Chocolate of the Day
The Chocolate Therapist
Rx - Super Hero 72% All Natural Dark Chocolate, Cherries & Whole Almonds (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 2 oz. (57 g.) in total bar
Calories: 354 calories in 1 bar
Cost: $4.00 for 1 bar ($12.00 for 3 bars)
Purchased from: The Chocolate Therapist, online order
Welcome to Day #12 of Chocolate and Nuts Theme Week, and Day #3 of Chocolate, Berries & Cherries Theme Week.
Today's Rx Super Hero - 72% Natural Dark Chocolate, Cherries & Whole Almonds (bar) was designed by The Chocolate Therapist (Littleton, CO).
Company founder and head, Julie Nygard, is "a long time chocolate enthusiast" with a passion for nutrition as well. (Each square of this bar was stamped with an "Rx"*. Very clever.)
Aroma notes included: smooth, bittersweet dark chocolate, nuts (almonds) and red fruit (cherries).
Texture: appealing blend of smooth dark chocolate, crunchy whole almonds and chewy cherries.
Flavor notes included: smooth dark chocolate, fresh-tasting almonds, salt and flavorful, tart-sweet, moist and authentic dried cherries.
I liked the blend of flavors and textures; the fact that the bar wasn't too sweet; and the salt that balanced the sweetness and helped integrate the chocolate, almonds and cherries.
Ingredients: Bittersweet Dark Chocolate (Unsweetened Chocolate, Sugar, Sunflower Lecithin, Vanilla), Tart Dried Cherries (with 1% Sunflower Oil), Whole Almonds.
Allergen-related information: "Contains Almonds. Produced on Equipment That Also Processes Milk Products, Tree Nuts, Peanuts and Soy and May Contain Traces of These Products."
*Rx is a shorthand term for medical prescriptions. (It is derived from the Latin verb "recipere" (which can mean to receive, to take or to regain--and it's also the root word for recipe). The abbreviated "Rx" likely originated in doctor's notes to pharmacists.
