Elena Chocolate - Hawaii - March 26, 2013

Chocolate(s) of the Day: 

Elena Chocolate

1.) Ginger Cappuccino
Very Good
Weight: .4 oz. (11.32 g.) (estimate) for 1 piece
Calories: 60 calories (estimate) in 1 piece
Cost: $13.50 for a 6-piece box (add shipping for online orders)
Purchased from: Elena Chocolate, Keauhou Farmers Market, Hawaii

2.) Raspberry
Very Good
Weight: .38 oz. (10.7 g.) (estimate) in 1 piece
Calories: 57 calories (estimate) in 1 piece
Cost: $13.50 for a 6-piece box (add shipping for online orders)
Purchased from: Elena Chocolate, Keauhou Farmers Market, Hawaii

Aloha and welcome to Day #1 of Chocolate and Hawaii Theme Week.

My thoughts returned to Hawaii this week. I couldn't be there in person; however, I enjoyed two Elena Chocolate chocolates in a 6-piece box from the Big Island. I discovered Elena's chocolates when friends took me to the Keauhou Farmers Market, near Kona, where Elena Garcia had a table, near stands with exotic island-grown fruits; macadamia nuts; Hawaiian fruit jams, jellies and butters; and other treasures.

Both today's chocolates were very good, and were made with high quality chocolate, and fresh fruits, coffee, and other local ingredients from Hawaii. I was impressed with Elena's knowledge of chocolate and her talent for combining flavors.

If you like ginger, you won't mind that the fresh ginger in the Ginger Cappuccino chocolate overshadowed the Kona coffee flavor in this flavorful piece that was topped with a dab of white chocolate and ginger.

The Raspberry truffle was delicious and fresh tasting as well. It was a version of this heart-shaped beauty that grabbed my attention when I stopped at the Elena booth at the Farmers Market in Hawaii last month. It contained a skillfull blend of fresh raspberry and passion fruit (liliko'i). What a great combination, although this may have been a seasonal item for Valentines Day.