You know what’s cool about receiving PR when you have a food blog? They usually follow up with yummy stuff!
I was contacted by the company Sweetriot and given a sample pack of their chocolate covered cocoa nibs. Fun to play with and nibble on, the nibs come in a variety of chocolates (50%, 65%, and 70%) and in cool art covered tins.
Very thoughtfully designed, the tins are covered with art, and contain a fortune in addition to containing their chocolate covered nibs. Looking like brown Nerds, but a decidely more grown-up flavor, there was a surprisingly variety to flavor among the different types of chocolate coating:
- Flavor 50, cocoa nib pieces covered in 50% dark chocolate. Light crunch of the nibs, very nut like in texture. Mild chocolate flavor, with caramel undertones, and a slight coffee like finish of the nib.
- Flavor 65, cocoa nib pieces covered in 65% dark chocolate. Slightly semi-sweet with more of a coffee like roasted flavor.
- Flavor 70, cocoa nib pieces covered in 70% dark chocolate. Similar to the 65%, these nibs were dark, earthy, reminiscent of a full-roast coffee flavor.
Each chocolate variety pulled out a different flavor note of the cocoa nibs, from fruity floral, to roasted and toasty. I was impressed with the range of flavors within these candies. These crunchy delights were great tasty fun to have around. I was thoroughly sad to find my tins empty.
If not available in a local store, these goodies can be purchased on line in a variety of quantities.
Check out SweetRiot’s blog too, for a glimpse of the heart of this company.
One Comment
wow, i’ve always seen cacao nibs but never knew what you do with them. So what exactly do they taste like?
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plain and on their own they taste:
- fruity, bitter, floral, with a tiny hint of chocolate like flavor. Their flavor, particularly when roasted, can remind one of eating coffee beans.
Having the chocolate coating on the bits really alters their flavor.
I’ve seen a number of recipes that toss them into cookies for crunch , or steep them in cream for flavour.
–McAuliflower
