ChocolateBet: December 15, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 pkg of 3 pieces
Werther's Original (August Storck KG, Germany)
Caramel Chocolate Dark (42% cacao)
Very Good
Weight: .7 0z. (19 grams)
Calories: 120 calories
Cost: $ 0.89
Purchased from: Blockbuster, in Palo Alto, CA

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: December 13, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 serving (4 pcs.)
Bissinger's Handcrafted Chocolatier
Chocolate Covered Black Sesame Crunch
Very Good +
Weight: 29 grams/5 oz. (142 g.) in total package
Calories: 180 calories for 29 g., 4-pc. serving
Cost: $6.49 for total package
Purchased from: Central Market, in Plano, TX

These dark chocolate covered Black Sesame Crunch pieces (filled with a nice blend of almonds and sesame seeds) from Bissinger's (St. Louis, MO) were very satisfying. Even better: no wheat, and no artificial colors or flavors.

ChocolateBet: December 12, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1.5 ounces
Old Dominion Peanut Company (since 1913)
"Master Pieces - Dipped Toffee Peanuts"
Very Good
Wt.: 1.5 oz. (42.4 grams)/10 oz. (283 grams) in total box
Calories: 225 calories in 1.5 oz.
Cost: $3.89 for total box
Purchased from: Ross, in Plano, TX

While on the road in Texas, I stopped into Ross to buy a pair of socks, and I saw these Old Dominion Dipped Toffee Peanuts. 

ChocolateBet: December 11, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 serving
Sanders Candy
Milk Chocolate Honey Roasted Peanut Bark
Good - Good +
Weight: 1.4 oz. (40 grams)/ 6.5 oz. (184 grams) in total box
Calories: 220 calories (estimate) for one 1.4 oz. serving
Cost: $ 6.99 for total box
Purchased from: Central Market, in Plano, TX

Today's offering was from Sanders Candy (Clinton Township, MI). Milk chocolate was "swirled with" fresh honey roasted peanuts (a tasty combination) and resulting, sweet bark pieces were arranged in this long, rectangular box.

ChocolateBet: December 10, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

6 pieces/1 box
Bissinger's
Salted Margarita Caramels
Good + - Very Good
Wt.: 2.2 oz. (62 grams)
Calories: 225 calories in 6 pieces
Cost: $7.99 total box (6 pieces)
Purchased from: Central Market, in Plano, TX

I've enjoyed salted caramels infused with lavender, rosemary, and other flavorings. The Margarita (tequila extract and slight citrus) flavor gave these Bissinger's chocolate covered caramels an interesting twist, and blended authentically with the salt crystals on top.

ChocolateBet: December 9, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

3 pieces
C. J. Olson Cherries
Dark Chocolate Cherry Almond Clusters
Good + - Very Good
Wt.: 1.1 oz./6 oz. total bag/pkg.
Calories: ~ 152 calories for 3 pieces
Cost: $ 8.65 for total bag/package
Purchased from: TC Temp books, Airport shop, at San Jose, CA (SJC) airport