# Now they've done it...chocolate covered craisins

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-theyve-done-it-chocolate-covered-craisins/333930>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 3, 2005, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-theyve-done-it-chocolate-covered-craisins/333930 "2005-12-03T19:17:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-theyve-done-it-chocolate-covered-craisins/333930/1 "2005-12-03T19:17:53Z")

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[http://www.oceanspray.com/products/craisins/Chocolate\_Covered.asp](http://www.oceanspray.com/products/craisins/Chocolate_Covered.asp)

We saw some at Kroger the other night and snatched a bag. Soooooooo good.

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**Author:** ![Podkayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2005, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-theyve-done-it-chocolate-covered-craisins/333930/2 "2005-12-03T23:51:51Z")

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Get Behind Me, Satan!!!

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**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-theyve-done-it-chocolate-covered-craisins/333930/3 "2005-12-04T00:55:39Z")

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Well, that’s going on my shopping list. Ooh, I wonder if they’d be good baked into cookies? I’m going to need an extra bag.

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**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-theyve-done-it-chocolate-covered-craisins/333930/4 "2005-12-04T01:01:40Z")

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i’ve had craisins and white choc. chip cookies. they are soooooo very, very, good!!!

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**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-theyve-done-it-chocolate-covered-craisins/333930/5 "2005-12-04T01:25:09Z")

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I do not like chocolate covered cranberries. But I will rip your throat out over a chocolate covered prune.

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**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-theyve-done-it-chocolate-covered-craisins/333930/6 "2005-12-04T02:18:22Z")

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Friday someone brought chocolate covered caramel corn to work. Damn that was really good.

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**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2005, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-theyve-done-it-chocolate-covered-craisins/333930/7 "2005-12-04T03:21:39Z")

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> [@cbawlmer](#):
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> Well, that’s going on my shopping list. Ooh, I wonder if they’d be good baked into cookies? I’m going to need an extra bag.

I had the same thought myself. My only worry is that the chocolate used seems to have a lot of parafin in it, and I don’t know if it will stand up to baking without just being absorbed into the dough.

> [@rocking chair](#):
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> i’ve had craisins and white choc. chip cookies. they are soooooo very, very, good!!!

We brought home a HUGE one of those from the always amazing bakery at the always amazing Dekalb Farmer’s Market. It was by far my favorite in the assorted half dozen oversized cookies we picked up while shopping for Turkey Day.
