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Trader Joe's
Peppermint Chocolate Bar
Good ++
Weight: 1 oz. (28.3 g.) / 4.25 oz. (120 g.) in total bar
Calories: 150 calories (estimate) for 1 oz. piece
Cost: $2.99 for 1 bar
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Trader Joe's
Peppermint Bark
Good ++
Weight: 3 oz. (85 g.) / 16 oz. (453 g.) in total tin
Calories: 440 calories in 1 large square
Cost: $9.99 for 1 16 oz. tin
Purchased from: Trader Joe's, Alameda, CA
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Today we stretched time a bit and extended the holidays by a few more weeks. We went into chocolate peppermint overdrive with a layered Peppermint Chocolate Bar, and pieces of Peppermint Bark from Trader Joe's (Monrovia, CA).
Peppermint Chocolate Bar
Trader Joe's Peppermint Chocolate bar was a dark chocolate bar infused with peppermint oil, then hand decorated with white chocolate swirls and topped with a generous sprinkle of peppermint candy bits.
Peppermint Bark
Trader Joe's Peppermint Bark was pre-cut into generously sized squares—layered with dark and white chocolate and sprinkled with peppermint bits. (One serving is 1/2 square but, these pieces might be tough to cut apart. They were quick thick. I managed to eat a whole square with no problem, but I was was careful with each bite.
The end result: these pepped me up and got me back in the holiday spirit—away from winter doldrums and ready to face the day.
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