Friday, August 16, 2024

Alec's Ice Cream - Peanut Butter Fudge Honeycomb Ice Cream; Candy Cottage - Dark Chocolate Horses + Honey Cake - Aug. 15, 2024

Chocolate of the Day

Alec's Ice Cream
Peanut Butter Fudge Honeycomb Ice Cream
Good ++
Weight: 2/3 cup (122 g.) / 14 fl. oz. (414 mL) in total container
Calories: 340 calories in 1 serving
Cost: $9.29 for 1 container
Purchased from: Whole Foods Market, Los Altos, CA

Candy Cottage
Dark Chocolate Horses 
Good +
Weight: .53 oz. (15 g.) / 6.15 oz. (174 g.) (estimate) in total box of 24 horses
Calories: 82 calories (estimate) for 3 horses 
Cost: $38.00 for 1 box of 24 horses
Purchased from: Candy Cottage, online order

Welcome to Day #8 of Chocolate and Honey Theme Week. 

I'm celebrating my brother's birthday today. Good excuse for some ice cream, cake and chocolate.

Peanut Butter Fudge Honeycomb Ice Cream

Today's Organic Peanut Butter Fudge Honeycomb Ice Cream was from Alec's Ice Cream (Petaluma, CA). 

This was a satisfying, tasty blend of textures and flavors: rich, creamy  peanut butter-infused ice cream, crunchy pieces of honeycomb toffee, and hearty pieces of chocolate fudge. All the flavors tasted authentic. 

This ice cream was especially deliciously rich and refreshing, on a hot August day.

Ingredients: Cream**, Skim Milk**, Can Sugar***, Peanut Butter*; Water, Brown Rice Syrup*, Unsweetened Chocolate*, Egg Yolks*, Cocoa Butter*, Less Than 0.5% Alkalized Cocoa Powder*, Baking Soda, Molasses*, Rice Starch*, Vanilla Extract*, Soy Lecithin*, Chocolate Extract, Sea Salt, Carob Gum*, Guar Gum*. (*Organic)

Allergen-related information: "Contains Milk, Egg, Peanuts, Soy. Manufactured on Equipment That Also Handles Tree Nuts."

Chocolate Horses and Honey Cake

The small dark chocolate horses from Candy Cottage (Las Vegas, NV), had subtly sparkly golden manes and pale, shiny green eyes. They pranced across a frosted field of delicious (gluten-free) Medovik honey cake. 

These small dark chocolate horses were designed as cupcake toppers. A larger cake allowed a small herd to frolic and enjoy the extra space, blissfully unaware of their ultimate fate. Gulp.  

Candy Cottage makes several novelty and animal shaped chocolates. (Now I know where to go when I'm looking for chocolate squirrels.)


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