American Heritage Chocolate for Your Summer Foodie Creations

As July 4th approaches and summer travel plans kick into full gear, many of us look for ways to combine a bit of good old-fashioned American history with our love of travel and food. AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate has known all along that our country’s forefathers were truly the first culinary and chocolate enthusiasts.

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That said, if you decide to explore some of America’s most iconic historic sites this summer such as the homes of Mount Vernon and Monticello, you’ll experience how George Washington and Thomas Jefferson lived but you’ll also discover the birthplace of American wine on the Monticello Wine Trail as well as George Washington’s Whiskey Distillery that produced nearly 11,000 gallons and was one of the largest distilleries in America in 1799. You will also be also enjoy George Washington and Thomas Jefferson’s beloved chocolate beverages, part of their daily routine.

At locations such as Colonial Williamsburg, Fort Ticonderoga, the New York Historical Society, Smithsonian and countless others, you’ll experience AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate-making demonstrations, taste colonial-era chocolate drinks and learn about American history through the lens of chocolate as part of a the longstanding collaboration between AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate and these 100+ historical sites. Kids will learn fun facts about history such as how Benjamin Franklin sold chocolate in his print shop and how chocolate has traditionally been included in military provisions throughout history.

Chocolate Banana Split Fudgesicles Recipe

2 bananas
2 cups half and half
1 1/3 cup AMERICAN HERITAGE® Finely Grated Dark Chocolate
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Pinch of coarse salt
2 tablespoons crushed pineapple in juice, drained
4 large strawberries, finely diced
1/2 cup American Heritage Finely Grated Dark Chocolate, melted
3/4 cup salted peanuts, roughly chopped

Puree 1 banana until very smooth. Thinly slice remaining banana; set aside. In a heatproof bowl, combine half and half, AMERICAN HERITAGE® Finely Grated Dark Chocolate, sugar and salt and set over a pan of gently simmering water, stirring frequently until chocolate melts, about 5 minutes.

Add cornstarch, banana puree, and pineapple. Stir until mixture thickens, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and let mixture cool slightly before stirring in strawberries.

Pour mixture into 10 to 12 popsicle molds, filling each 1-inch below the top. Use a popsicle stick to press banana slices into each mold cavity. Place lid on mold and insert popsicle sticks according to manufacturer’s directions. Freeze at least 6 hours or overnight.

Briefly dip molds in a bowl of hot water to loosen. Remove popsicles and transfer to a baking sheet lined with waxed paper. Drizzle with melted AMERICAN HERITAGE® Finely Grated Dark Chocolate and sprinkle with chopped peanuts. Store in freezer until ready to serve for up to 1 month.

My Thoughts: During the summer my granddaughter spends a lot of time at our home and I’m always looking for educational activities to do with her. She has taken a big interest in cooking, so this recipe is a GREAT way to spend some time with the kids and have fun while doing it. Let’s face it, we all enjoy a good fudgesicle!

We followed their recipe and whipped up our very own batch of fudgesicles, minus the chopped peanuts and oh my gosh…they were so good!!! You can pick up an inexpensive set of popsicle molds from any department store or from Amazon to start your journey into homemade popsicle making.

Here are some additional ways we’ve been using AMERICAN HERITAGE® CHOCOLATE the past few weeks:

* Dip Fresh Fruits into Melted Chocolate (strawberries, pineapples, chocolate wedges, blueberries, etc.)

* Cookies: You can add the grated chocolate into your favorite recipe or take a few of the AMERICAN HERITAGE® CHOCOLATE Dark Chocolate Bars and break them into pieces. Toss the pieces into your favorite cookie recipe. We tossed them into banana cookie batter and oh my gosh…heavenly!

* Muffins: Tired of the same old, same old muffin recipe? Toss AMERICAN HERITAGE® CHOCOLATE Grated Chocolate or broken pieces of an AMERICAN HERITAGE® CHOCOLATE Dark Chocolate Bar into your favorite muffin batter. We tossed them into our banana muffin batter. The kids ate them right up!

* Hot and Cold Beverages:  You can use the AMERICAN HERITAGE® CHOCOLATE Milk Chocolate Gourmet Hot Cocoa mix to make hot cocoa, chilled cocoa, to add chocolate flavor to smoothies and milkshakes, etc. We like to use it to make chocolate milkshakes! Just add a teaspoon or two into the blender with your favorite vanilla ice cream. Blend. Place blender container into freezer for 10 minutes. Remove and serve immediately with or without whipped cream & a cherry on the top.

* Homemade Ice Cream: We like to make our own homemade ice cream and have been using the AMERICAN HERITAGE® CHOCOLATE Milk Chocolate Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix in our favorite chocolate ice cream recipe. You will have to play around with how much chocolate mix to use…so far, I’ve been using a 1/3 cup in our ice cream machine recipe and it turns out delicious! Just the right amount of chocolate flavor! YUMMY!

You can learn more about the AMERICAN HERITAGE® CHOCOLATE products by visiting the company’s official website online and by checking them out on Facebook, Pinterest and on Instagram. Looking for ways to use chocolate in your recipes this summer? Make sure you check out all of their delicious recipes on their website.

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Giveaway: One lucky winner is going to win a prize package of AMERICAN HERITAGE CHOCOLATE products! Your package will include: 1 Bag Finely Grated Chocolate, a Few Tablet Chocolate Bars, and a few Chocolate Tasting Squares. Good Luck!!!

Giveaway Details: This giveaway is open to residents of the US ONLY age 18 and over. Please read our Terms of Service & Disclaimer Policy before entering. This giveaway will close on July 15th, 2019 at 11:59 pm EST time. No purchase necessary to enter or win. 

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