I love the combination of dark chocolate and raspberry, but I am a bit snobbish about it.  A girl’s gotta have standards, right?

While there are many wonderful Ghirardelli chocolates to love, I’m afraid I am not a fan of the Dark & Raspberry. 

Overall, the bar is too sweet and the chocolate falls flat.  The package tells me that the real fruit filling is surrounded by intense dark chocolate, but the reality is nothing stands out flavor-wise. 

On the positive side, I do like the texture of the raspberry filling, and both the filling and the chocolate are compatible - meaning they don’t clash or leave a nasty aftertaste.  At least there’s that!

I can sum up my experience with this particular formulation as boring.  And one thing chocolate should never be, is boring!

Can I hear an AMEN?

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Bryn Kirk

Course Facilitator at Chocolate University Online

Bryn worked for nearly 10 years in a research and product development for Ambrosia Chocolate Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Now she develops all of the CUO lessons and coaches the members of the Primal Chocolate Club.

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