Javier Confectionery
(Preston's Candy by Javier)
Cherrylicious Delight (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1.16 oz. (33 g.) / 3.5 oz. (100 g.) in total bar
Calories: 180 calories in 33 g. of bar
Cost: $9.95 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Filoli gift shop, Woodside, CA
(Preston's Candy by Javier)
Cherrylicious Delight (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1.16 oz. (33 g.) / 3.5 oz. (100 g.) in total bar
Calories: 180 calories in 33 g. of bar
Cost: $9.95 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Filoli gift shop, Woodside, CA
Welcome to Day #4 of Chocolate, Berries & Cherries Theme Week.
Today's Cherrylicious Delight (bar) was from Javier Confectionery (Burlingame, CA).
Javier's bars can be found at Preston's Candy by Javier. (Preston's chocolates date back to 1946.)
Aroma and flavor notes included: dark chocolate, sweet diffuse fruit (with bursts of tart-sweet cherry pieces), subtle nut (almond pieces) and vanilla marshmallow. (Note: there were no marshmallows in this bar.)
Texture: generously-sized, thick, smooth, almost creamy dark, sweet (63% cacao bittersweet) chocolate; chewy dried cherries; and crunchy toasted almond pieces.
I liked the almonds and cherries, and the thoughtful list of components (that included organic and fair trade ingredients). And the proportions were balanced and compatible.
The sugar and vanilla (baked goods/marshmallow) taste made this quite sweet. I've recently eaten a lot of chocolates flavored with coconut nectar/maple sugar/brown sugars, making today's cane sugar-sweetened bar seem quite sweet and buzzy by comparison.*
Ingredients: 63% Bittersweet chocolate (cacao beans, pure cane sugar, cocoa butter, soya lecithin, vanilla beans), pure cane sugar. Cane Sugar, Dried Sour Cherries (Sour Cherries, Sunflower), Almonds, Cocoa Butter
Allergen-related information: Contains soy, almonds. "Made in a facility that also makes products containing milk, soy, egg, peanuts, tree nuts, and wheat."
* Many chocolatiers and customers prefer ("white"/processed) cane sugar as it's a more flavor-neutral choice. It doesn't add flavor that might interfere with cacao nuances and other flavor inclusions. (I respect that, but I'm a dark(er) chocolate fan, and I prefer less processed sugars (that are also typically lower on the glycemic scale). So I'm biased and my preference for less sugar follows accordingly.
