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National White Chocolate Day

Food · September 22

A day for white chocolate, the creamy, pale confection made from cocoa butter, sugar and milk, and for the desserts and treats it goes into.

National White Chocolate Day falls on Wednesday, September 22, 2027. That is 330 days away.

White chocolate is the pale member of the chocolate family. It is made from cocoa butter, sugar and milk solids, usually with a little vanilla, and it leaves out the cocoa solids that give dark and milk chocolate their brown color and bitter edge.

That missing ingredient explains most of its personality. The flavor is sweet, milky and mellow, closer to cream than to cocoa. Good white chocolate is ivory rather than bright white, and it melts smoothly on the tongue because cocoa butter melts at about body temperature.

Bakers like it for contrast. It shows up as chips in cookies with macadamia nuts, as a drizzle over dark brownies, and melted into ganache, mousse and frosting. It pairs well with tart fruit such as raspberries, cranberries and lemon, which cut through the sweetness. A cup of hot white chocolate, made by melting chopped bars into warm milk, is rich enough that a small mug goes a long way.

It can be fussy in the kitchen. White chocolate scorches more easily than darker kinds, so it is usually melted slowly over low heat or in short bursts, with frequent stirring.

When shopping, the ingredient list tells the story. Bars that list cocoa butter near the top tend to taste creamier than coatings made with other fats, which are often sold as candy melts.

Ways to celebrate

• Bake a batch of white chocolate macadamia nut cookies.
• Dip fresh strawberries or raspberries in melted white chocolate.
• Make hot white chocolate with warm milk and a pinch of vanilla.
• Compare two white chocolate bars and check which lists cocoa butter first.
• Drizzle melted white chocolate over brownies or popcorn.

Dates

All national days on September 22

Also on September 22

• National Ice Cream Cone Day
• Elephant Appreciation Day
• Hobbit Day
• Dear Diary Day

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