Delicious Chocolate Recipes for National Chocolate Day

Here are our favorite Chocolate Recipes … just in time for National Chocolate Day. This was a really difficult task, but here is what we managed to come up with:

Beverages/Misc.:

The Best Hot Cocoa

Homemade Chocolate Syrup (with healthier options)

No-Bake Desserts:

Mama’s Banana Split Dessert

No-Bake Eclair Icebox Cake

No-Bake Cheesecake with Flavor Variations

S’mores

Peanut Butter Cracker Cookies

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Easy Challah Bread

This recipe came about because of a semi-emergency… I had made my Sourdough Challah Bread, but it just didn’t want to behave the morning I was trying to braid it. My kids had been arguing from the time they got up, and I just attributed it to that … silly as it may seem. The family wasn’t working together as a unit, so the bread didn’t want to come together either.

I didn’t have enough time to do another batch of Sourdough Challah, so I said a prayer, made a couple of quick changes, and it turned out beautifully.

As you may have seen, we have really been trying to honor the Biblical Feasts and Sabbath. A part of that journey has led us to making our own Challah bread… it is so delicious and not too hard to make. The most difficult part for me was learning how to braid it. Here is a great instructional video that helped me:

How to Make 4 Braided Challah or Super Easy 4 Strand Braid

Some Feasts require the Challah to be round in shape:

4 Strand Round Challah 

This is the basic recipe we use, but I will also include options for making other versions too. Our sourdough recipe is pretty close to the same, but can be found HERE.

I like to pray while I am making this and remember that the braids are like the different members of our family, we all need to come together to form something beautiful! I ask GOD to watch over us and guide us as we encourage one another along our journeys in life. This requires effort, patience, and the grace of GOD!

Here’s a real-life comparison of the two loaves I made that day… they both tasted great, but one looked way prettier than the other… don’t get disappointed if you don’t get the hang of it on the first try… just keep trying!

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Comforting Simple Chicken & Rice

Mr. Awesome loves Chicken and Rice and so do I, my version is usually a little more like a Spanish Rice version but this is more of how he remembers it from his childhood.

This recipe is pretty easy to make and it’s also easy on the budget as you can throw in your leftovers to make this a delicious meal.

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Sourdough Challah Bread

As you may have seen, we have really been trying to honor the Biblical Feasts and Sabbath. A part of that journey has led us to making our own Challah bread… it is so delicious and not too hard to make. The most difficult part for me was learning how to braid it. Here is a great instructional video that helped me:

How to Make 4 Braided Challah or Super Easy 4 Strand Braid

Some Feasts require the Challah to be round in shape:

4 Strand Round Challah 

This is the basic recipe we use, but I will also include options for making other versions too.

Don’t have a Sourdough Starter? No fear, I will have another recipe posting soon that uses yeast instead of sourdough!

Easy Challah Bread

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Start Your Holiday Prep: Week 4 Guide

Have you gotten started on your Holiday Prep? If not, don’t worry because you still have plenty of time, but don’t procrastinate any longer!

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