June 16 is National Fudge Day! Enough said.
Pick up some fudge on your way home or make your own and enjoy!
Top Fudge Recipes at All Recipes
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National Fudge Day
National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day
June 9 is National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day!
After Ben Franklin introduced rhubarb seeds to the North American east coast in the early 1800s, rhubarb, dubbed “pieplant,” became a popular addition to pies in America. Sweet strawberries mixed with the tart flavor of rhubarb make for one delicious piece of pie – especially when you top it off with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on a hot June day.
Celebrate National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day by baking this sweet, tangy treat. Need a recipe?
Grandma’s Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie
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National Fruitcake Day
December 27 is National Fruitcake Day!
What would the holiday season be without a loaf of fruitcake that has jumped from freezer to freezer for anywhere from two to two dozen holiday seasons?
Fruitcake is a cake made of chopped candied or dried fruit, nuts and spices, then soaked in brandy. It is also a traditional Christmas gift. It is also almost always re-gifted.
Yes, it’s quite possible that no one has actually made a fruitcake in years.
So if you received/receive a fruitcake this holiday season, be sure to get rid of it – that is, pass it along to someone else – before the holiday season is over and fruitcake is no longer an acceptable gift. Otherwise, you’re stuck with it until next year…unless you enjoy fruitcake. Then you can actually eat it, which is perfectly fine, as fruitcake is meant to be consumed.*
Three-and-a-half ways to celebrate National Fruitcake Day:
1. Re-gift the fruitcake(s) you have received this holiday season.
2. Eat the fruitcake(s) you have received this holiday season.**
3. Make a fruitcake, which you can then:
- Eat
- Give to someone as a gift, just to get a fresh fruitcake out there.
*If you do eat a fruit cake you received as a gift, we hope that it has undergone proper fruitcake storage. When properly preserved, fruitcake can last for months, even years – hence, the re-gifting. Some people even say fruitcake gets better with age. This implies that someone out there has eaten really old fruitcake, so eating really old fruitcake must be ok. However, this statement is vague, so eat at your own risk.
**If you are unable to re-gift the fruitcake, have no interest in eating it and do not want it to take up space in your freezer during the next year, save it for January 3. Further instructions will be provided on January 3.
Sources: holidayinsights.com, theultimateholidaysite.com, wikipedia.org, allrecipes.com
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National Cookie Day
With Christmas right around the corner, it’s time to start baking some holiday cookies. Luckily, National Cookie Day falls on December 4, giving you a head start on your holiday baking.
Of course, we realize that the cookies you make today won’t last til Christmas. So think of National Cookie Day as a practice run: bake a batch of all your favorite cookies, ask your friends to do the same, then invite everyone over for a cookie tasting. Indulge your sweet tooth while discovering new cookie recipes to add to your holiday spread!
Just want to make some cookies? Click here to find recipes for almost every kind of cookie you can think of!
Did You Know…that cookies were once called “little cakes”? Find out why and learn more about the history of cookies by clicking here.
Happy National Cookie Day!
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National Indian Pudding Day
November 13 is National Indian Pudding Day!
Indian pudding is a traditional American dessert, but it wasn’t a Native American recipe, as its name implies. Indian pudding was created by early New England settlers. Upon arriving to the New World and discovering that wheat flour was not available, the early settlers used “Indian meal,” or cornmeal, instead, thus creating Indian pudding. Other ingredients include molasses or maple syrup and honey, milk, butter, eggs and spices, such as cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Apples, raisins or dried berries may also be added.
Although it remains a traditional New England dessert, Indian pudding isn’t as popular as it used to be because of its long baking time, usually two to three hours…That’s nothing! Give this autumn dish a whirl in celebration of National Indian Pudding Day.
Click here for a recipe!
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Apple Betty Day
October 5 is Apple Betty Day!
Similar to cobbler and bread pudding, apple brown Betty is a traditional American dessert consisting of apples baked between layers of buttered bread crumbs that are also sweetened and flavored with brown sugar and spices, such as cinnamon and nutmeg. Apple brown Betty is often served with lemon sauce, ice cream or whip cream.
According to Punchbowl.com, the apple brown Betty was created back in Colonial times, with the recipe first appearing in print in an 1864 issue of the Yale Literary Magazine.
Celebrate Apple Betty Day by making your own apple brown Betty. While you can certainly make a brown Betty using other fruit, such as berries or pears, we recommend you stick with apples today.
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National Cream-Filled Doughnut Day
September 14 is National Cream-Filled Doughnut Day!
Going on a morning doughnut run? Forget the plain glazed, drop the doughnut holes, and don’t even think about snagging a bear claw – it’s National Cream-Filled Doughnut Day! Cream-filled doughnuts might pack a little extra calories and sugar, but just for today, go cream-filled in honor of National Cream-Filled Doughnut Day.
For those of you whose doughnut of choice is already the cream-filled doughnut, celebrate by making your own cream-filled doughnuts, like these decadent Vanilla Cream-Filled Doughnuts by chef Joanne Chang.
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National Cheesecake Day
July 30 is National Cheesecake Day!
Cheesecake is a rich, creamy dessert that consists of a soft cheese, such as cream cheese, filling on a pastry base, such as a graham cracker crust. You can eat cheesecake plain or with a variety of toppings, such as fruit, nuts or chocolate or fruit-flavored drizzle. Cheesecake is also made in a variety of flavors, such as chocolate, pumpkin, raspberry, white chocolate and rocky road.
Celebrate National Cheesecake by ordering a slice for dessert or making your own cheesecake at home. Check out the abundance of festive and flavorful cheesecake recipes at King Arthur Flour and All Recipes!
And for the healthy-conscious, you can still enjoy National Cheesecake Day without completely ruining your diet. Try King Arthur Flour’s “Not-Half-Bad Cheesecake” recipe or the Food Network’s “Low-Fat Cheesecake.”
National Cherries Jubilee Day – September 24
September 24 is National Cherries Jubilee Day!
Cherries jubilee is a dessert consisting of cherries, sugar and liqueur, usually brandy or kirsch. Sound good so far? It gets even better! Cherries jubilee doubles as entertainment for guests, as the mixture is flambeed immediately before serving, then served over vanilla ice cream.
Celebrate National Cherries Jubilee Day by trying out one of the cherry jubilee recipes below for all your friends:
Sources: punchbowl.com, wikipedia.org
National Chocolate Milkshake Day – September 12
September 12 is National Chocolate Milkshake Day!
Chocoholics everywhere, get ready for yet another day to savor your chocolate cravings! Celebrate National Chocolate Milkshake Day by enjoying a a cold, rich and creamy chocolate milkshake. Head to a nearby ice cream shop, diner or fast food restaurant during your lunch break or after dinner for a celebratory chocolate shake. Better yet, make one yourself!
For a traditional chocolate shake, try the Food Network’s Chocolate Milk Shake. For an extra chocolate-y shake, check out Allrecipes.com’s Chocolate Chocolate Milkshake. Think you can handle a little extra indulgence? Try adding mint, like in the 3 MUSKETEERS® Mint Chocolate Milkshake, which uses the mint-flavored version of this popular candy bar and mint sprig for a minty kick.
Sources: punchbowl.com, holidayinsights.com
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