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National Food Holidays: December

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at Rochester chapter.

‘Tis the holiday season indeed, but when it comes to food, it’s a year-round celebration.

Every month, we’ll round up some notable food holidays – days commemorating one food – accompanied with trusty Spoon recipes to make celebrating easy. Here’s the list for December (as if we needed more reasons to eat this month):

12/1: National Pie Day
Raspberry Nutella Mug Pie – Northwestern

12/3: National Apple Pie Day
Apple Pie Cups – UChicago

12/4: National Cookie Day
Rugelach Cookies – UPenn

12/5: Repeal of Prohibition Day
3 Ingredient Boozy Brunch Muffins – Princeton

12/6: Microwave Oven Day
Cornbread for One – UMich

12/8: National Chocolate Brownie Day
Flourless Fudge Brownies – Northwestern

12/9: National Pastry Day
Pumpkin Butter Pecan Gingersnap Rolls – Rochester

12/12: National Cocoa Day
5 Instant Hot Chocolate Upgrades – WashU

12/15: National Cupcake Day
Macaroni & Cheese Cupcakes – Northwestern

12/16: National Chocolate-Covered Anything Day
Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons – UPenn

12/20: National Sangria Day
Cider Sangria – NYU

12/21: National Hamburger Day
The Ultimate Dining Hall Burger – Northwestern

12/25: National Pumpkin Pie Day
Healthy Crustless Pumpkin Pie – Spoon University

12/26: National Candy Cane Day
Candy Cane Frappuccino (Starbucks Secret Menu) – Rochester

12/27: National Fruit Cake Day
Blueberry Cake – UChicago

12/31: National Champagne Day
4 Best Hangover Cures – UIUC

Source: FoodStoriesBlog.com