Marich - Chocolate Spiced Apples - Nov. 6, 2014

Chocolate of the Day: 

Marich Confectionery Co.
Chocolate Spiced Apples
Good - Good +
Weight: 2 oz. (56 g.) in 1 package/box
Calories: 250 calories in 1 package/box
Cost: $2.49 for 1 package
Purchased from: Draegers, San Mateo, CA

Today was Day #6 of Chocolate and Holiday Spices Theme Week.

Marich Confectionery Co. (Hollister, CA) created today's milk chocolate coated apple pieces. Sugar, cinnamon and vanilla gave these chocolate pieces a pleasingly subtle, warm spice flavor. Good with a cup of hot tea for those cold nights.

Marich - Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels - November 30, 2012

Chocolate of the Day:

Marich Confectionery Co.
Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels
Good - Good +
Weight: .10 oz. (2.8 g.) (estimate) for 1 piece / 2.1 oz. (60 g.) total bag
Calories: 15 calories (estimate) for 1 piece
Cost: $
Purchased from: Miki's Farm Fresh Market, Palo Alto, CA

Today was Day #7 of Chocolate and Caramel Theme Week.

This evening I enjoyed a gluten free cupcake making fest with friends. Thank you to everyone who brought cupcakes, or helped frost pumpkin, chocolate brownie, lemon coconut, and red velvet cupcakes with pumpkin cream cheese frosting, vanilla buttercream frosting, and fresh whipped cream.

Creative decorating ensued, with glazed walnuts, candied ginger, carrot marmalade, vodka soaked lemon zest, lavender sugar, coconut palm sugar, and other items.

I used a dark chocolate covered caramel with sea salt, from Marich Confectionery Co. (Hollister, CA), to top one these little cakes. The sea salt was detectable, and relatively uniform throughout the caramel, and was balanced by the dark chocolate.

ChocolateBet: September 25, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:

1 oz. serving
Marich Confectionery Co.
Triple Chocolate Toffee
Good - Good +
Weight: 1 oz. (28 g.) / 2.3 oz. (65 g.) total bag
Calories: 146 calories
Cost: $?
Purchased from:?

Today was Day #5 of Chocolate and Toffee Theme Week. And, fittingly, today's bag of individual chocolate pieces consisted of hand-made toffee centers -- surrounded by different layers of milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and marbled dark and white chocolate.

ChocolateBet: March 29, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:

1/2 package
Marich Confectionery Co.
Chocolate Toffee Pistachios
Good +
Weight: 2.25 oz. (63 g.)/ 4.5 oz. (125 g.) in total package
Calories: 315 calories
Cost: $
Purchased from: Safeway

Marich Confectionery Co., based in Hollister, CA, was started as a family business. And members of the same family are still there today. Marich makes a variety of chocolates and candies, including a few different toffee and nut products. In this case, California pistachios were glazed with toffee, and then coated with milk chocolate.

Today (March 29), according to www.holidayinsights.com, is also National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day. Best wishes to all family-owned and/or operated chocolate businesses everywhere. And, today is also Day #5 of Chocolate and Toffee Theme Week here at the Chocolate Banquet blog.

ChocolateBet: August 30, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

1 serving (5 pieces)
Marich Confectionary Co.
Dark Chocolate Brandied Cherries
Very Good
Weight: 1.4 oz. (40 g.) /4.5 oz. (125 g.) in total package
Calories: 170 calories in 5 pieces (per package label)
Cost: $3.99 for 1 package
Purchased from: Safeway, in San Jose, CA

These mouth-watering, dark chocolate covered brandied cherries from Marich Confectionery Co. (Hollister, CA) might be nice with a fruit and cheese plate, and a small glass of wine or port.

ChocolateBet: June 3, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

7 pieces
Marich Confectionary Co.
Chocolate Pears
Good +
Weight: ~1.4 oz.(40 g.)/8 oz. (227 g.) total bag (estim.)
Calories: 180 calories in 7 pieces
Cost: $3.69 for total package
Purchased from: Piazzas, in Palo Alto, CA

Pears and chocolate. I'm a little surprised this combination works, as pears have a pretty subtle flavor. But, it seems to work, and this is not the first pear-related chocolate that I've had.

Chocolate countdown: 4 more days until I eat my 1,000th chocolate in as many days

ChocolateBet: November 9, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

2 servings
Marich Confectionery Co.
Dark Chocolate Cacao Nib Toffee (72% cacao)
Very Good +; these are very tasty
Wt.: 80 grams (16 pcs.)/4.5 oz. (125 grams) in total package
Calories: 400 calories in 2 servings (16 pieces)
Cost: $4.50 for total package
Purchased from: Safeway, in San Jose, CA

Marich is a Hollister, CA-based family-run business (about a one-hour drive from where I live). These were very good; and I look forward to trying more Marich chocolates in the future.