Tuesday, February 14, 2017

The Xocolate Bar - The Make Out Bar - Feb. 14, 2017

Chocolate of the Day: 

The Xocolate Bar 
The Make Out Bar
Good+++
Weight: 1.1 oz. (31 g.) / 2.2 oz. (62 g.) in total bar
Calories: 165 calories (estimate) in 1/2 bar
Cost: $6.50 for 1 bar
Purchased from: SweetE Organic, Mill Valley, CA
Happy Day #5 of Chocolate and Chili Theme Week, and a very Happy Valentines Day to all!

Valentines Day marks a big hearts and flowers (and chocolate) holiday in the U.S. May you enjoy this day and all that it brings. Every day is a great day to share chocolate with the loved ones in your life, but that's especially true on this day.

Today's featured chocolate was "The Make Out Bar," a 70% Cacao spicy, dark bar from The Xocolate Bar (Berkeley, CA). However, I found this bar in another Bay Area shop packed with goodness: SweetE Organic (Mill Valley, CA).

Although The Make Out Bar did have a hint of chili in it, most of the heat came from a mix of what the maker called "aphrodesiac spices" rather than hot pepper.*

The spice mix included: vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, maca and chile.

This Xocolate bar had an uplifting spice aroma and flavor—similar to that from a hot chai tea on a cold, rainy day, a smooth, spicy warmth.

Made with organic cacao, this bar was a great choice for Valentines Day.

*If you like spicy chocolate, The Xocolate Bar also makes a Cinnamon Chile chocolate bar and several confections with cardamom and other spices. 





Trader Joe's - Jalapeno Ganache - Chili Collection - Feb. 13, 2017

Chocolate of the Day: 

Trader Joe's
Chili Chocolate Collection
Jalapeno Ganache (dark)
Good - Good +
Weight: .35 oz. (10 g.) / 5.64 oz. (160 g.) total box of 16
Calories: 50 calories in 1 piece
Cost: $4.99 for 1 box of 16 pieces
Purchased from: Trader Joe's, Alameda, CA

Welcome to Day #4 of Chocolate and Chilis Theme Week.

Trader Joe's (Monrovia, CA) came out with a 16-piece Chili Chocolate Collection this year that contained a mix of milk and dark disc-shaped chocolate rounds—each flavored with one of four different chilis.

Flavors sampled the last two days: the Milk Chocolate Guajillo and Milk Chocolate Habanero flavors.

Today's dark chocolate Jalapeno Ganache was decorated with images of green chili/chile peppers and had a silky soft chocolate center layer. The dark chocolate ganache was "paired with the piquant flavor jalapeno chili" and covered in dark chocolate.

Jalapeno peppers score 2,500 - 8,000 SHU (Scoville Heat Units) on the Scoville scale.


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