Chocolate Candy Recipes

Wonderful chocolate candy recipes guide us on the path to making delicious sweets and treats! Almost everyone loves chocolate in one form or another and there are so many different types of chocolate that one is bound to satisfy your chocolate craving. But where did this sweet treat come from?

Chocolate dates back over 2000 years ago to the Mayan Indians of Central America. Mayan temples had images of cocoa pods carved into the walls and Mayan writings refered to it as "food of the gods." The Mayans created an unsweetened beverage from the crushed cocoa beans which was drunk by royalty and used in sacred ceremonies.

The Aztec Indians also held the cocoa bean in high regard. They also drank this unsweetened cocoa beverage in their sacred ceremonies, but they refered to it as "chocolatl," which means warm liquid. Montezuma II, a royal monarch of the Azteccs, reportedly drank 50 or more chocolatl drinks a day from a golden goblet. The man apparently loved his chocolate! Want more history of chocolate...?

Candy making recipes using chocolate are a favorite of most people and since there is such a wide variety of chocolates almost anyone's taste buds can be satisfied.

Some types of chocolate that you will run across when working on your chocolate candy recipes include: Bittersweet chocolate, cocoa powder, dark chocolate (or sweet chocolate), milk chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate (also known as bittersweet chocolate), and white chocolate.

These various types of chocolate make for a wide variey of chocolate candies for you and your family and friends to enjoy!

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