Brookside Crunchy Clusters in Dark Chocolate
October 4, 2016
Brookside Farms began making their most recognized signature candies - soft and sweet fruit centers coated in dark chocolate - in 1954 in British Columbia. Some of their varieties contain Super Fruits like Acai and Gogi berries.
Over the years, they’ve expanded their chocolate-covered snack line to include Crunchy Clusters.
Dolfin Chocolat Noir – Oranges Amères
September 26, 2016
Did you know there is a museum dedicated to Chocolate? Yes, it exists!
It’s not well-known around the Midwest where I’m from but if you visit or live in Orlando, Florida, you will certainly hear about it. It caught my mom’s attention when she traveled to Orlando this past June for a family member’s graduation.
Mary Jane’s Chocolates: Origine Bars – Saint Dominique and Mexique
September 19, 2016
Last week I wrote a review on Mary Jane's Chocolates dark chocolate coated dried cherries. While I was in the chocolate shop, a great opportunity presented itself. I found something tasty AND educational -- chocolate melting wafers based on a single-source country of origin.
This is very exciting for me!
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Mary Jane’s Chocolates – Dark Chocolate Cherries
September 12, 2016
“Cave to the Crave!” is the slogan for Mary Jane’s Chocolates in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Last week, I introduced a Kentucky chocolatier, Chaser’s Chocolates, and their Bourbon Balls. This week, I have another Kentucky chocolatier, Mary Jane’s Chocolates, to introduce.
While Chaser’s was more gift shop than chocolates shop, Mary Jane’s is 100% chocolates.
Chasers’ Kentucky Chocolates – Bourbon Balls
September 6, 2016
This summer I had a wonderful vacation in Kentucky. I spent time exploring Mammoth Cave and several Bourbon distilleries.
In fact, if I’m honest, I’d have to say that I spend equal time in each!
Speaking of Bourbon, I came across a chocolate shop that boasts a unique bourbon crème filled chocolate bon bon.
Justin’s Chocolate Hazelnut Butter
August 29, 2016
If I asked you about chocolate hazelnut butter, Ferrero’s Nutella would probably come to mind. It is a well-known product around the globe. Nutella and I go way back, and I’ve never tried any other brand.
So, when I recently found Justin’s Chocolate Hazelnut Butter in my local grocery shop, I had to give it a try.
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Green & Black’s 85% Dark Chocolate
August 22, 2016
The story goes that in 1991, the founder of Whole Earth, Craig Sams, was eating a 70% dark chocolate bar sent to him as a sample. This bar was made from organic cocoa beans.
He only ate half of the chocolate and left the rest sit on his desk. A short time later, his wife, Jo, saw the chocolate bar and helped herself. She loved it, and thus began the making of their organic chocolates.
Belgian Dark Chocolate With Hazelnuts
August 15, 2016
This Wolfgang Chocolate is a 53% cacao with small bits of caramelized hazelnuts. The “Special Reserve” dark chocolate is made with imported Belgian chocolate.
Sheila G’s Brownie Brittle
August 1, 2016
During a snack break on a recent bike ride, a friend of mine offered me a taste of her Brownie Brittle. How could I refuse with a name like Brownie Brittle?
Brownie Brittle is bite-sized, very thin, cracker-like brownie pieces. It’s supposed to remind you of eating the well done edges of a brownie.
Lily’s Dark Chocolate – Stevia Sweetened
July 25, 2016
The Lily’s dark chocolate bar I’ve chosen for this review is a 55%, non-GMO, stevia sweetened chocolate.
This is my first taste of chocolate sweetened with stevia. Overall, I’m impressed. I was skeptical before I took my first bite because I’ve lived through the experimental years when the food industry started using artificial and alternative sweeteners in foods. Read more