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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Almonds
I think chocolate covered almonds but great and probably don’t need to be mucked around with. However, it’s 2008 and it’s not an innovative product unless it contains evaporated cane juice or sea salt. But wait, Trader Joe’s has it all wrapped up here with Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Almonds made with Belgian chocolate and sprinkled with sea salt and turbinado sugar. Could they be more on top of trends? I think not! What’s turbinado sugar? That’s the large crystal unfiltered stuff you’ve seen before, often sold as Sugar in the Raw or in the UK, it’s called demerara.
The effect of adding the two crystals to the chocolate coating is bumpiness. No more glossy ovules that look like olives. Instead they look like miniature Oak Galls. They smell woodsy, a little astringent. I expected them to be messy like the cocoa rolled version of chocolate covered nuts, but these were mercifully neat, only bearing a scuffed appearance but not powdery residue. Without the waxy glaze on the outside, the flavor and melt of the chocolate was readily accessible - and the chocolate was tasty and smooth. The deep crunch of the nuts were balanced with the high pitched staccato interruptions of the salt and sugar crystals. Not knowing if that little nugget was going to be sweet or salty was kind of fun. But some nuts were extremely salty, to the point where the neighbors and I made faces from time to time. But it wasn’t so bad that we didn’t keep eating them. I think I’ll probably stick to the plain ones from now on, the Russian Roulette is just to stressful, or if I need an additional salty pop, I’ll go for Sconza’s Toffee Almonds. Related Candies
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This is my new Trader Joe’s favorite, but then again, I like salt!
Sounds tasty.
Man, I love those things. The balance of sweet and salty means I’m less likely to pig out on them, which is always a good thing
I LOVE these! Probably even more than the chocolate covered pretzel bites…mmmmmm
I tried these as well and didn’t like them because of the texture. I have really been craving the regular dark chocolate almonds lately and saw that TJ’s had them for $8 for a large tub. I didn’t realize nuts had become so expensive.
Starbucks used to sell chocolate toffee almonds that were amazing! Sadly, they were discontinued and I’ve never found another brand I liked as well.
Trader Joe’s candies are very hit or miss with me…some things are fantastic, other things I would never eat again. Their brandy beans are out now for Christmas…they’re almost as good as the real German ones, and super super cheap! That was a nice find.
OMGOSH i love these so much! I couldnt’ stop eating them!!!
I just had the Cocoa Almonds for the 1st time, God are they good, wish we could get them in vermont
These are awesome. Perfect combo of sweet-n-salty, the dark chocolate is a winner. A staple at my house. Perfect w/a glass of Cabernet or Zinfandel.
Isn’t there any way to order the chocolate almonds and have them sent to Orlando? What candy supplier makes them? Robin
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