Category: Delectables

 

Lonohana Estate Chocolate is located on the island of Oahu and is the result of two families’ dream to create a vertically integrated chocolate company in the United States. By controlling the entire product cycle, starting with their own Hawaii-grown cacao all the way through crafting small batches of world-class chocolate bars in Honolulu, they hope to share where this beloved food comes from and how it is grown and made. As well as pure chocolate bars, they produce an ever-changing array of bars that incorporate organic Hawaii-grown inclusions. These vary from coffee, macadamia nuts, cacao nibs, sea salts, fruits and spices. While the list will change based on the season, they always aim for 100% Hawaii-grown ingredients. Check out their products at Lonohana.com.

Devine Chocolate – the name says it all! And, from the first taste, “devine” it is! There are no artificial flavors, all natural ingredients, 100% pure cocoa butter, no palm oil or soy, and the cocoa farmers who grow this fine quality cocoa for the chocolate also own 44% of the company and share in the profits. Check out Devine Chocolate’s website for more info on their chocolate bar selection, recipes and more at Devine Chocolate.com.

If you live in NYC or nearby, you’re in luck! You can visit Manhattan’s oldest chocolate house – since 1923. And if you’re not nearby, visit their website. Take it from one who knows, it’s certainly worth the tasting experience! Their chocolate factory is in Brooklyn, NY, where you can look in through oversize windows and see chocolate-making in action. There are 5 locations (soon to be 6) in the NYC area. Visit their website to purchase gourmet chocolates and for more info: Li-LacChocolates.com.

If you’ve ever had that feeling of looking at a Christmas ornament and thinking, “That’s so pretty. I want…to eat it,” you’re in luck. Trader Joe’s is now selling milk chocolate ornaments for the holidays. They come in an 11-ounce container with 26 chocolate ornaments, wrapped in a variety of colors and shapes. Each chocolate ornament has a sparkly string so you can actual hang them from your tree. You can get your hands on a set for $6.99 while supplies lasts.

“Look no more!” Chocolatier Cathy Brand-Beere thinks inside the box, outside the box, and about the box! Her repertoire of fine chocolates includes a truffle collection of dark chocolate, key lime pecan, caramel, coconut, peanut butter, mocha, macadamia hazelnut, raspberry, almond, milk chocolate, deluxe nut, black and white luscious caramels, all-natural fruit creams, and distinctive truffle combinations bursting with flavors. But that’s not all! She designs edible boxes made out of chocolate! And they taste as delicious as they look. All artisan Art Boxes are handmade and therefore no two will be identical. You can find these truffle-filled, Chocolate Art Boxes, at TheGrommet.com.

For anyone with a “sweet tooth”, particularly chocolate!, check out 11 Chocolate Advent Calendars, and where you can get them, at Bustle.com.

Looking for kosher chocolate gifts for Hanukkah? Check out these websites (click on “Hanukkah’s Coming” for website URLs):

Godiva Kosher Chocolates
Oh Nuts Inc.
Neuhaus Kosher Chocolates
Li-Lac Chocolates
Nuts.com
Lake Champlain Chocolates
Lindt Kosher Chocolates
See’s Candies
CandyStore.com

“Crazy about chocolate, serious about people”! With incredibility tasty chocolate, (I speak from “experience”!) Tony’s Chocolonely leads by example to show the world chocolate can be made differently in taste, packaging and the way we treat cocoa farmers. Tony’s Chocolonely’s mission? To make 100% slave-free the norm in chocolate! Experience Tony’s Chocolonely’s chocolate bars including Almond Sea Salt, Chocolate Hazelnut, Caramel Sea Salt, Pecan Coconut, as well as Milk and Dark Chocolate and, with your purchase, you will be helping support Tony’s Chocolonely’s goal – to make 100% slave-free chocolate, not just Tony’s chocolate, but all chocolate worldwide. For more info, visit the website, Tony’s Chocolonely.

Would you like to tour a chocolate factory, experiencing the entire process of making chocolate starting with harvesting cocoa beans! Here’s your chance, visiting the Grenada Chocolate Factory – without visiting Grenada! Just “visit” Grenada, online, and experience the virtual tour, of making chocolate, at Grenada Chocolate Factory Tour.

Finest, freshest hand-made chocolates, Turtle Alley uses natural ingredients, finest grades of chocolate, real butter, fresh cream, imported nuts and spices, and handcraft small batches for the freshest taste experience available anywhere! To order, visit Turtle Alley.

Repurposed Pod’s 100% Cacao Juice is sustainable, all natural and deliciously sweet. Cacao Juice delivers polyphenol antioxidants, energizing B vitamins, magnesium and potassium. Drink it cold when you need a pure pick-me-up, add it to your smoothie, or your favorite spirit. Most importantly, each bottle helps improve the livelihoods of cacao farming families! Visit Repurposed Pod for more info.

Get your 8-year old started on becoming a “Chocoholic”! Make Your Own Chocolate From Scratch Kit is easy and fun to make and fun to eat the “end result”! The Kit contains organic cocoa butter, organic cocoa powder, confectioner’s sugar, starter crystals, a temperature indicator, paper candy liners, instructions and the story of chocolate. Instructions are easy (with adult supervision) and kids over 8 will have so fun not only making their own chocolate but “sampling” it too! You also get some cacao beans – to taste them. You can find the kit on Amazon.

Need a quick chocolate brownie “fix”? Ghirardelli has just the “fix” for you! New, from Ghirardelli, those great makers of chocolate, comes 4 different choices for a “Brownie in a Mug” – Dark Chocolate Premium Brownie Mix, Double Chocolate Premium Brownie Mix, Salted Caramel Premium Brownie Mix, Chocolate Peanut Butter Premium Brownie Mix. Just add water, stir, microwave in a mug for about a minute – and you’ve got your “quick chocolate fix”! Take it from one who knows – they’re great!!!

Theodent has given us chocolate lovers something to smile about! Theodent toothpaste contains Rennou™, a naturally occurring cacao extract. Human clinical trials show that this cacao extract is more effective for rebuilding tooth enamel than fluoride and it is completely nontoxic. Rennou™ has been shown to restore and repair enamel and occludes dentinal tubules, ultimately eliminating dental hypersensitivity. It doesn’t actually taste like chocolate – it comes in a “crystal mint” flavor. It is sold online or can be found in Whole Food stores. For more info, visit www.theodent.com.