October 14: National Chocolate Covered Insect Day

Chocolate connoisseurs may or may not squeal with delight when they discover that today is National Chocolate Covered Insect Day. There are plenty of recipes and suppliers for those wanting to indulge in the delicacies of the day, but for those who are slightly apprehensive there is an alternative that may be enjoyed.

Chocolate Covered Insect Recipes

Mary Osborne shares a recipe for chocolate covered insects in this eHow article. The recipe calls for mealworms, crickets or grasshopper and explains how to prepare them for the rest of the recipe steps.

Clemson University shares several recipes for insects on its website, including one for Chocolate-Covered Crickets. This recipe calls for 25 dry-roasted crickets, with the legs and wings removed.

Where to Buy Chocolate Covered Insects

Cool Bug Stuff offers four chocolate covered insects per package for a price of $4.50. The insect options include ants and other insects.

A quick search on NexTag reveals a wide assortment of chocolate-covered insects and vendors. Some of the products being sold are chocolate-covered ants, crickets, worms and larva.

Candy Favorites offers some interesting insect candies, including chocolate-dipped, toffee and lollipops.

Lazybone UK offers chocolate-covered giant ants that are dipped in the finest Belgian chocolate for a price of £4.99. The package appears to contain about one dozen of these delicacies.

Flukers offers packages of chocolate covered crickets for $10 to $24. The packages are available in small case (6 count) and large case (24 count) sizes.

The Bulk Candy Store sells package of chocolate-covered worms and crickets (4 count) for $1.89 each. The insects are dipped in milk and white chocolate.

Chocolate Covered Insects for the Faint of Heart

If you are not quite up to consuming real chocolate covered insects, there is an alternative available. Gummy worms and other insect candies can be dipped in chocolate and enjoyed in lieu of the real deal.

Another option is chocolate candy shaped like bugs. The chocolates can be purchased from a source such as Munchies, already made, or made from scratch at home. Candy molds are made for just such a thing, with one source being Get Suckered.

Regardless of the option used, National Chocolate Covered Insect Day is one more reason (or excuse) to indulge in chocolate.

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