There are only a few days left to enter what may be the biggest Halloween treat on the planet! Mars Snackfood announced today the last chance to win an incredible Halloween treat: $1 million in the 2009 Halloween Million Sweepstakes!

U.S. residents have until Saturday, October 31, 2009, to register for the 2009 Halloween Million Sweepstakes at halloweenmillion.com by entering the UPC on packages of M&M’S, Snickers, Twix, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, Skittles, and Starburst candies. (A full list of candies and sizes can be found here.)
One lucky person will receive the $1 million grand prize, and thousands more will …read more

Scharffen Berger chocolate is teaming up with Tuttifoodie.com for their third annual Chocolate Adventure Contest.

Anyone can enter the contest, which encourages creative recipe creations for both sweet or savory dishes. The recipes must include Scharffen Berger Chocolate and at least one suggested ingredient from the “Adventure Ingredients” list, which includes fresh mint, crystallized ginger, pandan leaf, banana leaf, sumac, raw honey, cacao nibs, fresh or whole dried chili pepper, malbec, peanut butter, black-eyed peas, rice flour, papaya, cumin, paprika, and smoked sea salt.
Two grand prizes of $10,000 each will be awarded, one for a sweet dish and one for …read more

I wrote about Dove’s new peanut butter chocolates the other day, and now I’ve got some to give away!

The decadent duo of Dove’s new chocolate and peanut butter will be going to three lucky winners!
To Enter:
Leave a comment here telling me what your favorite Dove chocolate product is. That’s it!
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~ Contest ends Friday, May 1 at 5:00pm PDT. Three winners will be randomly drawn and notified by email, and will have 24 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.
~ Giveaway open to U.S. residents only.
~ Three winners will win one 8.5 oz bags of peanut butter Dove chocolates.
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The contest over the weekend for the two Hershey’s Collector Barbies giveaway was a big success and a lot of fun; I loved reading everyone’s responses about their favorite Barbies and Hershey treats!
I’ve picked the two winners for the dolls, so without further ado, congratulations to:
Cathleen Nash, who wrote
“Yummy! I must admit I love this Hershey Barbie She embodies the chocolate perfectly! I LOVE plain ol’ Hershey Milk Chocolate bars.. they’re classic and I hope they never change. My earliest photo is me with a happy, over-indulged look and holding a Hershey bar the size of my head! …read more

I wrote just last week about the sweet collaboration between Hershey and Barbie — the Hershey’s Collector Barbie. Now two very lucky Chocolate Bytes readers will get to win one for themselves! (I’m totally green with envy!)
The beautiful brunette Barbie is dressed in a silver and chocolate brown cocktail dress with a Hershey ribbon around her waist. She also has sweet little silver and chocolate brown heels and silver earrings.
To Enter:
Leave a comment here telling me your favorite Barbie doll AND/OR your favorite Hershey product. That’s it! Contest ends Monday, March 23 at 5:00pm PDT.
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You all know how devoted I am to See’s Candies. My mom worked there, my step-mom worked there and I’ve worked there — they’ve been part of my life for 25 years (and much longer for my mom — here’s me holding a See’s box she received in the ’60s!) and with Valentine’s Day coming up their Valentine’s Day Gifts are the very first treat on my wishlist!
I always look forward to Valentine’s Day, especially with kids of my own who will be getting the usual goodie boxes just like my moms gave us! I also like to put …read more

Few things go together so well as chocolate and peanut butter! Clara Marie’s Authentic Southern Bakery knows this and has “rolled out” yummy handmade chocolate peanut butter balls in their Greensboro, NC bakery.
The balls are hand-rolled fresh and then hand-dipped in chocolate from a recipe passed down from grandma. The balls come with six to a bag tied with a pretty ribbon.
Two lucky winners will win one bag each!
To Enter:

Leave a comment here telling me what your favorite handmade treat is. That’s it!
* Contest closes at 5:00pm PST on Thursday, January 29. Winner will be notified by email and will …read more

M&M’s are once again releasing its limited-edition M&M’S All-Green Milk Chocolate Candies for Valentine’s Day!
What’s with the green ones? Legend has it all-green M&M’S are an aphrodisiac; rumors of their special powers have been circulating since the ‘70s. For this reason, M&M’S has made green the true color of love for Valentine’s Day. (You can also enter at the M&M’s site for a chance to win a romantic getaway for two to Paris!)
I’ve got five bags of All-Green Milk Chocolate M&M’s Candies to give away to two lucky winners!
To Enter:
Leave a comment here telling me what your favorite kind of …read more

Congrats to the twelve winners of the Ferrero Chocolate Collections!

Heather Alexandria
Terri P
Karrie
Ashley
Christina
Michele Cook
Lee Ann Bishop
Susanne
Stacey Brown
Danielle B
Pat
Beverly Justice

Winners have been notified by email as of 7:30 a.m. PST November 17 and have 24 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.

I’m a huge fan of Share Our Strength, a national organization working to ensure no kid in America grows up hungry.
The Ferrero Company, one of the largest confectionery companies in the world, has partnered with Share Our Strength and has set up a website, ShareSomethingSweet.com, where you can send free e-cards to friends and loved ones. For each e-card, Ferrero will donate $1 to Share Our Strength, up to $10,000!
There is also a great quiz to find out which chocolate you are (I’m a Rondnoir Dark Chocolate!).
This is especially timely with Thanksgiving just a few …read more