Saturday, December 31, 2011

ChocolateBet: December 31, 2011


Chocolate of the Day:

Talenti
1.) Caribbean Coconut Gelato
Good - Good +
Weight: 1/2 cup
Calories: 190 calories
Cost: $6.49 total container
Purchased: Piazza's Fine Foods, Palo Alto, CA

2.) 1/3 cup Belgian Milk Chocolate Gelato
Good + - Very Good
Weight: 1/2 cup
Calories: 220 calories
Cost: $6.49 total container
Purchased: Piazza's Fine Foods, Palo Alto, CA

Stonewall Kitchen
Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramel
Good
Weight: 2 Tb. (30 g.) / 12.5 oz. (354 g.) total glass jar
Calories: 120 calories
Cost: $n/a
Purchased: Piazza's Fine Foods, Palo Alto, CA

Today I made an ice cream sundae worthy of Chocolate + Coconut + Caramel Theme Week.
It was easy to imagine I was on a sunny, tropical beach somewhere, getting ready to make a toast to the New Year.

I used two different kinds of Talenti Gelato for this dessert. The Talenti Caribbean Coconut Gelato was quite good, but lacked the incredibly smooth and creamy consistency of the Talenti Belgian Milk Chocolate Gelato, due to the very finely ground coconut, and slightly lower fat content. (Note: Talenti also makes a Sea Salt Caramel gelato, but I couldn't locate this one in time for today, Day #7 of Chocolate + Coconut + Caramel Theme Week.

This gelato was fine by itself. However, I decided to guild the lilly by topping these two flavors with some Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramel Sauce from Stonewall Kitchen. I think a sprinkling of lightly browned toffee coconut and nut bits on the side might have been a better choice.

The Stonewall Kitchen chocolate caramel sauce would be good with vanilla ice cream with sliced fresh banana and chopped nuts.

Happy last day of the year (2011) to all.


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