Spring & Mulberry
Mulberry Fennel 72% Cacao date sweetened chocolate
Good ++
Weight: 2.1 oz. (60 g.) in total bar
Calories: 260 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $9.75 for 1 bar (with quantity discount)
Purchased from: Spring & Mulberry, online order
Mulberry Fennel 72% Cacao date sweetened chocolate
Good ++
Weight: 2.1 oz. (60 g.) in total bar
Calories: 260 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $9.75 for 1 bar (with quantity discount)
Purchased from: Spring & Mulberry, online order
Welcome to Day #12 of Chocolate, Bees and Trees Theme Week, including a range of chocolates sweetened with honey and tree-based sugars (maple and date).
Today's Mulberry Fennel 72% Cacao (bar) was distributed by Spring & Mulberry (Raleigh, NC).
Aroma notes included: sweet, mellow but dark, chocolate with faint herbal, dried fruit forest--and a very faint scent I associated with light fruit/cacao astringency. (Note: there was very little astringency in the flavor/texture.)
Texture: a mix of smooth, relatively dense dark 72% cacao chocolate (that was not too acidic or bitter); crunchy fennel seeds; and slightly chewy dried mulberries. (The thinly sliced almonds were soft enough to blend into the mix without standing out in terms of texture or flavor.)
I enjoyed the mix of flavors. It's rare to find chocolates with mulberries--delicious and nutritious small berries--much less mulberries and fennel seeds. The sweetness level was just right for me (a dark chocolate fan).
I also appreciated the short list of quality, organic ingredients.
Ingredients: Cacao Beans*, Dates*, Cacao Butter*, White Mulberries*, Almonds*, Fennel Seeds* (* Organic)
Allergen-related information: Contains Tree Nuts: Almonds. May Contain Tree Nuts, Peanuts, Milk, Soy, and Wheat.
