10 Chocolate Covered Dishes for Valentine's Day

10 Chocolate Covered Dishes for Valentine's Day - Technorati Lifestyle

In 2011 I posted a little article for Technorati for Valentines day. You can see it on the link above. 

Valentine's Day is drawing near.

 In order to prepare, I Googled “Chocolate Covered…” and then went through the alphabet to see what a Google search would return in the search bar.

For example I typed, “Chocolate Covered A”
Google search returned the following:

Google returned some traditional and some very strange “Chocolate Covered” searches. I came across Chocolate Covered Jalapeños, Chocolate Covered Locusts, Chocolate Covered Ants, Chocolate Covered Saltines and even Chocolate Covered Xanax. Each letter offered me something chocolate covered except the letter “Z”.

I “researched” and “experimented” with what I thought were the top 10 “Cho-Co’s” (my slang for “Chocolate Covered”) treats you can make for your sweetie this Valentine's Day and here are my top 10. Keep in mind I am not a cook or a food critic. I am just a lady that loves chocolate.

1) Cho-Co Strawberries.
A traditional Valentine's Day treat. Easy to make. Aesthetically pleasing. You really can not go wrong with this Cho-Co. Except I did…be sure to use FRESH strawberries and not frozen strawberries.

2) Cho-Co Potato Chips.A Fun Treat. I like the mix of salty and sweet together. They also give a satisfying “CRUNCH” when you take a bite.

3) Cho-Co Peanut Butter Balls.I think everyone loves the combination of peanut butter and chocolate. You can present this treat to your love and say, “We go together like Chocolate and Peanut Butter.” It’s cheesy, but so is Valentine's Day.

4) Cho-Co BaconI was not excited about making this “treat”, but for the purposes of research I was completely committed to doing so. That is, until I got home and realized I forgot to buy the bacon. There was no way I was turning around and going back to the grocery store. Its way too cold and this dish seems, to be frank, a little gross. However the recipe is VERY popular, so maybe I’m missing something…like high cholesterol.

5) Cho-Co TwizzlersThis Cho-Co treat is super-fun and different. I really enjoyed this making this one.

6) Cho-Co BananasFor this recipe I cut the banana and inserted toothpicks. This way I got more chocolate per bite and it is way cuter in bite size form.

7) Cho-Co Coffee BeansThis is for the caffeine-addicted couple. The two of you could cuddle up on the couch and pop in a movie and pop this treat all hours of the night.

8) Cho-Co GrapesYou can have a Cho-Co Fruit Platter and serve these with Cho-Co bananas and Cho-Co strawberries.

9) Cho-Co Gummy BearsThis was a throwback to my generation. I love gummy bears and sang the Gummi Bears theme song in my head as I dipped their little bodies into melted chocolate. I think that may have happened on an episode.

10) Cho-Co OreosThis is for the chocolate lover. Some of the cookies broke as I tried to cover them in chocolate. Just put the broken bits back in place and set them in the fridge and the milk chocolate will hold the pieces together. These were my personal favorite.

Here is a picture of my final product. Some Cho-Co treats aren’t shown because they didn’t quite turn out. (i.e. Cho-Co strawberries and bacon).

Whatever you make, make it with love and it will be successful.
Happy Valentine's Day!