Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Ghirardelli Milk & Crisp Chocolate Eggs

Ghirardelli Milk & CrispEaster is the season for foil wrapped chocolate eggs. They can be solid, they can be filled with things. They can be the size of a peanut or a football. The fun part is when they’re actually made with good chocolate.

I was excited to see Ghirardelli Milk & Crisp Chocolate Eggs at Target. Ghirardelli makes very good chocolate for the price, right here in California. I’ve been searching for the ideal crisped rice and milk chocolate combination, so this was the perfect item for me to pick up.

The yellow bag contains about 15 gold foil wrapped eggs. They’re a rich milk chocolate with crisped rice. They also come in a blue foil version that’s solid milk chocolate.

Ghirardelli Milk & Crisp

The bag is on the expensive side. The 3.5 ounces is about the same price as a chocolate bar from Ghirardelli, $3.49 ... one dollar an ounce. It’s a bit steep for chocolate that’s not marked as ethically sourced or organic but it is all natural. (The facility also processes tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and eggs. Contains milk and soy.)

Ghirardelli Milk & Crisp

The eggs smell dark and smoky, less sweet than many milk chocolates but still with a dairy note to it. The melt is soft and has that same sort of smoky note to it with a strong malt flavor from the crisped rice. There’s a hint of bitterness to it, but not much. Overall, it’s far less sweet than something like a Nestle Crunch chocolate and thought thick, not quite as sticky as Cadbury.

Overall, it was a bit more grown up than a Nestle Crunch NestEgg, but should probably be reserved for adults since the price is so much steeper. I would buy these again, and of course I’d prefer a half pound bag so I could put them out in a dish.

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Name: Milk & Crisp Chocolate Eggs
    RATING:
  • SUPERB
  • YUMMY
  • TASTY
  • WORTH IT
  • TEMPTING
  • PLEASANT
  • BENIGN
  • UNAPPEALING
  • APPALLING
  • INEDIBLE
Brand: Ghiradelli
Place Purchased: Target (West Hollywood)
Price: $3.49
Size: 3.5 ounces
Calories per ounce: 146
Categories: All Natural, Candy, Easter, Ghirardelli, Chocolate, Cookie, 8-Tasty, United States, Target

POSTED BY Cybele AT 3:34 pm Tracker Pixel for Entry     All NaturalCandyReviewEasterGhirardelliChocolateCookie8-TastyUnited StatesTarget

Comments
  1. I bought a bag of these yesterday, based on your review. They are indeed very tasty! The price is a little steep - I’m hoping they’ll go on sale at some point.

    Comment by Amy on 3/06/13 at 8:47 am #
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