Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Theo - Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups - March 10, 2015

Chocolate of the Day:

Theo Chocolate
Organic, Fair Trade Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Good+
Weight: 1.3 oz. (36 g.) in package of 2 cups
Calories: 190 calories in 2 cups
Cost: $2.25 for 1 package of 2 cups
Purchased from: SweetE Organic, Mill Valley, CA

Organic, Fair Trade Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Good++-Very Good
Weight: 1.3 oz. (36 g.) in package of 2 cups
Calories: 200 calories in 2 cups
Cost: $2.25 for 1 package of 2 cups
Purchased from: SweetE Organic, Mill Valley, CA

Today was Day #3 of Chocolate and Peanut Butter Theme Week.

Theo Chocolate (Seattle, WA) produces a line of chocolates and bars made with fair trade cacao. Building on that distinction, the company called today's chocolate(s): "the first fair trade peanut butter cup."

Today I'm featuring Theo's Organic, Fair Trade Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups, and the Milk Chocolate version of these Non-GMO, palm free and soy free, filled chocolate cups. Both were slightly heart-shaped cups.

Theo Chocolate makers partnered with CB's Nuts (a nut butter maker) for their peanut butter.

I enjoyed the authentic, well balanced chocolate and smooth nut flavors, and less sweet taste. I didn't get the sugar buzz that I sometimes get from eating other brands -- a good thing. The dark chocolate aroma was more akin to one of Theo's bean-to-bar, dark bars than commercial candy bar chocolate, without any trace of acidity or bitterness.

The milk chocolate were also smooth and yummy.

I certainly wouldn't mind if my homemade nut butter cups tasted this smooth in flavor and texture.




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