Favorite brand of Chocolate

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We should all remember that even not-so-great chocolate is still CHOCOLATE! I’d bite off the ear of a 3 year old cheapo chocolate peter rabbit if it was all I had available. That might explain a lot about my figure, but, whatever…
 
I learned that trick a few months ago in Good Housekeeping. Sometimes you eat an entire chocolate bar without being satisfied. Then, if you allow just one square of it to melt in your mouth you realize that it isn’t even good chocolate and you don’t like it. I’ve experienced that with most Hershey’s, even the dark chocolate bars.

Then you discover that one square of that Lindt bar I mentioned or a square of Ritter Sport Dark Chocolate allowed to melt in the mouth is so rich, so creamy and so satisfying that one square will satisfy a chocolate craving. Saves on calories & fat.
 
Not a big fan of Godiva.

For just “recreational” chocolate indulging with the kids and a movie, M&M’s. Just wonderfully fun little candies.

For fire-circles with marshmallows and grahams, HERSHEY’S!!

For simply delicious flavor… Ghirardelli milk chocolate caramel squares. MMMMmm. During holiday season, they come out with a combo bag which includes a cinnamon milk chocolate with almonds. That’s super good also.

We actually are not so fond of the Lindt truffles.

We loooove the Harry and David truffles. harryanddavid.com/gifts/store/product____chocolate-gifts-moosemunch-gifts_gourmet-chocolate-gift-favorites_75426

For recipies where chocolate is the dominant flavor rather than just a feature (like CC cookies) IE, Ganache, homemade truffles, fudge, etc. I like the Ghirardelli bars or chips.

For pancakes, c.chip banana bread, muffins, I like the nestle “minis”.
 
Fanny May. If you like milk chocolate, the Trinidad balances nicely between dark and white. If you live local (Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin), then find a store.

Ethel M, esp. the liquor-filled ones (cocktail collection).

Amour Chocolates (you must like heat for this!)

Otherwise, Lindt makes an intense chili/ 70% cocao candy bar for $1.79, and an intense orange/ 70% cocao for the same price.
 
Lindt Excellence Intense Orange bar: dark chocolate with bits of orange peel and slivered almonds. SO good.

Also good is the Dagoba organic Lavender chocolate bar: lavender-infused dark chocolate with dried blueberries. Sounds weird but everyone who’s tried it on my suggestion has liked it. 👍
 
Phemie said:
I learned that trick a few months ago in Good Housekeeping. Sometimes you eat an entire chocolate bar without being satisfied. Then, if you allow just one square of it to melt in your mouth you realize that it isn’t even good chocolate and you don’t like it. I’ve experienced that with most Hershey’s, even the dark chocolate bars.

Then you discover that one square of that Lindt bar I mentioned or a square of Ritter Sport Dark Chocolate allowed to melt in the mouth is so rich, so creamy and so satisfying that one square will satisfy a chocolate craving. Saves on calories & fat.
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This is very true!!

I’ve got to the point where I’d rather eat no chocolate, than cheap gunk.
 
**Scharffen-Berger, **which despite the foreign-sounding name is made right here in the US (California). Before I learned that I likely have an allergy to chocolate (kind of like having an allergy to breathing for me!) I rarely missed having at least a square a day of their 60% semisweet bars.
 
puzzleannie said:
what is your favorite brand of chocolate? especially local chocolatiers in your area.
I have been eating dark chocolate (not my fave, but fairly lo-carb source of anti-oxidants and one ounce jolt a day does not blow diet–ghiradelli squares or dove dark)
but I really prefer milk chocolate
Guest brought chocolate for DD’s family and reminded me of the world’s best milk chocolate–Malley’s, a renowned Cleveland company. they have the best Easter basket candies you will ever find and some schools sell them as fundraisers.

do you like solid milk chocolate? cream centers? nutty, caramel, french mints etc?
love fruit flavored creme centers in milk chocolate
HATE coconut centers
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Ghirardelli’s, Scharffen Berger’s and Godiva, to me, are the best!

(Also, Cadbury’s but only the one made in England!)
 
Phemie said:
I learned that trick a few months ago in Good Housekeeping. Sometimes you eat an entire chocolate bar without being satisfied. Then, if you allow just one square of it to melt in your mouth you realize that it isn’t even good chocolate and you don’t like it. I’ve experienced that with most Hershey’s, even the dark chocolate bars.

Then you discover that one square of that Lindt bar I mentioned or a square of Ritter Sport Dark Chocolate allowed to melt in the mouth is so rich, so creamy and so satisfying that one square will satisfy a chocolate craving. Saves on calories & fat.
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Hey! GH stole my idea! 🙂

I learned this myself about 8 years ago…due to a health condition (IBS-D), I cannot eat large amts of fat. If I want something high fat (like solid choc), I have to reduce the amt I eat.

I found that by letting a small piece diossolve in my mouth, it fills me up and satisfies my craving, so I don’t need the whole bar (scarfing down the entire bar prevents you from truly savoring the choc anyway!)
 
I am going to have to try that letting chocolate dissolve in your mouth thing.

As for my favorite, that is a tough question. Whatever is available? As long as it isn’t that Palmers stuff of course.
 
Island_Oak said:
Thanks!! (from one recovering chocaholic)😉
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prayer intention for IO, this is like having an allergy to water, pobrecita!

can’t think of the name but it is a chocolate orange in slices wrapped in orange foil we used to get in our Christmas stockings, orange flavored milk-chocolate, dutch style I think. I remember the bitter disappointment upon biting off the ears of my chocolate easter bunny and finding out he was hollow. bummer.

has to be real choc, no ersatz drugstore variety.

Sanders walnut butter creams (Detroit confectionery, don’t know if they are still in business) was my fave as a teen, and gift on all occasions. their hot fudge sauce is best ever created on this planet
 
BeeSweet said:
There’s another brand, the name of which escapes me, which I can find at Whole Foods that I like a lot. It comes in small bars, in difference percentages of cocoa. All I can remember about the brand is there’s some sort of a stag on the label, either a deer or antelope or something like that… :o
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Island_Oak said:
**Scharffen-Berger, **which despite the foreign-sounding name is made right here in the US (California). Before I learned that I likely have an allergy to chocolate (kind of like having an allergy to breathing for me!) I rarely missed having at least a square a day of their 60% semisweet bars.
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That’s the one I was trying to think of! And it’s the 60% that’s my fave too!!

http://www.artisanconfection.com/images/1ozbars.jpg

I was allergic to chocolate when I was a little girl. Thankfully I grew out of it. I hope for you it’s a passing phase and eventually you can enjoy your Sharffen-Berger again.
 
Sepharad said:
Hey! GH stole my idea! 🙂

I learned this myself about 8 years ago…due to a health condition (IBS-D), I cannot eat large amts of fat. If I want something high fat (like solid choc), I have to reduce the amt I eat.

I found that by letting a small piece diossolve in my mouth, it fills me up and satisfies my craving, so I don’t need the whole bar (scarfing down the entire bar prevents you from truly savoring the choc anyway!)
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It was a great column. The author is trying to teach women how to lose weight without depriving themselves. She pointed out to a group of women she was working with that when you eat without paying attention to what you are doing you eat way more than necessary and you often don’t taste or enjoy the food.

As an experiment she handed them each a Hershey’s Kiss. The comments were all along the lines of “1 Kiss?? I usually eat a handful/dozen/entire bag.”

Then she said, “Ok, now unwrap the Kiss. Look at it. Smell it. Now, put it in your mouth and let it melt.”

Then the comments were
“Yuck, why have I been eating bags of these?”
“These taste waxy.”
“I’ll never buy these again.”
“That didn’t even taste good.”

I know that if I eat at my desk while working I can pack away 600 calories easily and not even taste what I’ve eaten.

OTOH, taking 10 minutes to eat an apple, a piece of cheese and a roll while concentrating on what I’m eating will leave me fuller, more satisfied and having enjoyed my meal.
 
puzzleannie said:
can’t think of the name but it is a chocolate orange in slices wrapped in orange foil we used to get in our Christmas stockings, orange flavored milk-chocolate, dutch style I think.
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Terry’s Chocolate Orange.

Never did develop a liking for those although I bought them for my sons at Christmas until they informed me they didn’t like them either. Youngest said “Chocolate is supposed to taste like chocolate, not oranges.” His favorites: “Ferrerro Rocher”. Hmm so I guess it’s ok if chocolate tastes like hazelnuts.

For myself in those days a Toblerone dark chocolate bar was always welcome.
 
There is a Buddhist concept called “mindfulness”. It means, paying conscious attention to everything. Its hard to do all the time, but I find if I do it with food, I eat much less.

I had a weird experience the other day though…lately God has been answering many of my prayers (long story!), and this has brought me much closer to Him. I’ve begun paying careful attention to the little things, like how wonderfully things are made…and praising Him for the miracles He has wrought in even tiny things, like how intricate an orange slice is.

I was about to eat an orange the other day, and just sat there, pondering the wonder of the design God put into it…the veins, the pulp, everything. It was almost a shame to eat it!

And then I realized…God made that orange just for me to eat, and once I ate it, that particular orange would never exist again. Sounds kooky, but it gave me such a greater appreciation for the food God gives us, but also for God Himself!
 
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