Chocolate(s) of the Day
Sted Foods
Caramel Crack - 50% Dark Milk Chocolate (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 2 oz. (56.6 g.) in total bar
Calories: 340 calories in 1 bar
Cost: $8.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Sted Foods, online order
Welcome to Day #17 of Chocolate, Movies & Entertainment Theme Week.
What might an elevated version of Hershey's Milk Duds look like?
Many Milk Duds melted in my mouth in dark movie theaters as a child. These lumpy chocolate rounds filled with chewy caramel were a popular item at concession stands.
The chocolate below was an up-leveled version of this (chocolate + milk + caramel) favorite--in bar form.
Today's Sted Foods Caramel Crack - 50% Dark Milk Chocolate was manufactured by TC Foods, LLC (Fergus Falls, MN).
Aroma and flavor notes for this more-ish milk chocolate included: dark milk chocolate and caramel/toffee.
Smooth, almost velvety, sweet dark milk chocolate suffused with light and appealing caramel notes. The chocolate was punctuated with a tiny riot of crunchy toffee bits.
Texture: The rich, creamy texture was attenuated a bit as this bar was also quite thin. Thinner means more surface to mass -- and more surface area means more area to access flavors when the chocolate is in your mouth, which is especially important when you have dark chocolates with nuanced flavors.
This bar might have been even more hearty and delicious (maybe even more addicting) if it was a wee bit thicker. But, it warmed me up and made me happy on this cold December day. (Part of that warming feeling came from the addition of maple sugar and real butter in the toffee.)
I paired this bar with two Minnesota-related shows: a "Fargo" episode, and a few episodes of Rocky (Rocket J. Squirrel) and Bullwinkle (Moose) cartoons set in the fictional Frostbite Falls--a take-off on International Falls, MN--that is indeed very cold in the winter.
I enjoyed this chocolate and these shows...and with a homemade, frosty Cherry & Elderberry beverage (an upgraded version of an icy, cherry/elderberry drug store fountain drink from many decades ago).
Sted chocolate makers's tasting notes: "Burnt + Sumptuous + Minnesota Sugar Shack"
Ingredients: organic cacao beans, organic cane sugar, organic cocoa butter, organic whole milk powder, organic MN Maple Toffee (organic cane sugar, organic butter, organic maple syrup, sea salt)
Allergen-related information: "Contains milk. Made in a facility that uses coconut, almonds, pecans, and milk."
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