Chocolate-covered almonds explained

Chocolate almonds
Type:	Confection
Main Ingredient:	Almonds and chocolate.
Calories:	230kcal/40g

Chocolate-covered almonds are a confection created by covering almonds with chocolate.

History

In 1742, William Parks printed a copy of Eliza Smith's cookbook, The Compleat Housewife. "Chocolate almonds" was the only chocolate recipe it contained despite the popularity of chocolate among the wealthy at the time.^[1]

Many places on the internet claim that July 8 is (American) National Milk Chocolate with Almonds Day,^[2] while November 7 is National Chocolate with Bitter Almonds Day.^[3]

See also

• List of chocolate-covered foods

Notes and References

1. Book: Chocolate: History, Culture, and Heritage . Wiley . September 2011 . September 10, 2012 . Grivetti, Louis Evan . Shapiro, Howard-Yana . 1866–7. 9781118210222 .
2. Web site: July Holidays . September 8, 2012 . Hopkins, John-Bryan. 2009-11-11 .
3. News: Breakfast buffet: National bittersweet chocolate with almonds day . November 7, 2011 . September 8, 2012 . Strickland, Ashley . CNN . https://web.archive.org/web/20121110145151/http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2011/11/07/breakfast-buffet-national-bittersweet-chocolate-with-almonds-day/ . November 10, 2012 . dead .