Sunday, June 18, 2017

Cocoa Parlor - More Please 35 Roasted Cashews (bar) - June 18, 2017

Chocolate of the Day: 

Cocoa Parlor Premium Organic Chocolate
More Please 35 Roasted Cashews (bar)
Good - Good +
Weight: 1 oz. (28.3 g.) / 2.82 oz. (80 g.) in total bar
Calories: 161 calories in 1 oz. of bar
Cost: $N/A - part of a gift basket
Purchased from: N/A - gift basket from Present, Los Altos, CA

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

Today's More Please 35 Roasted Cashews (bar) was from Cocoa Parlor Premium Organic Chocolate (Laguna Niguel, CA).

The sweet 35% cacao organic milk chocolate paired nicely with the roasted cashews and a hint of Himalayan Pink Salt.






GourmetNut - Dark Chocolate Covered Cashews - June 17, 2017

Chocolate of the Day: 

GourmetNut
Dark Chocolate Covered Cashews
Good - Good +
Weight: 1.4 oz. (40 g.) / 7 oz. (198 g.) in total package
Calories: 210 calories in 1 serving (6 pieces)
Cost: $5.99 for 1 package
Purchased from: Kohl's, Mountain View, CA

Welcome to Day #3 of Chocolate and Cashew Theme Week.

Today's Dark Chocolate Covered Cashews were produced by GourmetNut (Brooklyn, NY).

These glossy, comma-shaped confections with a cashew inside were chocolatey, crunchy and satisfying.

Like most chocolate-covered cashew treats, the mild, sweet nut flavor of this nut got overshadowed a bit. The relatively thick 52% cacao chocolate covering had a pleasing, rich brownie flavor and dominated the mix. 

World Market - Bark Dark Chocolate with Everything - June 16, 2017

Chocolate of the Day: 

Cost Plus, Inc.
World Market Bark - Dark Chocolate with Everything... (bar)
Good
Weight: 1 oz. (28.3 g.) / 3 oz. (85 g.) in total bar
Calories: 146.6 calories (per label) in 1/3 bar
Cost: $ missing information
Purchased from: World Market, Mountain View, CA

Welcome to Day #2 of Chocolate and Cashews Theme Week.

Today's "Bark - Dark Chocolate with Everything..." bar was distributed by Cost Plus, Inc. (Oakland, CA).

The "everything" in the title here I'm guessing is derived from the expression "everything but the kitchen sink."

The Belgian dark chocolate bark came in rectangular bar form and was adorned with five flavor inclusions: pieces of coconut, cashews, bits of dried cranberries and apricots, and a pinch of chipotle chili powder that gave the chocolate a few bursts of spicy flavor.

It was a bit of a jumble, but it was interesting to try.

Silk Chocolate Cashewmilk - June 15, 2017

Chocolate of the Day: 

WhiteWave Foods
Silk Chocolate Cashewmilk
Good
Weight: 4 oz. (118.3 mL) / 12 oz. (355 mL) in total container
Calories: 46.6 calories in 1/3 bottle
Cost: $missing information
Purchased from: missing information

Welcome to the first day (Day #1) of Chocolate and Cashew Theme Week.

While most chocolates this week involve chocolate-covered cashews, or cashews as inclusions in chocolate bars or confections, this first entry today was an alternative (nut) chocolate "milk" beverage.

Today's Silk Chocolate Cashewmilk from (WhiteWave Foods, Broomfield, CO) was advertised as being "free of dairy, soy, lactose, gluten casein, egg and MSG," and having "55% fewer calories and 33% less sugar than low-fat milk." Also, there were "no artificial flavors, colors or funny business," and no saturated fat.

Yes, but how did it taste?

It tasted a bit like commercial chocolate milk. Cashews were high up in the ingredients list, but the nut flavor was relatively mild. (Cashews do have a very subtle flavor, as far as nuts go; so perhaps they are the best choice for a dairy milk-like taste.)

The texture and sweetness level was also similar to regular chocolate milk. There was a very faint chemical/artificial flavor note, similar to what one might find in commercial chocolate milks.


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