Did you know that M&Ms were invented for WWII soldiers as the chocolate that wouldn’t melt in their hands? Or that Marie Antoinette and Louis XIV had their own personal chocolate makers? And that Thomas Jefferson predicted that chocolate would outstrip coffee as the most popular drink in America?
This past year I’ve had the privilege of diving into the history of one of our favorite things – Chocolate. By partnering with American Heritage chocolate, I’ve visited historical colonial sites, all of which give us a small glimpse into what history was like back during the colonial period, including how chocolate was served and it’s definitely not what you think.
In honor of some of my fascinating adventures, I’m giving away a prize pack this week that will peek your curiosity as well. Baking with American Heritage Chocolate takes the blend of flavors to a whole new level and it’s one of my go-to items now for chocolate infused recipes. I’m excited that you can try it too.
Chocolate’s sweet journey through time continues to capture our imagination with a new book “Great Moments In Chocolate History:With 20 Classic Recipes from Around the World.
This book is packed with chocolate fun facts, gorgeous photos and reveals the untold story of the world’s favorite indulgence. Featuring delicious chocolate recipes made with AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate (www.americanheritagechocolate.com), this entertaining romp through chocolate history is the perfect gift for chocoholics everywhere.
The winner will also receive American Heritage® Chocolate block and drink (don’t think hot cocoa. This is pure chocolate in liquid form and you can bake with it too.)
AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate is included to showcase a historically accurate drinking chocolate that was customary in the colonial era in America. AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate is an authentic line of chocolate products based on an ingredient list from the 1750’s. It’s used to bring chocolate’s sweet history to life for visitors to historic and cultural institutions throughout North America. At historical sites around the US, you can receive a chocolate history demonstration – treated to a multi-sensorial retelling of
chocolate’s “bean to beverage” story. Guests complete their experience with a sample of an authentic drinking chocolate and are able to purchase for future enjoyment.
This will be perfect for your Christmas baking.
One of you fortunate readers will have the chance to win an American Heritage Chocolate Pack.
Enter to Win: You have five chances to win, but only one entry is necessary.
1) What’s your favorite Chocolate Dessert?
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Post giveaway brought to you by American Heritage Chocolate. Entries will close Dec. 10 and random winner will be chosen.
Anything chocolate plus caramel or nuts. Cool giveaway!
Warm chocolate chip cookies (and don’t skimp on the chocolate chips!) .. and a cold glass of milk
Ganache or dark chocolate with raspberry fudge.
I love a brownie with a fudge frosting.
I love almost anything chocolate, but I especially love triple chocolate cookies or chocolate cheesecake.
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I like chocolate chip cookies with walnuts.
I love anything chocolate!
My favorite chocolate dessert would be chocolate peanut butter pie.
I am an existing email subscriber.
My favorite chocolate…wait, I have to choose ONE? But, I don’t know if that’s even possible! Chocolate cake. No chocolate.cream pie. No, chocolate chip cookies. Oh, wait, double chocolate chip cookies. Ummm… chocolate cake. Yes, chocolate cake.
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German Chocolate Cake!
I love anything chocolate caramel!!
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I follow on IG as well! 🙂
We call it cracker candy, and it’s a must at Christmas.
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Anything that is chocolate and peanut butter!
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I’m an email subscriber….I love something with chocolate every day, usually a chocolate chip cookie of some sort.
Buckeyes are my favorite chocolate dessert.
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I love French Silk Pie
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I love hot fudgy brownies with ice cream, homemade chocolate chip cookies, Texas sheet cake, plus too many more to name. 🙂
I follow on Instagram @JulsB20
At Christmas, I love to make chocolate crinkle cookies! I make these each and every year. So good 🙂
Jen – I am one of your email subscribers!
I’m a current email subscriber.
I love chocolate truffles!
My favorite chocolate dessert? Chocolate cake in any form is definitely a winner, although the chocolate lava cake is super amazing!
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What’s your favorite Chocolate Dessert?
I would have to Say Hot chocolate and Dark Chocolate Candy Bar but I love Skinny Chocolate as well.
I like your page on Facebook & this post.
I am subscribed by email,I follow you on Pinterest, I follow your facebook page, I follow you on instagram. I follow American Heritage® on facebook.
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I love a great mug of hot cocoa/hot chocolate with whipped cream at this time of year.
I love seven-layer chocolate cake!
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I love chocolate pecan pie
I Like” your Balancing Beauty and Bedlam’s Facebook Fan page as Julie Cutshaw
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My favorite chocolate dessert is chocolate pie.
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When I was growing up, my favorite Dessert was a triple thick chocolate cake my Mom made me each birthday
Guiness Chocolate Cake followed closely by anything with chocolate and peanut butter together… 🙂
I like chocolate fudge with nuts.
I am a subscriber…
I have been a subscriber for years.
I like you and American Chocolate on Facebook. 🙂
I follow on Pinterest and pinned the fruit pizza. YUMMO! 🙂
Molten Chocolate Lava Cake is my favorite. I’m an e-mail subscriber.
I follow on Instagram as well…
My favorite chocolate dessert is zebra cookies. I love to make these…chocolate, fudgy cookies rolled in powdered sugar. Yum!
Mississippi Mud
Vahlrona cakes (molten chocolate cake) is favorite dessert. Yummy!
My favorite chocolate dessert is flourless chocolate cake!
I am (and have been) a current subscriber of your blog.
Rich dark chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream frosting YUM!
I subscribe also 🙂
My favorite chocolate dessert is fudge brownies.
I am currently a subscriber.
I “like” your Facebook fan page and also “like” American Heritage Chocolate’s Facebook page.
I follow you on Pinterest; and here’s a link to the post I pinned: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/458382068303458758/
Favorite chocolate dessert is Chocolate Cake
chocolate cake!
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Chocolate, one of life’s pleasures! Chocolate ice cream is a the top of my list. Thank you for a fun give away.
Chocolate fudge 🙂
I love chocolate and pecan pie!!
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My favorite chocolate dessert is chocolate mousse!
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hi, i love dark chocolate mocha cake, thanks
i follow on pinterest
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i like balancing beauty and bedlam on facebook
My favorite chocolate dessert is chocolate Enrobed fruits. Figs, blueberries, cherries, cranberries, strawberries. . Well..it just makes my mouth zing☆
Favorite chocolate dessert – chocolate bread pudding!
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My favorite chocolate dessert is a chocolate mayonnaise cake that my mother used to make. I remember it was on the back of Hellman’s Mayo jars. It’s a simple cake, but it’s so good!
My favorite chocolate staple is Aldi Dark Chocolate! Similar to the Trader Joe Dark Chocolate
(red package) :). My saying is “a little bit of chocolate and a whole lot of Jesus” makes my day full of J O Y !
I love Lacy chocolate and almond cookies. thanks for a great give away!
Chocolate Brownies
Such a hard choice, I love chocolate brownies with nuts but most chocolate works for me.
I am already a subscriber. I have never heard of American Chocolate before, but reading through your post I am already convinced it is the BEST! I’d like to win!
It’s not necessarily a chocolate you’d imagine just for snacking, like a candy bar, unless you are a dark chocolate lover. Since it’s traditional colonial chocolate, it’s such a pure taste and it’s great for baking or if you like less sweet chocolate, it’s amazing.
I forgot to tell you my favorite Chocolate dessert. Bittersweet Chocolate Pie.
A piece of good dark choc candy, Chocolate Crinkle cookies that I make or choc cream pie. Oh my do I have to pick a favorite?
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I like chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.
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Chocolate chip cookies are my favorite! But really anything chocolate!
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My favorite is chocolate pie.
I follow you both on FB and liked this post (Rose Schmidt)
I follow you on pinterest and pinned – https://www.pinterest.com/pin/225461525072826342/
I follow you on instagram as rusthawk1.
I am one of your email subscribers.
Sweet giveaway – thank you! I love my 7 layer Chocolate Pie – it is my Aunt Janet’s recipe and it’s always a huge hit!
I subscribe to your e-mail list!
I follow on Instagram and Pintrest too!
My favorite chocolate dessert is brownies. I started following you on IG also. Thanks for the opportunity to enter the giveaway.
Chocolate+caramel+nuts=Happiness!
Great giveaway! Chocolate mousse cake would be my favorite chocolate dessert. I also love chocolate chocolate chip cookies.
I like most things chocolate – milk, dark, warm, hot, cold, room-temp, with caramel or nuts or peanut butter or mint or plain, with a fork or a spoon or a straw or my fingers! I like baking it, sampling it, smelling it, sharing it (sometimes!). 🙂
Thank you for the prize pack opportunity!
I like most things chocolate – milk, dark, warm, hot, cold, room-temp, with caramel or nuts or peanut butter or mint or plain, with a fork or a spoon or a straw or my fingers! I like baking it, sampling it, smelling it, sharing it (sometimes!). 🙂
Thank you for the prize pack opportunity!
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If winner would be picked on your assortment of chocolate “loves” it would be you. Love this. 🙂 xoxo
I subscribed to your email list, follow you on Instagram and Pinterest. Thanks for giveaway opportunity.
I love making homemade buckeyes. Thanks for the chance to enter.
I am a subscriber of yours. Thanks for the chance to enter.
I am a facebook fan of yours. Thanks for the chance to enter.
I am a pinterest follower of yours. Thanks for the chance to enter.
I subscribe! Love your blog n scopes!
I love chocolate ice cream, brownies, coffee, cake, cookies, bars and the list continues from there. I love chocolate desserts!
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I love brownies or chocolate pudding. Yummy!!
I Love anything Chocolate!!! What a Wonderful Giveaway! Thank-You for the chance!!
My favorite is Chocolate Chip Cookies.
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Happy Holidays Everyone!!! 🙂
I love chocolate cake!
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I love chocolate mousse!
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Dark chocolate with nuts
My favorite is chocolate pie.
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I like you on Facebook as Cindy Aiton.
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I love chocolate pudding
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Currently subscribe to your blog. Love reading what you are doing.
Probably a good homemade chocolate cake…or chocolate chip cookie. This is very hard to narrow down to just one!
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It is too hard to pick one favorite chocolate. Anything with chocolate is delicious. Chocolate peanut butter balls are my favoite this time of year.
There is really a product called chocolate drink that looks like you’re pouring melted chocolate in a cup. Yes, please! I love chocolate brownies, ice cream, cookies… you name it and free makes it better!
I love all things chocolate but my favorite is crinkle cookies!
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If hot chocolate counts as a dessert, then that’s my favorite. If not, I will
My favorite chocolate dessert is chocolate mousse.
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Mexican or Caribbean hot chocolate ( different spices but boy sooo good).
My favorite chocolate dessert is the Yellowstone Caldera cake (a molten lava cake) sold in restaurants in Yellowstone National Park!
Any kind of chocolate candy – and I am already a Beauty and Bedlam subscriber!!!!!
I really like Black Forest Gateaux
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I love chocolate chip pie!
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I’m already a subscriber. 🙂
I like the Balancing Beauty and Bedlam’s Facebook Fan page
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I follow on email and love each post!
Favorite chocolate dish is Flourless Chocolate Cake…YUM!!! I would love to try it with American Heritage Chocolate as you’ve said so many great things about them!
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LOVE chocolate cheesecake!!
Liked my Balancing Beauty and Bedlam’s Facebook Fan page & liked this on the post!!!
I like chocolate eclairs.
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If I have to pick only one (so hard) I’d say chocolate mousse.
I love hot chocolate.
Nothing beats a gooey hot fudge sundae on a chocolate brownie!!!!!
I love chocolate mousse
German chocolate cake.
Chocolate Pie
I like chocolate covered pretzels.
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I love brownies with walnuts.
I really like chocolate mousse.
My favorite chocolate dessert is home made chocolate walnut fudge.
Like your FB page and the post
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I like brownies
Chocolate eclairs are my favorite chocolate dessert.
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I love chocolate chip cookies; especially oatmeal-walnut chocolate chip!
my favorite chocolate dessert is chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.
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I follow all of your stuff. I want to thank you a lot for Becoming! My daughter and I have came the past 2 years and it has really been a blessing.
Oh yeah — favorite chocolate dessert– well that is hard to say — I even like chocolate with my chocolate. LOL Warm chocolate chip cookies are wonderful.
Thank you so much for your encouragement! So glad you’ve been able to come.
My favorite chocolate dessert is German chocolate cake.
I love chocolate cheesecake, yum.
i love chocolate mousse.
like brownies
I love chocolate covered honeycomb. But really, if it’s chocolate, I will probably love it.
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Chocolate shake. Yum!
My favorite Chocolate Dessert is mousse.
I subscribe to Balancing Beauty and Bedlam by email.
I “like” your Balancing Beauty and Bedlam’s Facebook Fan page and I like this post and I follow American Heritage Chocolate.
I follow you on Pinterest – A__Martin – and pinned – https://www.pinterest.com/pin/337277459573651661/
I love chocolate walnut fudge, way too good!
My favorite chocolate is milk chocolate non-pareils
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Following you on pinterest as trishrmckee and pinned your ham and potato pockets pin.
I liked your facebook page as trisha ridinger mckee. I liked some statuses but was unable to find the specific one.
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I like chocolate chip cookies.
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I follow you on Instagram.
mmm chocolate!
I’ve done all but instagram; my phone cannot do instagram <3 sorry
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Chocolate cupcakes are my favorite.
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Chocolate Cake and chocolate icing is the best . I love it and so does my family.
I love me some Chocolate, I also love trying chocolate from other countrys… No dark chocolate aloud though 🙂
My favorite chocolate dessert is molten lava cake with ice cream.
My favorite dessert with chocolate is Boston cream pie.