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 get instant win prizes including one-day tickets and season passes to Six Flags or coupons redeemable for free packages of select Mars products.

In addition to the chance to win $1 million and thousands of instant win prizes, there’s also a virtual “haunted” mansion filled with heaps of creepy, cool fun. Mars has also created a “ghoulish” application featuring all of your favorite M&M’S characters in their Halloween costumes that is available on the M&M’S and Snickers fan pages on Facebook.

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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 savory, and two second place prizes that include signed cookbooks and chocolate will also be awarded.

Full rules can be found at the Chocolate Adventure website, as well as a look at the judges. You can submit your entry online, and the contest submission deadline is January 3rd, so get cooking!

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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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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! My sister got me hooked on them RECENTLY, so I’d like to give her this delectable Barbie if I were to win. Thanks for the entry!”

and Jan, who wrote:

“I have collected many Barbies and I love every one of them. But my favorite is a recent purchase of “Top Model.” She has waist-length red hair and the most beautiful blue eyes. A real knock-out!!!”

An email has been sent to both winners, who have 24 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. Emails have been sent out as of 8:00am PDT, March 24.

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Hershey Barbie Doll

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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~ Contest open to US residents only.

~ One entry per household.

~ Two winners will be chosen randomly on March 23rd and notified by email. Winners will have 24 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.

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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 yummy little hearts in their lunch boxes each day leading up to the 14th.

See’s is offering a $25 Gift Card for one very lucky Chocolate Bytes reader!

To Enter:

Leave a comment here telling me what you want for Valentine’s Day. That’s it!

* Contest closes at 5:00pm PST on Thursday, January 29. Winner will be notified by email and will have 24 hours to respond with mailing information before a new winner is chosen.

* Open to U.S. residents only.

* One entry per household. Multiple entries will all be discarded.

* One winner will win one $25 gift card.

* All current Bloggy Giveaways at Chocolate Bytes may be entered one time each. Good luck!

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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 have 24 hours to respond with mailing information before a new winner is chosen.

* Open to U.S. residents only.

* One entry per household. Multiple entries will all be discarded.

* Two winners will win one bag each.

* All current Bloggy Giveaways at Chocolate Bytes may be entered one time each. Good luck!

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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 M&M’s is (plain, peanut, etc). That’s it!

* Contest closes at 5:00pm PST on Thursday, January 29. Winner will be notified by email and will have 24 hours to respond with mailing information before a new winner is chosen.

* Open to U.S. residents only.

* One entry per household. Multiple entries will all be discarded.

* Two winners will win five bags each.

* All current Bloggy Giveaways at Chocolate Bytes may be entered one time each. Good luck!

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1. Heather Alexandria
2. Terri P
3. Karrie
4. Ashley
5. Christina
6. Michele Cook
7. Lee Ann Bishop
8. Susanne
9. Stacey Brown
10. Danielle B
11. Pat
12. 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.

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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 short weeks away and the holidays right around the corner, and with that in mind, Ferrero is giving TWELVE lucky Chocolate Bytes readers a chance to win one of those delicious looking collections in the picture above! It has three Ferrero confections: Rocher, Rondnoir, and Garden Coco.

Ferrero Rondnoir dark chocolates are a unique combination of a dark chocolate cream surrounding a “black pearl” of fine dark chocolate, within a delicate, crisp wafer, all topped with crunchy dark chocolate morsels.

Ferrero Rocher chocolates are a tempting combination of luscious, creamy, chocolaty filling surrounding a whole hazelnut, within a delicate, crisp wafer…all enveloped in milk chocolate and finely chopped hazelnuts.

Ferrero Garden Coco chocolates are a savory combination of rich coconut cream surrounding a sweet almond, within a delicate, crisp wafer topped with meringue and shredded coconut.

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To Enter:

To enter, leave a comment telling me which Ferrero chocolate you are! Either take the quiz here, or just tell me which one sounds the most appealing to you from the descriptions above. Comments that do not follow these directions will not be entered!

~ One entry per household. Duplicate entries will be discarded and disqualified (and yes, I can tell!).

~ The giveaway will run until Sunday, November 16th at 8:00 p.m. EST. Winners will be randomly chosen and notified by email and will have 24 hours to respond with mailing information before new winners are chosen.

~ Twelve Ferrero collections will be given away (twelve winners, one collection each).

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