Tag Archive: milk chocolate

Seroogy’s Shock Rock Meltaway Bar

What do research chemist William A. Mitchell and Seroogy’s Chocolate have in common?

Popping Candy!

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Wine and Chocolate 101: Pairing Advice

Chocolate is a treat that many people desire and love to indulge in. It goes with many things, including wine, but needs to be paired accordingly for the best flavours to really come from the combination.

If you’re a wine and chocolate lover but you’ve never really experimented with both together, this expert guide will give you the best pairing advice for both wine and chocolate so you can gain a better tasting experience.

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Chocolaterie ICKX – Belgian Chocolate Pumpkins

Chocolaterie Ickx makes Belgian seasonal chocolate box novelties sold to high end department stores and chocolate shops.  The company was founded in the 1970s, primarily making pralines. Eventually, the growth of the company led to the building of a new chocolate factory in Essen, Belgium.

My family received a box of Belgian Chocolate Pumpkins as a gift for Halloween. The autumn collection has four varieties: Salted Carmel (Milk Chocolate), Chocolate Crème (Dark Chocolate), Pecan Praline (White Chocolate), and Pumpkin Ganache (Spiced Confectionery Coating).

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Ritter Sport Espresso Milk Chocolate Bar

My blog post from May 23, 2016 highlights the delightful chocolate flavors of a dark chocolate Ritter Sport bar from Germany.

I mention this because I have yet another Ritter Sport chocolate review. This is another bar given to me by my mother after her visit to Ritter Sport ChocoWorld in Berlin.

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Moser Roth 35% Ghana Milk Chocolate

This Moser Roth® 35% milk chocolate bar is made from 100% Ghanaian cacao.

It contains 5 milk chocolate squares, individually wrapped, adding up to slightly over 4 ounces (125 grams). Each bar is the perfect size for snacking, and is totally satisfying.

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Lindt – Hello My Name Is Strawberry Cheesecake

The Lindt line of Hello bars is a new collection of dessert type chocolate bars. I just had my first one, the Strawberry Cheesecake in Milk Chocolate.

Oh the aroma--intense strawberry says, "Hello!"

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Guittard Soleil D’Or Milk Chocolate

The Guittard Soleil D’Or milk chocolate bar is made from Trinitario beans grown in South America.

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Interview CUO Chocolate Expert

Interview with CUO’s own Bryn Kirk

We'll get right to it in this post, as there's quite a bit of content.

In an exclusive interview, I asked our own chocolate expert and head of CUO's online chocolate classes, Bryn Kirk, 12 interesting questions about chocolate!

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Sweet Obsession Milk Chocolate Review

Back in July of 2011 I posted a review of the Sweet Obsession chocolate bars (milk and dark).  It has been my most popular (and controversial) review as many comments were written from individuals whole heartedly disagreeing with my negative appraisal.

Over the years, more than one person has asked me to taste the bars again and re-review them. Well, it has been nearly 4 years so why not?

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Chocolate Facts You Want To Know

Always be choosy with the chocolate you eat. Chocolate is known to be packed with nutrients, but to be able to get its substantial benefits, we must know what we're eating.

Chocolates that have at least 70% cocoa are the best ones, considering the higher the cocoa content, the more nutritious. Your chocolate is also better off non- or lightly alkalized or non-dutched. While milk and white chocolate are head-tilting good, they don’t offer as much healthy flavanols as dark chocolate does.

If you’re not a fan of dark chocolate, fret not. It's actually an acquired taste, and you can develop it by slowly increasing percentage of cocoa in the chocolates you eat. As a matter of fact, there are milk chocolates with 50 percent cocoa or more available in the market now.
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