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Spice up the Season with Gourmet Chocolate Flavors

Dec 02, 2012

We can hardly find anyone who doesn’t like chocolate, and since the holidays are just around the corner, we believe it fitting to dedicate a blog post all about chocolates. But sometimes, we admit we can be food snobs (hey, we are restaurant consultants after all). We relish in unique, daring, and bold flavors with formidable ingredient combinations. So we have compiled a list of great gourmet chocolates from some award winning chocolatiers so you can step out of your chocolate comfort zone and into something more exciting!

 

Image Credit: Flickr By Kirti Poddar

 

Stout Beer Truffle from Socola:  Yes, a beer chocolate! From Socola’s website, “Our stout beer truffle is infused with Guinness Stout.  It is a match made in heaven: a dark-chocolate ganache with just a swig of stout in every bite.  The nitrogen from the beer creates a smooth, velvety texture, and the bitterness of the hops complements the chocolate perfectly.”

 

Tipu’s Chai and Smoked Almonds Milk Chocolate from Posh Chocolate: Talk about a chocolate bar that will spice up your holiday! This bar is described as, “combines 37% single origin milk chocolate with masala, cinnamon, cardamom and many other spices from Chai Tea producing a very aromatic and delightful origin bar.”

 

Habanero Passion Fruit Caramel from Sixth Course: Have a flair for heat? If you thought you couldn’t even fathom adding chili peppers to sweets, think again. Sixth Course describes their habanero confection: “Some like it hot hot hot!!! Passion fruit caramel infused with fresh Habanero chili wrapped up in a creamy white chocolate shell.”

 

Raspberry Lychee Truffle from Feve Artisan Chocolatier: Feve chocolates features a very unique truffle flavor: “dark chocolate and lychee truffle layered with raspberry gelee.”

 

Lindt Chocolate’s Limited Edition Mocha Coconut bar: An international gourmet household favorite, Lindt Chocolate unveils a new, limited edition chocolate that features coffee and coconut flakes enveloped by their famous dark chocolate. Did you know that this bar was actually a creation from a CIA Pastry Arts student? The student won the Lindt Excellent Recipe Challenge and as a reward, she received a scholarship and her chocolate creation was brought to life in this limited edition bar.