Blue Diamond Almonds - Oven Roasted Almonds Dark Chocolate - Feb. 13, 2023

Chocolate of the Day

Blue Diamond Almonds 
Oven Roasted Almonds - Dark Chocolate

Good + - Good ++ 

Weight: 1 oz. (28 g.) / 30 oz. (1 lb., 14 oz.) (851 g.) in total package

Calories: 160 calories in 1 serving
Cost: $11.99 for 1 package

Purchased from: Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, Palo Alto, CA 

Welcome to Day #6 of Chocolate and Almonds Theme Week.

Today's Dark Chocolate Oven Roasted Almonds were distributed by Blue Diamond Growers (Sacramento, CA). 

Aroma notes for these chocolate coated almonds included: sweet nuts, roasted almonds and sweet dark cocoa/chocolate.

The aroma and flavor focus was on the whole, roasted, California almonds, as it should have been. Blue Diamond Growers (a cooperative formed in 1910) is one of the largest almond processors and marketers of almonds in the world.

The chocolate covering with quite thin (as chocolate coatings go) and added sweetness and mild dark cocoa/chocolate flavor. (Sweetness was supplied by sugar and stevia.)

The roasted aroma and flavor of these thinly coated, whole almonds was seductive. The combined sweet, nutty and barely detectable savory (sea salt) taste gave them a slightly addictive quality.

Ingredients: Almonds, sugar, cocoa powder (processed with alkali), corn maltodextrin, natural flavor (dark chocolate), sea salt and rebiana (stevia extract).

Allergen-related information: "Contains tree nuts (almonds)."

Blue Diamond - Dark Chocolate flavored Almonds and Toasted Coconut - Dec. 12, 2019

Chocolate of the Day:

Blue Diamond Growers
Almonds and Fruit - Dark Chocolate flavored Almonds and Toasted Coconut
Good +
Weight: 1 oz. (28.3 g.) / 5 oz. (142 g.) in total package
Calories: 160 calories in 1 serving
Cost: $6.49 for 1 package
Purchased from: Country Sun Natural Foods, Palo Alto, CA

Welcome to Day #5 of Chocolate and Coconut Theme Week.

Today's Almonds and Fruit Dark Chocolate flavored Almonds and Toasted Coconut were distributed by Blue Diamond Growers (Sacramento, CA).

Blue Diamond Growers, founded in 1910, is half-owned by California almond growers who, collectively, produce over eighty percent of the world's almond supply. That's a lot of almonds—and potential opportunities to blend these tasty tree nuts with chocolate.

These pleasing nutty whole almonds were coated with a sweet, thin layer of dark chocolate,  complemented by natural tasting toasted coconut strips.

This was an appealing blend of "whole" almond and nut/fruit flavors, that could be enjoyed by itself, or added to trail mix, ice cream or other snack or dessert items.

ChocolateBet: April 24, 2012

Chocolate of the Day: 

Good Earth
Cocoa Chai Tea
+
Blue Diamond
Breeze - Almond Milk Coconut Milk Blend

Good + - Very Good
Weight: 6 fl. oz. (180 mL) cup
Calories: 34 calories
Cost: $ Multiple Items - $4.49 for box of tea
Purchased from: Piazza's Fine Foods, in Palo Alto, CA ; and Good Earth teas (online)

Today was Day #11 of Chocolate and Coconut Theme Week, and Day #2 of Chocolate Beverage Theme Week.

Is it possible to have milk and cookies, if you can't have dairy products or conventional wheat flour? Well, yes it is. The milk in this case was an Almond Coconut milk blend flavored with Good Earth Cocoa Chai Tea. And the cookies were gluten-free chocolate chip shortbread cookies (that will be featured in a future post). And all was right with the world. Milk and cookies are very reassuring comfort food items.

ChocolateBet: January 16, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

1 8 oz. serving (4 oz. hot + 4 oz. cold)
Blue Diamond
Almond Breeze - Chocolate
(Non-dairy beverage, made from almonds)
1.) Hot - Good
2.) Cold - Good +
Wt.: 8 fl oz. (240 mL)/ 32 fl. oz. (1 Qt)(946 mL) in entire carton
Calories: 120 calories in 8 oz. serving
Cost: $3.21 total
Purchased from: Safeway, Palo Alto, CA