Lindt Lindor Milk Chocolate Truffle Bar
May 1, 2017
Milk Chocolate Lovers Series, part 3: Lindt Lindor Milk Chocolate Truffle Bar
Lindt & Sprüngli (most commonly known as Lindt) is an international company selling chocolate products around the world in more than 80 countries. They are a bean to bar manufacturer going all the way back to 1845 with founder David Sprüngli-Schwarz and his small confectionery shop in Zurich's Old Town.
In 1949, Lindt's Master Chocolatiers created the Lindor recipe. An outer chocolate shell wrapped around a melt-away center. Lindor is one example of a chocolate truffle.
A chocolate truffle is a style of chocolate confectionery typically made with a soft chocolate filling surrounded by either a hard chocolate coating or rolled in cocoa powder or chopped nuts.
There are several types of chocolate truffles familiar in the U.S.
Some truffles are made with fresh cream or granache in their melting center. Truffles using cream or other fresh dairy ingredients have a short shelf life and must be eaten in a few days (no problem there!).
Other types of truffles use coconut oil or other vegetable oils like palm kernel. These truffles have a much longer shelf life and, when properly stored, can last for months.
Truffles come in a variety flavors, traditional and exotic. Some are hand-rolled in cocoa powder while some are enrobed in milk, dark, or white chocolate coating.
My Thoughts On The Lindt Lindor Milk Chocolate Truffle Bar
The Lindor milk chocolate truffle bar is very soft. Warning! It melts in your fingers before you even get it to your mouth! The aromas are honey, toffee, and nutty.
The predominent flavors are sweet (with a hint of honey), cooked milk, toffee, and butterscotch. The aftertaste is reminiscent of having sucked on a caramel candy.
The texture is so soft it’s difficult to distinguish between the outer coating and inner filling. After all the toffee and caramel flavors fade, the chocolatey and nutty notes appear.
Although there is some complexity and depth to the milk chocolate profile, the overall impression is SWEET. Honestly, I can’t eat very much of this bar before it gets to be too much for me.
The Lindor Truffle Bar is not a fresh cream or ganache truffle. It is made with vegetable oil, coconut, and palm kernel oil. The melt point for these oils is room temperature, around 76 F, thus the almost melted state of the chocolate before you start eating it.
Note: The Lindt Lindor truffles that are ball shaped and individually wrapped, as shown in the example here, are firmer than the bars.
I’m not a fan of the Lindor milk chocolate truffle bar. My suggestion is that you try a truffle as it was meant to be...
Buy a truffle from your local Chocolate Shop. Once you’ve had a hand-crafted, fresh cream or ganache truffle, you might think twice about choosing a Lindor. On the other hand, maybe the Lindor truffle gives you that quick smooth chocolate fix that you need.
If you like the Lindt Lindor Truffle Bars, you can find a 24-pack here on Amazon.
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