Just as fall leaves were reaching their peak colors, and pumpkin was on my mind, I happened upon a 54% chocolate bar from Indulgence called Cranberry Pumpkin Seed. I bought it and took it along with me as I visited a dear friend and her mother one evening. We broke open the bar with high expectations. It did not disappoint – well, almost.

My friend loved it! I liked it, too, but was a little let down when I discovered that number of dried cranberry pieces and pumpkin seeds were few and far between. More often than not, when I bit off a section to eat, I either had one or two dried cranberries for my mouthful, or I had a couple of pumpkin seeds. I never did have both of them in my mouth at the same time.

When I looked over the entire bar, I got the impression that the items were placed by hand in an orderly fashion - a cranberry here and a pumpkin seed there. The overall look was very precise and pretty. But I would have liked to have had both the cranberry and the pumpkin seed flavors mingle at the same time while chewing the chocolate. Perhaps it was just a fluke that it ended up that way.

Enough negative talk, let’s focus on the positives! The chocolate on its own was very good; a little nutty and very cocoa hearty. AND, this bar paired very well with both a Pinot Noir and a Cabernet that we popped open!

Indulgence Chocolatiers, www.indulgencechocolatiers.com, is a Milwaukee, WI based company that makes handcrafted chocolate confections and bars since 2007. They offer an extraordinary array of wonderful truffles and chocolate bars.

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Red wine is healthy too. What happens when you combine chocolate and wine? Health, flavor, and fun! The CUO Chocolate and Wine Tasting Guide will show you how to pair chocolate and wine for amazing experiences of your own or with friends.

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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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