Mayana - Spring Passion Bar - Aug. 2, 2026

Chocolate of The Day

Mayana Chocolate
Spring Passion Bar
Good ++
Weight: 1.4 oz. (40 g.) in total bar
Calories: 200 calories in 1 bar
Cost: $4.29 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Whole Foods, Cupertino, CA 

Welcome to Day #5 of Chocolate & Passion Fruit Theme Week.

Today's Spring Passion Bar was from Mayana Chocolate (Spooner, WI).

Aroma and flavor notes included: chocolate, authentic-tasting, tart-sweet passion fruit + buttery, slightly salted caramel, faint vanilla and sweet marshmallow. 

A generous layer of passion fruit-infused caramel was topped with a layer of soft, pillow-y marshmallow; and these two layers were enrobed in a chocolate shell to form a finished filled chocolate bar.

I enjoyed the soft, almost silken texture of the caramel, the slight crackle-crunch of the chocolate shell when I bit into it; and the very attractive and authentic passion fruit flavor.

Ingredients: Dark chocolate (Cocoa liquor, sugar, cocoa butter, sunflower/soy lecithin, natural vanilla, glucose syrup, sugar, heavy cream, butter (cream, salt), passion fruit puree, dextrose, sea salt, gelatin, passionfruit powder, lime powder, passion fruit extract).

Allergen-related information: "Contains Milk & soy. May contain: Traces of tree nuts, peanuts, eggs & wheat."

Stoked Chocolates - Passion Fruit Caramels - Aug. 1, 2026

Chocolate of The Day

Stoked Chocolates
Passion Fruit Caramels
Good ++ 
Weight: .5 oz. (14.1 g.) / 2 oz. (48 g.) in total box of 6 caramels 
Calories: 73 calories (estimate) in 2 caramels/pieces
Cost: $16.00 + shipping
Purchased from: Stoked Chocolates, online order

Welcome to Day #4 of Chocolate & Passion Fruit Theme Week.

Today's Passion Fruit Caramels were from Stoked Chocolates (Hermosa Beach, CA).

Aroma and flavor notes for these purple-hued, dome-shaped chocolate confections included smooth, dark chocolate (chocolate-y, dark ganache) outer "shells" filled with a tart-sweet, authentic passion fruit caramel filling. 

Texture: The firm chocolate outer shells had a creamy dark chocolate melt. And the passion fruit caramel interiors were silky smooth and satisfying (not too heavy or sweet).

I enjoyed the well-executed flavors and texture; and the illustration of the octopus on the outside of the box was lovely.

Ingredients: (No ingredients listed on label); contact company for more information

Allergen-related information: Contact company for more information