ChocolateBet: December 17, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 piece
Russell Stover ("American Classics" series)
New York Cheesecake Ganache
Good
Weight: 16 grams for 1 square/ 4.5 oz. (128 grams) in total pkg.
Calories: 80 calories for 1 square
Cost: ?
Purchased from: Walgreens

Today's milk chocolate squares from Russell Stover Candies (Kansas City, MO) were filled with a New York cheesecake ganache, and a hint of raspberry.

ChocolateBet: December 16, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 serving, 2 squares
Russell Stover (American Classics series)
Southern Pecan Chocolate Torte ("naturally flavored")
Good - Good +
Weight: 32 grams/4.5 oz. (128 grams) in total package
Calories: 160 calories in one 2-piece serving
Cost: $3.49 for total package
Purchased from: Walgreens, on Stockton St., in San Francisco, CA

These are even better when you eat them with a handful for pecans.

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.