ChocolateBet: August 20, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

1 bar (2 pieces)
BonBonBar - handmade candy bars
Orange BonBonBar
Very Good +
Weight: 1.8 oz. (51 grams)
Calories: 270 calories (estimate) in 1 bar
Cost: $6.37 for 1 bar (estimate includes handling, shipping)
Purchased from: BonBonBar via foodzie.com

This coming week, I will be working my way through a box of different homemade candy bars from BonBonBar (Los Angeles, CA).

Today's dark chocolate covered "Orange" bar had an orange caramel (flavored with orange peel and orange blossom honey) and pecan nougat filling, and was drool-worthy.

A few months ago, I enjoyed the single malt scotch candy bar, and I'm looking forward to trying the rest of the flavors in this variety box. Thank you Nina.

ChocolateBet: December 14, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 serving (4 pieces)
choxie (Target)
dark chocolate nut truffle meltaways
1.) peanut brittle - Good +
2.) pecan praline - Very Good
3.) honey glazed almond - Good + - Very Good
4.) toffee pistachio - Good +
Wt.: 29 grams for one each of the 4 above/8 oz. (226 g.) in total pkg.
Calories: 210 calories for one 4-pc. serving
Cost: $5.00
Purchased from: Target, in Mountain View, CA

This package of choxie (Target brand) chocolates contained four different "dark chocolate nut truffle meltaways" -- all with some type of nut, or nut brittle. The pecan praline flavor was a favorite.

ChocolateBet: November 8, 2007

Chocolate of the Day:

1 serving (5 pieces)
Dove/Mars
Milk Chocolate Pecan Pie Flavored Caramel
Weight: 40 grams in 1 serving (5 pieces) / 5.8 oz. (164.4 g.) in total package
Calories: 200 calories in one 5-piece serving
Cost: $?
Purchased from: Walgreen's, Palo Alto, CA

These individually wrapped, bite-sized, Dove Milk Chocolate Pecan Pie Flavored Caramels contained a "Promises" message on the inside of each wrapper, a bit like a fortune cookie.

ChocolateBet: March 18, 2007

Chocolate of the Day: 

1 piece
Donnelly Chocolates
Dark Chocolate Cherry Pecan chocolate
Very Good
Weight: .4 oz. piece (estimate)
Calories: 55 calories (estimate) in 1 piece
Purchased from: Donnelly Chocolates, Santa Cruz, CA

Sunday, and it was time to a drive over to Santa Cruz, to Donnelly Chocolates -- a small shop where the resident chocolate artisans make their chocolates by hand.

I was interested in stopping by after reading some local Santa Cruz reviews, and also because it sounds like they're not afraid to use strong flavors. (I want to taste my rose and lavender.)

I bought several to try. Today's chocolate: 1 Dark Chocolate Cherry Pecan chocolate. It was Very Good.