This powder was much more tasty to enjoy as a drink, and people started adding milk to it instead of water, making it more like the hot chocolate we’d drink today. This method also meant ...

The problem was, the children thought milk was too babyish and wouldn’t touch it. So cocoa butter was added, resulting in the accidental invention of white chocolate. This nutritionally enhanced ...

Some worry that chocolate, like coffee, is high in caffeine. Yet one ounce of milk chocolate has only 7 milligrams of caffeine, while a regular cup of coffee holds between 95 and 140. And what ...

European hot chocolate came to the US in the 1600s by the Dutch, but colonists first began selling hot chocolate around 1755.

A chocolate-covered pretzel product is being recalled in three states due to the presence of an undeclared milk allergen.

Chocolate milk could soon be history in public school cafeterias. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering imposing sugar limits that could amount to a ban on flavored milk in elementary ...

Uncover the bittersweet story of this ancient treat. Read more at https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-brief-history-of-chocolate-21860917/ Explore Subscribe ...