Chocolate(s) of the Day
Hu Products, LLC
Limited Edition Peppermint Mocha + Almond Butter Dark Chocolate (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 2.1 oz. (60 g.) in total bar
Calories: 360 calories in 1 bar
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Limited Edition Very Merry Raspberry + Hazelnut Butter Dark Chocolate Organic 70% Cacao (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 2.1 oz. (60 g.) in total bar
Calories: 380 calories in 1 bar
Purchased from: (Missing information)
Welcome to Day #12 of Unique Chocolates Week, featuring chocolates with unique origins, stories and unique or holiday-related flavor inclusions and stories.
Hu Kitchen was started by two siblings in New York--and has grown into Hu Products, LLC (Austin, TX), with chocolate bars being made in Italy as they've grown. The company's tagline urges us to enjoy foods made with simple ingredients that taste good, and to: "Get Back to Human."
Today's two Limited Edition Hu bars evoked two red-hued, winter holidays (Valentines Day and Christmas). I saved them from falling out of season by eating them. It was the least I could do.
Peppermint Mocha + Almond Butter Dark Chocolate
As promised, this was a hearty blend of smooth dark chocolate, almond butter and peppermint. I appreciated these well-balanced, authentic flavors--that weren't too strong or overly sweet. The peppermint level was just right. (No big candy cane or high-wattage toothpaste level mint. Thank you!)
There was also a slight crunchiness (ground coffee bits) that added a bit of textural interest, without being too gritty or intrusive.
Ingredients: "organic cacao*, organic unrefined coconut sugar*, organic almond butter, organic cocoa butter*, organic coffee*, organic peppermint oil." (* = Certified Fairtrade ingredients)
Allergen-related information: "Contains almond & coconut. May contain cashew, hazelnut, pistachio, & milk. Allergen cleans made prior to production, but beware that product is produced using equipment that also processes tree nuts, soy, milk, & wheat."
Very Merry Raspberry + Hazelnut Butter Dark Chocolate
I enjoyed the authentic, refreshing red raspberry, almond butter and smooth dark chocolate flavors--that were balanced well with each other.
I continue to appreciate Hu's use of a relatively short list of organic, high-quality ingredients that are not overly processed (e.g., Organic, fairtrade 70% cacao, no emulsifiers, soy or gluten, no refined sugar) in their chocolate bars.
Ingredients: "organic cacao*, organic unrefined coconut sugar*, organic hazelnut butter, organic cocoa butter*, organic raspberry" (* = Certified Fairtrade ingredients)
Allergen-related information: "Contains coconut (sugar) & hazelnut. May contain almonds, cashew, pistachio, & milk. Allergen cleans made prior to production, but beware that product is produced using equipment that also processes tree nuts, soy, milk, & wheat."
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