I have been asked to fill a box with an assortment of chocolate covered items for a silent auction for the holidays. Other than the oreos, ritz w/peanut butter, nutter butter, pretzels, what do any of you dip and/or cover with chocolate? Any suggestions is greatly appreciated! Thanks.
Anything is better with chocolate.. The possibilities are endless 
As GeminiRJ said, dried fruit. I especially love apricots (leave some part of the fruit showing so they know what it is). Plus dates, marshmallows, and small shortbread or sugar cookies (dip half to two-thirds). Also nuts, candied orange peel, peppermint candies, caramels, maraschino cherries, Reese's peanut butter cups, cake balls........
Buy some square pretzels, rolos, and some pecans (candied or cinnamon coated are awesome). Cut rolos in half and place each piece on a pretzel. Cook for 5 minutes at 325. As soon as you pull them out of the oven, stick a pecan on each. I get rave reviews and have even been blamed for holiday weight gain.
There is nothing you CAN'T cover in chocolate. My kids know not to be too still for too long or they're next..........
I have one that is completely different, but the plate is always cleaned when they are made..... Chocolate covered fried chinese noodles. The ones you buy in a can at the grocery store. They kind of look like a bird's nest once you cover in chocolate.
Rice Krispy treats, squares of pound cake, squares of cheesecake (but not if the box is going to sit around for a long time, as the cheesecake should in that case refrigerated), a few pieces ofkettle corn stuck together, squares of angel food cake, mini-donuts, macaroons........
To repeat the nuts and dried fruit of really any kind, fresh fruit if it is not going to be sitting around for days and as a friend suggested... chillies
Well really anything as the others have said, (currently just started WW necessatated from eating too much chocolate!) never tried the potato chips but think I might have to!
Has someone said popcorn, fudge and toffee?
Peanut butter rice crispy treats are yummy when topped with a layer of melted chocolate. You could even roll them in balls and dip them in chocolate.
You can take a jumbo marshmallow, put it on a stick, then dip it in caramel, let set, then dip in chocolate.
So many possibilities!
If I was doing an assortment to sell to other customers, how would you charge for it? Per pound? Or in a decorative box & then one price. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks.
I guess per pound per type would be easy enough to price but if you put it in a decorative box people would buy it as gifts, especially if there were two or three sizes/prices.
Dried pineapple...And if you're going to do the chips, use the kettle chips, they hold up better when dipped.
We visted a small chocolate factory in Daytona Beach, Florida this summer. They let you tour the kitchen where they dip different things. They were doing chips, and were just using plain Lays Potato Chips, the kind with the ruffles (i think they are called Ruffles). They dipped in white, dark, & milk chocolate, and were delicious! They also did chocolate covered coffee beans.
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