Monday, October 28, 2013

Create A Party Centered Around Chocolate

By Elba Fenwick


Everyone loves chocolate and most people enjoy parties, so if you are planning to invite over friends and family soon, why not combine these two favorites and create a festive chocolate party? Every course, from appetizers to dessert, can support this fun chocolate theme. Here are some tips to ensure a successful chocolate event.

The evening can begin with a plate filled with some chocolate appetizers, such as chocolate coated pretzel sticks and crispy bacon with one edge dipped in chocolate. You can serve chocolate martinis or perhaps champagne. If you do go with champagne, consider serving a plate of chocolate-coated strawberries.

When it comes to the entre time, consider serving up a big pot of chicken mole. Mole sauce is a traditional Mexican sauce that is created using a blend of peppers, spices and the finest unsweetened chocolate. It is a rich dish that you can serve along with rice and toppings such as crema, cilantro, avocado slices and chopped red onions. This is an easy entre because it cooks slowly and can be bubbling away while you chat with guests.

Dessert should be the highlight of any chocolate party, and while you could create a buffet of chocolate treats, it might be best to find a chocolate confection that is truly unique. Chocolate pizza is the perfect option. Not only is it delicious, Chocolate Pizza Company will do all of the work and ship this treat directly to your home in time for your party. There are several different types of chocolate pizza; some are created with milk chocolate, others with dark or even white chocolate. Best of all, they are packaged in an actual pizza box, so the presentation is sure to delight your guests.

The dark and milk chocolate pizzas are created using a mix of the finest chocolate and homemade English-style toffee. Then you can opt to add a variety of toppings, including a blend of nuts or perhaps M&Ms. In addition to purchasing a few pizzas, you also should consider buying a few tubs of the company's signature Peanut Butter Wings. These wings are the perfect accompaniment to chocolate pizza and are created by mixing locally made potato chips with creamy peanut butter and then dipping the wings into dark or milk chocolate. You can serve pots of gourmet coffee or dessert wines and liqueurs such as Port, brandy, cognac or even whiskey on ice.

You can even offer little goodie bags to guests as they head home for the night. You can purchase bags of chocolate-covered potato chips or small containers of Peanut Butter Wings from Chocolate Pizza Company. You also could create your own bags filled with truffles, chocolate lollipops and chocolate-dipped marshmallows on a stick.




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