The Great North American Road Trip THE 2021 PETER’S® CHOCOLATE CALENDAR A Confectionery Map of Regional Specialties One of the great pleasures of domestic travel in North America is to see, hear and taste the regional differences that characterize us. The places where we live help shape the way we think, the way we talk and even the way we eat. So, while chocolate has always been one of the world’s great passions, the ways in which we indulge that passion vary widely from region to region. In this, our 2021 Peter’s Chocolate Calendar, we’re celebrating the great love affair between North Americans and chocolate in all its different shapes, sizes, and flavors. We hope you’ll join us on this journey and feel inspired to recreate some of the specialties we’ve collected along the way. Whether it’s catfish or country-fried steak, boiled crawfish or peach cobbler, Alabama cuisine is simply divine. Classic southern recipes are as highly prized as family heirlooms and passed down through the generations in the Cotton State. This is doubtless how the confection known as Southern Divinity built its longstanding legacy in this region. The balanced combination of salty and sweet is both heavenly and distinctly Southern. Southern Divinity Southern Divinity Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Ingredients: December February 1 001 2 002 2 Egg Whites S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 17 oz Sugar 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 56 6 oz Light Corn Syrup 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 4 oz Water 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract 27 28 29 30 31 28 New Year’s Day 6 oz Coarsely Chopped Pecans, roasted & salted Peter’s® Marbella™ Bittersweet Chocolate, 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 for drizzling Directions: Beat egg whites in a stand mixer until stiff National Chocolate peaks form. In a separate pan, boil sugar, Covered Cherry Day corn syrup and water until 257F is reached. 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 While stand mixer is running, slowly add hot 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 syrup in a thin stream into the egg whites. Beat until the mixture has cooled and lost its glossiness. Mix in vanilla extract and pecans. Using a tablespoon and thin metal spatula, National Bittersweet portion the mixture onto a parchment-lined sheet. Chocolate Day Moisten the utensils to minimize sticking 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 (use the moistened spatula to push the dollops 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 off the spoon; clean and moisten spoon when needed). When firm, drizzle with Peter’s® Marbella™ Bittersweet Chocolate. Yield: Approx. 36 Pieces Martin Luther King Jr Day Inauguration Day 24 024 25 025 26 026 27 027 28 028 29 029 30 030 National Peanut Butter Day National Hot Chocolate Day 031 31 National Chocolate Cake Day ©2021 Cargill, Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Canada sets a high bar. As a harbor city in the Vancouver Islands of British Columbia, Nanaimo is renowned for its picturesque waterfront, its contribution to the timber and paper industries and the exquisite unbaked cookie bars that bear its name. But not necessarily in that order. Although many variations have since been explored, the Nanaimo recipe featured here has a coconut crumb and almond base, a rich center layer that combines white chocolate with heavy cream and a semisweet chocolate topping. Popularized in the 1950s, the Nanaimo is thought to have originated in the 1930s in a British Columbian home kitchen. Nanaimo Bars Nanaimo Bars Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Ingredients: Bottom Layer: 032 033 034 035 036 037 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 oz Peter’s® Cambra® Bittersweet Chocolate 4 oz Butter 1 ¾ cups Graham Cracker Crumbs ¾ cup Shredded Coconut National Chocolate ½ cup Roasted Salted Almonds, finely chopped National Dark Chocolate Day Groundhog Day Fondue Day Middle Layer: 039 040 041 042 043 044 038 1 Large Egg + 2 large Egg Yolks 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2 tbsp Fondant Sugar 2 tbsp Corn Starch 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract 5 oz Heavy Cream 18 oz Peter’s® Original™ White Chocolate, melted 14 045 15 046 16 047 17 048 18 049 19 050 20 051 Top Layer: 4 oz Peter’s® Lenoir™ Semisweet Chocolate 2 oz Butter Presidents’ Day Directions: Flag Day (Canada) Bottom Layer: Melt chocolate and butter together Valentine’s Day Family Day (Canada) Ash Wednesday National Chocolate Mint Day to approximately 100F. Blend in graham cracker 21 052 22 053 23 054 24 055 25 056 26 057 27 058 crumbs, coconut and almonds until well mixed. Press into parchment-lined 9-inch square pan. Cool in refrigerator until set. Middle Layer: Whisk eggs, sugar and cornstarch together until creamy and well mixed. Whisk in National Chocolate Covered Nuts Day vanilla. Scald the heavy cream, and very slowly drizzle into the egg mixture. (If you add the hot 28 059 January March cream too fast you might curdle the eggs.) Once the S M T W T F S S M T W T F S cream is incorporated, slowly whisk in the melted 12 1 2 3 4 56 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 white chocolate until well mixed and homogenous. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Spread evenly over the bottom layer and cool in 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 refrigerator until set. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 Top Layer: Melt chocolate and butter together 31 in double boiler or microwave, whisk together. ©2021 Cargill, Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. When cooled below 90F, pour over middle layer and spread evenly. Refrigerate until set. Bars cut best when cold. Yield: One 9-inch square pan Why Irish eyes are smiling. Iowans are renowned for their honesty, but that doesn’t mean they can resist a bit of blarney now and then. These nutty homespun delicacies are both a celebration of Irish heritage and a treasured fixture on the menus of select bakeries and diners across the state. Though their connection to the legend of the original Blarney Stone is uncertain, it is a fact that many have been inspired to kiss these confectionery wonders—and the baker who produced them. Blarney Stones Blarney Stones Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Ingredients: 4 Large Eggs, separated 1 060 2 061 3 062 4 063 5 064 6 065 1 cup Sugar 1 cup All-Purpose Flour 1 ½ tsp Baking Powder ¼ tsp Salt ½ cup Boiling Water Employee Appreciation Day 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 7 066 8 067 9 068 10 069 11 070 12 071 13 072 1 lb Peter’s® White Icecap® Coating, melted 1 lb Chopped Salted Peanuts International Women's Day Daniel Peter’s Birthday Directions: NCA State of the NCA State of the NCA State of the Preheat oven to 350F. Beat egg whites Industry Conference, Industry Conference, Industry Conference, Aventura, FL Aventura, FL Aventura, FL until stiff peaks form, set aside. Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored; add 14 073 15 074 16 075 17 076 18 077 19 078 20 079 sugar gradually, beating continuously. Sift together dry ingredients. Add to mixture, alternately with boiling water. Add vanilla and beat well. Fold in stiffly beaten National Chocolate Caramel Day egg whites. Bake 20 minutes in a 9 x13-inch Western Candy Conference, Western Candy Conference, Daylight Saving Time Begins St. Patrick’s Day Virtual Virtual First Day of Spring baking pan. When fully cooled, cut into 1 ½ inch squares. Dip each square into 21 080 22 081 23 082 24 083 25 084 26 085 27 086 melted Peter’s® White Icecap® Coating. Immediately roll all sides in chopped peanuts. Yield: Approx. 48 Pieces Passover Begins American Chocolate Week American Chocolate Week American Chocolate Week American Chocolate Week American Chocolate Week American Chocolate Week American Chocolate Week 28 087 29 088 30 089 31 090 February April S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 56 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Palm Sunday 28 25 26 27 28 29 30 ©2021 Cargill, Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Not Irish, not a potato. But delectable nonetheless. Despite its ubiquitous appearance in candy shops throughout southeastern Pennsylvania each spring, the Irish Potato is unknown in Ireland. In fact, the recipe is believed believed to have been invented in the Keystone State by Irish immigrants in the19th century. And though the end product resembles a potato in appearance, no spuds have been harmed in the production Irish Potato of these simply irresistible confections. Candy Irish Potato Candy Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Ingredients: ® ® 091 092 093 44 oz Peter’s White Icecap Coating March May 1 2 3 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 12 ½ oz Irish Cream Liqueur 1 2 3 4 56 1 2 ½ oz Corn Syrup 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2 oz each Powdered Sugar, Cinnamon & 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Cocoa Powder 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 April Fool’s Day Good Friday National Chocolate Mousse Day 30 31 Directions: 4 094 5 095 6 096 7 097 8 098 9 099 10 100 Blend together powdered sugar, cinnamon, and cocoa powder.