Just great chocolates, good will and good fun. If you've ever felt like you should speak softly and nibble delicately when in the presence of fine, hand-made chocolates, then there's something you should know about the folks at DAN'S CHOCOLATES.
If you've ever felt like you should speak softly and nibble delicately when in the presence of fine, hand-made chocolates, then there's something you should know about the folks at Dan's Chocolates. We're different. No fancy gold boxes, no reserved appreciation, no white gloves. Just great chocolates, good will and good fun.
ASSORTED:
Dan's Assorted Chocolates mixture is perfect for the person who enjoys a little taste of everything. It contains a mixture of: Silky Milky, Choc-a-lot, Loca Mocha, Carmalita, Razz-matazz, PBSpree!, Orangadu, Drom-a-Dairy, Chief Chokolada, Almondanza, Coco Motion, and Mintastic.
ALL CARAMEL:
It's happened to you before - the everlasting search for the ultimate caramel chocolate. Well, search no longer! Dan's All Caramel box - full of Carmalitas - will give the caramel lover the ultimate treat!
ALL DARK CHOCOLATE:
Is dark chocolate a "must have" in your life? If so, you need to try Dan's All Dark Chocolate assortment. This scrumptious mixture contains all of our luscious velvety dark chocolates: Choc-a-lot, Loca Mocha, Razz-matazz, Orangadu, Chief Chokolada and Mintastic.
ALL MILK CHOCOLATE:
If milk chocolate is a "must have" in your life, have we got the box of chocolates for you! Dan's All Milk Chocolate assortment contains all of our creamy, smooth milk chocolates: Silky Milky, Carmalita, PBSpree!, Drom-a-Dairy, Almondanza and Coco Motion.
PECAN CARAMEL CLUSTERS:
A checkerboard of dark and milk-draped pecan caramel nuggets, featuring soft chewy caramel embedded with fresh pecans. It's the Dan's Chocolates twist on an old-fashioned delight.
ALL SUGARFREE & LOW CARB:
Craving for fresh Dan's while trying to reduce your sugar & carbs intake? Try our new Low Carb/Sugar Free (substituted with Maltitol) assortment with a mixture of: Silky Milky, Choc-a-lot, Loca Mocha, Razz-matazz, PBSpree!.
Why Dan's?
Fresh, hand-made gourmet truffles, delivered directly from Dan's Chocolates to you.
Delicate and thin chocolate shells filled with the freshest creams, fruit purees, pure cocoa butter and nuts to create the most flavorful of fillings.
A perfect Gift for any occasion. Choose from over 200 unique Gift boxes for every occasion, lifestyle or event.
A portion of every sale is donated to a charity of your choice.
Your satisfaction is guaranteed! You have Dan's promise.
Select the delivery date for your chocolates to arrive, and place your order in advance for delivery in the future.
We're unique. No fancy gold boxes, no reserved appreciation, no white gloves. Just great chocolates, good will and good fun.
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Company Background
1995 B.D.C. (Before Dan's Chocolates) - While many great ideas are hatched in boardrooms, still others spring from more modest origins. Having witnessed the incredible growth of the Internet, Dan began looking for the next big thing, the next paradigm shift to rouse the senses. And one cold January night the obvious question arose, "What about chocolate? Really great, fresh chocolate. The kind of chocolate that makes your taste buds beg for more?" And just like that, a revolution was born.
From these humble origins, Dan's Chocolates has grown to be a champion for great chocolate and good will. We've harnessed the power of the Internet to bring you the freshest, tastiest chocolates available; and to help bring charitable organizations the financial support they need to carry out their philanthropic missions. We strive to make Gift giving more meaningful by donating a percentage of the purchase price of every box of chocolate sold to the charitable partner of your choice. This is not lip service or an afterthought - it's why Dan started the company.
History Of Chocolate
Chocolate: A Life
When Columbus stumbled across what he thought was India, he made some pretty significant discoveries for Europe. Chocolate, of course, was the most significant. But as with most of his discoveries, someone else had already found it.
In the case of chocolate, it was the Olmec, a tribe that lived in the lowlands of Mexico in 1500 BC, who beat Columbus to the punch. They are best known for constructing enormous sculptures, cleverly dubbed the Colossal Heads, which are, as you may have guessed, very large stone heads. A bit later, the Mayans and the Aztecs made "chocolatl", an incarnation very unlike the chocolate of today. They drank it cold and unsweetened, so it might have tasted a lot like that coffee you poured earlier this morning and never got around to drinking.
From his fourth journey to the New World, Columbus returned to Spain with the cacao bean among his gifts to the Queen and her court. They didn't pay much attention to it (colonization is very distracting).
Hernan Cortes, who conquered Mexico for Spain, is usually credited with bringing chocolate to the attention of Europeans. While he and his men may have sweetened the bitter drink, it wasn't until 1544, when Dominican friars brought a group of Mayan royalty - bearing a number of gifts, including chocolate - to meet with Prince Phillip of Spain, that chocolate was successfully brought to Europe.
One of the biggest evolutionary moments in chocolate history came when chocolate went from the cup to the bar. Chocolate was successfully transformed from a liquid to a solid by Spanish nuns, who made their convents rich by selling chocolate. The more refined chocolate delicacies - bon-bons, cakes and puddings were developed much later, in the 19th century.
Today, chocolate is enjoyed by everyone around the world. During World War II, American soldiers were provided with chocolate as part of their provisions - it is now a permanent part of U.S. Army rations. Even NASA has sanctioned the use of chocolate as a source for quick energy for the astronauts on their missions.
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