Thursday, December 20, 2018

JoJo's Chocolate - Chocolate Bark 70% Dark Chocolate Pistachios, Dried Cranberries, Almonds - Dec. 20, 2018

Chocolate of the Day: 

JoJo's Chocolate LLC 
Chocolate Bark 70% Dark Chocolate Pistachios, Dried Cranberries, Almonds
Good +
Weight: 2.4 oz. (68 g.) / 8.4 oz. (238 g.) in total package of 7 bars
Calories: 320 calories in 2 bars
Cost: $10.99 for 1 package
Purchased from: Sprouts Farmers Market, Mountain View, CA

Welcome to Day #10 of Chocolate and Fruit Theme Week.

Today's Chocolate Bark 70% Dark Chocolate Pistachios, Dried Cranberries, Almonds from JoJo's Chocolate LLC (Orem, UT).

JoJo's Chocolate was created by Jodie Jones (JoJo) after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012. The desire to eat and snack healthier led to experimenting with batches of chocolate barks and other treats with less sugar than conventional chocolates. 

These rectangular 70% dark bars had a pleasing dark chocolate aroma with a hint of fruit. Pressed on the back of each one were dried cranberries, pistachio and almond pieces. These bars were smooth yet flavorful. And, best of all, they weren't too sweet (thank you)!




Magnum - Double Cherry Truffle ice cream bar - Dec. 19, 2018

Chocolate of the Day: 

Unilever
Magnum Double Cherry Truffle (bar)
Good - Good +
Weight: 3.04 fl. oz. (90 mL) / 9.12 fl. oz. (270 mL) package of 3 ice cream bars
Calories: 260 calories in 1 bar
Cost: $ missing information for 1 package of 3 bars
Purchased from: Safeway, Palo Alto, CA

Today's Magnum Double Cherry Truffle bars were from Unilever, the ice cream colossus* based in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Each individually-wrapped bar contained cherry ice cream with a "dark chocolate ganache swirl, dipped in a chocolatey coating, cherry sauce and milk chocolate." Complicated and mysterious, in a good way.

Made with Belgian chocolate, this bar was quite tasty, even if the long list of ingredients was a little off-putting.

*Unilever and Nestle are the global market leaders in ice cream. According to one source, Unilever owned an estimated 400 different brands worldwide in 2016.
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