Lindt‘s line of Hello chocolates seems to be well established now. I’ve seen them at a few stores regularly, though Target seems to have a few exclusive flavors from time to time.
I picked up the Lindt Hello Dark Chocolate Cookie while they had a sale earlier in December, as I was interested in trying a less-sweet dark bar from them. Dark chocolate with a creamy chocolate filling and dark cookie pieces. Experience your dark side!
The packaging and molding rivals a Godiva item for a fraction of the price. The box it comes in opens like a clutch style purse, and has some very nicely done graphics on the inside that really enhance the experience of decadence. The brown foil wrapper is generous enough that it’s easy to reseal the bar and tuck it back in the box for later. (There are 2.5 portions, according to the nutrition panel.).
The bar mold is enchanting. The pieces are domed and shiny with various motifs like the Lindt logo, the Hello logo, the motto “nice to sweet you,” and little hearts. It’s easy to break the pieces off, and each is a good portion in itself if you’re moderating.
There’s no mention of how dark the dark chocolate is, but I’m going to guess it’s not darker than 60%.
It smells sweet, more like milk chocolate than dark. The bite is pretty soft, since the domed pieces are filled and the filling is a bit softer. The chocolate is smooth, with a silky melt and slightly acidic finish. The filling is very much like the usual Lindt Lindor Tuffle, only with little crispy cookie bits in it.
As with the other Lindor items, the thinness of the ganache melt is disappointing, because the tropical oils do nothing to support and release the natural chocolate flavors. It’s a pleasant bar, but nothing I’d buy again. I’ve had it for about a month and still haven’t finished it. It sounds like it should be great, but it’s just okay. The quality of the chocolate is much better than most candy bars, but the use of palm oil really tips the saturated fat levels up to a space where it just wasn’t worth it to me to finish the bar.
Related Candies
- Russell Stover Cake Assortment Chocolates
- Ghirardelli Minis - Sweet Dark Chocolate and Cookie Bits
- Lindt Bars: Wafer, Cresta and Dark Hazelnut
- Droste Cookie Milkchocolate XXL Pastille
- Lindt Hello Coffee Blast (Limited Edition)
- Lindt Hello Crunchy Nougat
- Dove Cookies and Creme + Ghirardelli Cookies Jubilee
- Cookie Dough Bites
- Hershey’s Cookies and Brownies
Name: |
Hello Dark Chocolate Cookie |
RATING:
- SUPERB
- YUMMY
- TASTY
- WORTH IT
- TEMPTING
- PLEASANT
- BENIGN
- UNAPPEALING
- APPALLING
- INEDIBLE
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Brand: |
Lindt |
Place Purchased: |
Target (Eagle Rock) |
Price: |
$2.00 (on sale) |
Size: |
3.5 ounces |
Calories per ounce: |
149 |
Categories: |
Candy, Lindt, Chocolate, Cookie, 6-Tempting, Germany, Target |
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