Sted Foods - The Bobber Bar 50% Dark Milk Chocolate with Cocoa Nibs - July 8, 2026

Chocolate of The Day

Sted Foods
The Bobber Bar 50% Dark Milk Chocolate with Cocoa Nibs 
Good ++ - Good +++
Weight: .5 oz. (14 g.) in 1 small bar
Calories: 78 calories (estimate) in 1 small bar
Cost: (1 of three small bars in a $10 three-pack) 
Purchased from: Sted Foods, online order

Welcome to Day #3 of Chocolate and Water Theme Week. 

No matter what water-related pastime you may enjoy (appreciating bodies of water or shells and water wildlife in nature, surfing, boating or fishing), I'm now convinced there is a chocolate related to that activity.*

Today's Sted Foods Organic "The Bobber Bar" 50% Dark Milk Chocolate with Cocoa Nibs manufactured by TC Foods, LLC (Fergus Falls, MN) might appeal to fishermen (and woman); but this bar will float the boat of a much larger audience.

I loved Sted's creamy and crunchy take on a dark milk chocolate with cacao nibs and a "pinch" of sea salt. (I readily admit this blend is a personal favorite combination of mine). This one was balanced, and delicious.

Ingredients: "organic cocoa beans, organic cane sugar, organic cocoa butter, organic whole milk powder, organic cocoa nibs, himalayan pink salt"

Allergen-related information: Contains Milk. "Made in a facility that uses sesame seeds, pecans, almonds, coconut, cashews, hazelnuts, and milk"

*I am drowning in the large number of water-related chocolates this week. Small piles of chocolate have flooded my tasting area. The challenge: consume or share them with others before the summer heat waves arrive. 

Stoked Chocolates - Waikiki Pineapple Dark Chocolate Longboard (bar) - July 7, 2026

Chocolate of the Day

Stoked Chocolates
Waikiki Pineapple Dark Chocolate Longboard (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 3 oz. (85 g.) in total bar
Calories: 450 calories in 1 bar
Cost: $13.75 for 1 bar

Purchased from: The Xocolatl Garden, Carmel, CA

Welcome to Day #2 of Chocolate and Water Theme Week. 

Today's Waikiki Pineapple Dark Chocolate Longboard (bar) was from Stoked Chocolates in Hermosa Beach, CA. The company offers several surf-themed and surfboard-shaped bars and confections--including a gift set of four different flavored chocolate longboards.

Aroma and flavor notes included: rich dark chocolate (chocolate-y, dark chocolate torte/ganache) and subtle, authentic pineapple and coconut.

Texture: This bar was a satisfying, smooth and hearty dark chocolate with softly crunchy coconut and pineapple pieces. Both the coconut and the pineapple were just right: the coconut was pleasing and not too tough or chewy; and the pineapple was authentically soft, not too tough and chewy.

I liked the balanced, authentic and hearty dark chocolate flavor, the surfer theme packaging and (longboard bar) concept, the sweetness level (sweet, but not too much) and well-executed textures. 

Ingredients: Dark Belgian Chocolate (Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Natural Vanilla Flavouring), Dried Natural Pineapple, Toasted Coconut (Coconut, Sugar, Dextrose, Salt)

Allergen-related information: Contains Coconut, Soy. (Check with the company for more information.)