Trader Joe's
Mint Flavored Hot Cocoa Ornaments
Good ++ - Good +++
Weight: 1.06 oz. (30 g.) / 2.12 oz. (60 g.) (estim.) for total ornament
Calories: 150 calories (estimate) for 1/2 ornament + milk
Cost: $N/A - holiday gift (Thank you Trudi!)
Purchased from: N/A - holiday gift (Trader Joe's)
Maxine's Heavenly
Super Soft Chocolate Peppermint Cane Cane Cookies
Good + - Good ++
Weight: 2.44 oz. (69 g.) / 7.2 oz. (284 g.) in total box/package
Calories: 300 calories in 3 cookies
Cost: $6.99 for 1 box/package
Purchased from: Farm Fresh to You CSA delivery box, added item
Welcome to Day #4 of Chocolate and Spirits Theme Week.
Today (Christmas Eve) was chocolate-filled this year. This is the second post (of two) for today features two chocolate items left out for Santa.
The first item featured was a 70% Belize Bourbon Barrel Aged dark chocolate from Dick-Taylor Craft Chocolate (Eureka, CA)--enjoyed by adults before Santa's arrival.
Trader Joe's Mint Hot Cocoa Ornament
This pretty, shiny rose-hued ornament was submerged in pot of hot milk on the stove. After melting, the inside contents were revealed: tiny marshmallows inside the hollow center.
The taste (when incorporated into the hot (whole) milk) was chocolate-y, creamy and satisfying with a subtle (just the right) touch of mint.
Extra points for attractive packaging and fun presentation/preparation steps--and the "magical" transformation from holiday ornament to hot chocolate treat.
(This was likely part of a larger packaged set. No packaging to refer to for ingredients.)
Maxine's Heavenly Chocolate Peppermint Candy Cane Cookies
Maxine's Heavenly Cookies were gluten free, soft and slightly chewy. (A gluten-free oat blend (whole grain oats, oat flour) was the number one ingredient.)
Embedded chunks of dark chocolate and bits of candy cane gave these soft baked cookies layers of holiday flavor and well-integrated, satisfying texture(s).
These were left out on a plate for Santa, along with Maxine's Heavenly Super Soft Gingerbread Cookies (also gluten-free, but with no chocolate).
Ingredients: Gluten Free Oat Blend (oats, oat flour, oat fiber); palm fruit oil (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Certified; Chocolate Chunks (organic cane sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter); white rice flour; organic coconut sugar; organic coconut nectar; dates; candy cane pieces (cane sugar, organic rice syrup, peppermint oil, colored with red cabbage, purple carrots); water; cocoa powder; organic gum acacia; flaxseed; sunflower lecithin; peppermint extract; sea salt; baking soda.
Allergen-related information: Contains: Tree Nuts (coconut).
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