The Chocolate Conspiracy - Mint Chip Chocolate Bar - March 18, 2018

Chocolate of the Day: 

The Chocolate Conspiracy  

Mint Chip Chocolate Bar 75% cacao

Good ++dark chocolate

Weight: .625 oz. (17.5 g.) / 1.25 oz. (35 g.) in total bar

Calories: 110 calories in 1/2 bar

Cost: $8.50 for 1 bar

Purchased from: Chocolate Covered, San Francisco, CA

Welcome to Day #9 of Chocolate and Mint Theme Week.

Today's Mint Chip Chocolate Bar from The Chocolate Conspiracy (Salt Lake City, UT)

Utah's state emblem is a beehive. Today's dual-star-shaped dark chocolate 75% cacao bar was scored into hexagonal sections. 

And it was sweetened with honey, that gave the chocolate a subtle sweetness. The honey also interacted with the smooth chocolate and fresh mint flavor in such a way that it gave it a little warm floral/spice zing. 

Cocoa nibs on the back of the bar added some crunchy texture.

Zokoko - Goddess Dark Chocolate Mint bar - March 17, 2018

Chocolate(s) of the Day: 

Zokoko
Goddess Dark Chocolate with Mint bar
Good ++
Weight: 1.145 oz. (32.5 g.) / 2.29 oz. (65 g.) in total bar
Calories: 170 calories in 1/2 bar (2 1/2 segments)
Cost: $11.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Chocolate Covered, San Francisco, CA

Welcome to Day #8 of Chocolate and Mint Theme Week.
Happy St. Patrick's Day to all who celebrate this green-themed holiday. Great timing too. We still have green lawns here in California in winter.

Today's Goddess Dark Chocolate with Mint bar was created by Zokoko (Emu Heights, Australia).

This bar consisted of a creamy, flavorful dark chocolate with "deep cocoa notes" with a hint of "crisp mint" flavor.

Urban Remedy
Raw Cacao Mousse
Good ++
Weight: .5 oz. (14.1 g.) / 4.06 oz. (115 g.) in total container
Calories: 30 calories (estimate) in 1 bite
Cost: $N/A - gift bite (Thank you Megan!)
Purchased from: N/A - gift (Whole Foods Market)

This Raw Cacao Mousse from Urban Remedy (Richmond, CA) was a bonus for St. Patrick's Day.  While, it was already featured back in December 2017, it was a gift, and it contained Irish Moss.

Like the company's other desserts, this creamy, organic mousse was free of grain, gluten, dairy and white sugar. It was made with almond milk, date syrup, coconut oil, raw cacao powder, vanilla, Irish Moss, sunflower lecithin and Himalayan salt instead.

After an unsuccessful search for 4-leaf clovers in the yard, we enjoyed bites of this naturally sweet mousse.  (For those desiring more green, Urban Remedy also makes a Grasshopper Pie dessert flavored with cacao and mint, and colored with spinach and actual greens.)