Cafe-Tasse - Noir Cannelle bar - March 25, 2012

Chocolate of the Day:

Cafe-Tasse
Noir Cannelle
Good +
Weight: .99 oz. (28.05 g.) / 2.99 oz. (85 g.) total bar
Calories: 148 calories
Cost: $4.00 total bar
Purchased from: The Chocolate Garage, in Palo Alto, CA

This 54% cocoa Cinnamon bar from Cafe-Tasse (Belgium) had a relatively smooth milk + soy lecithin mouth feel, and an authentic cinnamon flavor.

Today was Day #5 of Chocolate and Cinnamon Theme Week.

Mars - Cinnamon M and Ms - March 23, 2012

Chocolate of the Day: 

Mars
Cinnamon M and M's
Good +
Weight: .5 oz. (14.1 g.) / 9.9 oz. (280.7 g.) total bag
Calories: 75 calories (estimate)
Cost: n/a
Purchased from: n/a

Today was Day #4 of Chocolate and Cinnamon Theme Week. Mars M and M's have been appearing in special flavors in recent years. Some flavors debut and then disappear -- such as these Cinnamon M and M's ("made with real milk chocolate").

The Cinnamon flavor made an appearance this past winter, and I haven't seen them since. Fortunately, I bought a bag before they disappeared.

Despite the added lactose and some artificial ingredients that I could do without, these crunchy classics with a twist had just about the right amount of cinnamon flavor.