Friday, April 21, 2023

South Bay Chocolate Co. - Dark Chocolate Roasted Coffee Bark with Crunchy Toffee - Apr. 21, 2023

Chocolate of the Day

South Bay Chocolate Co.
Dark Chocolate Roasted Coffee Bark with Crunchy Toffee
Good + - Good ++
Weight: 1 oz. square (28 g.) / 16 oz. (453 g.) in total package
Calories: 140 calories in 1 oz. square (piece)
Cost: $9.99 for 1 package
Purchased from: Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, Palo Alto, CA

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

Today's Dark Chocolate Roasted Coffee Bark with Crunchy Toffee was from South Bay Chocolate Co. (produced by Clover Confection Co., Torrance, CA).

Aroma notes for this dark chocolate coffee bark included: freshly roasted coffee and dark chocolate.

Each piece (shard) was a blend of smooth and rich (dark chocolate) and crunchy, and almost crispy, textures (coffee, toffee flecks/"crumbles").

The sweetness level (not too sweet) and balanced flavors were a plus. The coffee's bold, rich flavor(s) helped balance the sweet sparkles of embedded crunchy toffee bits.

Ingredients: Dark chocolate (unsweetened chocolate, sugar, cocoa butter, butterfat, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), toffee bits (sugar, vegetable oil (palm oil, sunflower oil), butter, almonds. Contains less than 2% of the following salt, soy lecithin, chocolate), coffee.

Allergen-related information: Contains milk, soy, and almonds. Made on shared equipment. May contain trace amounts peanuts, wheat, other tree nuts, eggs and sesame.

*South Bay Chocolate Co. is a registered trademark of Clover Confection Co., LLC (Torrance, CA).

Ethereal Confections - Coffee Infused Chocolate Topped with Cacao Nibs and Coffee Beans (bar) - Apr. 20, 2023

Chocolate of the Day

Ethereal Craft Chocolate
Coffee Infused Chocolate Topped With Cacao Nibs and Coffee Beans (bar)
Good ++ 
Weight: .83 oz. (23.6 g.) / 2.5 oz. (71 g.) in total bar
Calories: 148 calories in 1/3 bar
Cost: $11.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Flax Art and Design, San Francisco, CA

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

Today's Coffee Infused Chocolate Topped with Cacao Nibs and Coffee Beans (bar) was from Ethereal Confections (Woodstock, IL). The company offers a variety of bean-to-bar chocolate bars and chocolate confections.

Aroma notes for this bar included: dark chocolate, cacao (nibs), and roasted coffee.

Smooth dark chocolate was interspersed with crunchy cacao nibs and tiny pieces of coffee bean.

Flavor notes included: dark chocolate (ganache, fudge brownie) faint earth and nut, authentic cacao (nib) and coffee. 

This 66% cacao dark chocolate wasn't too sweet (thank you). It tasted a bit darker than 66%--more like 70% dark chocolate--thanks to the presence of coffee, cacao nibs and coffee bean pieces that added texture and balanced out the sugar. 

The flavors were nicely balanced, complementary; and there were no "off" notes (that can occasionally happen with the odd cacao bean nib. Not here.

Ingredients: Organic chocolate (organic cocoa beans, organic cane sugar, organic cocoa butter), organic coffee beans, organic cocoa nibs

Allergen-related information: Made on shared equipment with peanuts and tree nuts. (Vegan.)

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