mini-muffins, chocolate danishes, chocolate croissants are fine h'orsdoevres, however, mini chocolate souffles or mini chocolate tarts are more likely to bring rave reviews from your guests.

Glazed Pears with a Chocolate Shell, Caramel Apples with a Chocolate Shell, Baked Alaska with a Chocolate Shell are fruity finales to bring a classic ending to a meal.

Country Fresh Gifts a cookbook that is probably out of print, is an unassuming book with a few good ideas for everyone to try. Flipping through this book gave me a couple of recipe ideas, as well as my own twists on the book's ideas.

A few things for your candy-lover: Chocolate Penuche, Chocolate Fudge, sugar-free chocolate fudge, chocolate divinity, fudge gumdrops, chocolate "dots" in varying colors of brown and beige, and chocolate fudge pie crust for that chocolate-covered gummy worm tart or tartlette.

Always Creamy Chocolate Fudge, Chocolate Chip Chocolate Fudge, Devils Food Cake Chocolate Fudge are recipes that have been relished by the folks at the guest house for years, and apricot date fudge with a coffee cake topping went over well, also.

The Healthy Kitchen by Andrew Weil, MD and Rosie Daley is a book to read if you have an interest in maintaining your health by way of keeping a healthy diet. There are many recipes in this book, as well as useful information about some of the food ingredients that you may be consuming. Here are a couple of dessert ideas, plus my own twisted chocolate variations from the dessert section of this cookbook.

Raspberry Sorbet with Chocolate Whipped Cream, Orange Sorbet with Chocolate Whipped Cream, Chocolate Sorbet with Strawberry Whipped Cream

Dark Chocolate with Fruit, Dark Chocolate Covered Fruit, Fruit Covered and Smothered in Chocolate, Chocolate Dipped Fruit

Everyone has their own original ideas. Not all of these chocolate ideas are in cookbooks, however, most of these probably are, and someone out there has the recipe down already.

The many flavors of ice cream include chocolate chip mint pistachio ice cream, chocolate cherry ice cream, death by chocolate ice cream, mud pie chocolate ice cream, fudge brownie ice cream; plus whatever other variety of chocolate filled, speckled or flavored ice cream you might choose to make with your very own ice cream maker at home.

Then, there is frozen yogurt, which is readily turned into various types of cacao-rich flavored goodie, such as, extra dark chocolate frozen yogurt, triple mint chocolate frozen yogurt, mudslide frozen yogurt, chocolate daquiri frozen yogurt; we are certain that you can think of a few more flavors.

Spicy molee soup (unsweetened Mexican-style chocolate soup), Molee dip (spicy Mexican chocolate), and sweet Mexican hot chocolate are just a few of the ways that chocolate may be served in a way more authentic to the original Nahuatl recipes.

Mocha mint iced coffee, mochaccino, chocolate cappucino, and double chocolate fudge espresso are a few coffee drinks that contain chocolate.

Even granola gains a little panache when flavored with chocolate. Varieties such as chocolate pistachio granola bars, mint chocolate granola bars, chocolate peanut butter granola bars, and chocolate cashew granola bars are just a few of the ideas for breakfast bars made better with chocolate.

Fruit-filled chocolate dessert shells are fantastic ways to show off a variety of berries, and even more chocolate can be added in the form of chocolate dipped-fruit, chocolate drizzle, chocolate glaze, or a bit of chocolate whipped cream to adorn this delightful dessert.

Mint spice unsweetened high protein chocolate bars, or chocolate cherry high protein bars might be a bit healthy for some, however, others might prefer these to other flavors, finding the sweet flavoring to be enough of a sweetener.

The chocolate high-protein shake, or the fudge high protein shake are favorite drinks of bodybuilders.

Jalapeno chocolate popsicles, or jalapeno chocolate jelly, or jalapeno chocolate pudding, or jalapeno chocolate pancakes are both sweet and spicy, a real Tex-Mex cuisine treat.

Chocolate marzipan, made with chocolate and almond paste is something to turn into mini-sculptures to liven up the appearance of cakes, pies, puddings, or souffles. There are other variations, such as chocolate marzipan dipped into melted chocolate, mint chocolate marzipan, fudge marzipan, and penuche marzipan that are similar in nature, texture and lavish flavor to chocolate marzipan.

Fudge is a classic Americana desert, straight from the heartland. Many varieties of fudge exist, such as White Chocolate Fudge, Crunchy Cocoa Fudge, Apple Peanut-Butter Fudge, Marshmallow Nut Fudge, Triple Mint Fudge, Orange Date Fudge, Vanilla Cashew Fudge, Cinnamon Sugar Fudge, Marble Fudge made with both white and dark chocolate, even Peppermint Fudge, Chamomile Fudge, and St. John's Wort Fudge

White chocolate licorice meringues, are easily doable as sugar-free white chocolate licorice meringues, if using stevia. Then, there are also ordinary meringues, chocolate cookie meltaways that dissolve in your mouth, in flavors like white chocolate meringue, dark chocolate meringue, and milk chocolate meringue.

Creme de Menthe Pie Filling, Chocolate Bavarian Creme Pie Filling, Chocolate Coconut Cream Pie Filling, served as pudding, or in a chocolate dessert shell, or inside a puff pastry, or inside a chocolate powder sprinkled pie shell, and topped with chocolate-flavored whipped cream are a few more ways of serving delectable chocolate delights.

As we can see here, there is a great deal of variety to the many forms concoctions containing or featuring chocolate may become. Of course, the presentation of the chocolate on the plate, in the dish, cup, or bowl is important, the look of the delight should be almost as excellent as the taste. This gives us a reason to pause and be thankful for our sweet dessert prior to consuming it. Chocolate appreciation is a gastronomic art. There are more ways of serving chocolate than anyone can mention here. Some folks might want to be given a glass of water or iced tea to wash down the sweetness, maybe a few crackers or other snack such as vegetable sticks, just to complement and enhance the beauty and the flavor of the dessert.

Chocolate is available in many forms, such as semisweet chocolate, unsweetened chocolate, white chocolate, melting chocolate, chocolate sprinkles, chocolate powder, chocolate liqueur, cocoa powder, cocoa butter, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, chocolate syrup, and sugar-free chocolate (as well as more not mentioned here).

Now, a little bit about chocolate from the Random House Encyclopedia, of course, chocolate is made from the extracts and the pods of a plant. This plant is grown in Latin America. The Indian name for the plant is cacahuatl (in the Nahuatl language), the Latin name is Theobroma cacao. The process of gathering and processing the pods is a lengthy and time-consuming one.