Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Divine Chocolate - Caramel Milk Chocolate bar - Sept. 12, 2017

Chocolate of the Day:

Divine Chocolate
Caramel Milk Chocolate bar
Good
Weight: .7 oz. (20 g.) / 1.4 oz. (40 g.) in total bar
Calories: 100 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $0.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, Palo Alto, CA

Welcome to Day #7 of Chocolate and Caramel Theme Week.

Today's Caramel Milk Chocolate bar from Divine Chocolate Inc. (Wash., D.C.) was made in Germany from fairtrade cocoa.

The bar was creamy and quite sweet (26% cocoa solids) with caramel overtones; and it provided fuel for a hike on a hot day.

Due to the heat, we also stopped to enjoy a Double Caramel ice cream bar, post-walk at a local lake-side cafe. A bit of sugary caramel overload this week.

Note: "Contains Milk. May contain soy, wheat, almonds and hazelnuts" 






Three Twins - Organic Caramel Truffle Swirl ice cream - Sept. 11, 2017

Chocolate of the Day: 

Three Twins
Organic Caramel Truffle Swirl ice cream
Good
Weight: 1/2 cup / 1 Pint (473 mL) in total container
Calories: 230 calories in 1 serving
Cost: $1.99 (estimate) for 1 container
Purchased from: Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, Palo Alto, CA

Welcome to Day #6 of Chocolate and Caramel Theme Week.

Today marked the 11th year (4,035+ days) of featuring a different daily chocolate. The occasion was celebrated at dawn this morning with a new chocolate item, before a hike in the redwoods.

Have I run out of new chocolate items to try? Not even close.

The last few weeks have included some of the hottest days on record in the Bay Area. Perfect time for some frozen chocolate and caramel items, such as this one.

Three Twins (Petaluma, CA) is one of my favorite brands of ice cream. Their Madagascar Vanilla, Dad's Cardamom and other flavors have been wonderful.

Traditionally the company's ice cream flavors have contained a short list of quality ingredients without vegetable gums, stabilizers and emulsifiers which many consumers have gotten used to. Long may this tradition continue.

Today's organic Caramel Truffle ice cream (vanilla ice cream base with a caramel swirl) included a mix-in of tiny chocolate caramel "truffles." I think I would have preferred flecks of dark or milk chocolate and salted caramel, but the micro peanut butter* cup-shaped truffles were cute.

I also enjoyed a few slices of buttery, rich, homemade, caramel on the side.

*There were no peanut butter ingredients in this ice cream.






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