ChocolateBet: December 18, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 oz.
M and M's/Mars (Premiums)
Mint Chocolate (M and Ms) - "white chocolate mint wrapped in dark chocolate"
Very Good
Wt.: 1 oz. (28.3 g.)/6.0 oz. (170.1 g.) in total package
Calories: 158 calories (estimate) in 1 oz.
Cost: $4.00 (sale) for total package
Purchased from: Safeway, in Palo Alto, CA

Pictured in this entry are images of the Mint Chocolate M and Ms from Mars. The familiar disc shaped pieces were created with mint white chocolate centers, wrapped in dark chocolate, and covered in dark green candy shells.

I wondered how these (likely limited edition) new M and M's Premiums chocolate candies were doing in the stores. Mint and chocolate combinations are always fairly popular; and these were attractive and tasty. However, some people may want to stick with more "traditional" M and M's (plain dark chocolate and peanut).

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.