Today’s post brings you something monumental: the conclusion of my reviews of the 2010-2011 Vosges holiday bars. This was no small feat, as there were eight bars. Yes, I consumed eight of these guys.
Actually more than eight, because I became good friends with the Gingerbread Toffee bar. Very good friends. But that newfound love aside, I also reviewed the Peppermint Candy Cane, Marzipan, Bapchi’s Caramel Toffee, Cherry Rooibos, Black Salt Caramel, and Amalfi bars in the past month. Today, I finish it out by reviewing the Blood Orange Caramel bar.
The base for this caramel bar is a 70% cacao chocolate that is exceptionally smooth with an intense flavor that carries some coffee notes.
Unfortunately, it’s also quite firm and doesn’t meld to the slightly-runny blood-orange caramel very well, and the entire bar breaks and crumbles quite easily. The good news is that the intense chocolate is a perfect contrast to the tart-but-sweet caramel with a very strong citrus note. While the taste combination is just about perfect, I would prefer a softer chocolate and a firmer caramel to make this bar easier to nibble on.
Perhaps the solution is to melt it down and eat it as a sauce.
Not that I’m suggesting such things.
Do you enjoy caramel that is more liquid or more chewy?
I like a chewy caramel if I 'm going to eat any at all. This bar looks good, though! Congrats on reviewing all of the bars! It is a tough job but somebody has to do it. =P
ReplyDeleteI've been digging the chocolate-orange combination recently; it's been a nice diversion from plain 'ole chocolate.
ReplyDeleteI will put in my vote for a more liquid caramel. Caramel's my second favorite sweet flavor next to chocolate, but I can't stand it getting stuck in my teeth!
Liquid! Just like Mary, I cannot stand stuff that gets stuck in my teeth.
ReplyDeleteI like liquid for the same reasons as the above commenters. The whole stickiness factor of chewy caramel really bothers me.
ReplyDeleteI like liquid caramel melting in my mouth.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Finally, a chocolate review I don't have to be crazy-envious of at all. Icky icky orange! :P
ReplyDelete@fitchocoholic I know, what a tough job I had! But I stuck it out.
ReplyDelete@Mary at n00bcakes This is definitely a great flavor combination - Vosges got a nice tart caramel.
ReplyDelete@Ana Hehe, I don't like the super-chewy stuff either, but I like it when the chocolate and caramel are well-matched.
ReplyDelete@Alina Interesting consensus we've got going here. I prefer a little firmer, or perhaps I prefer a softer chocolate.
ReplyDelete@lolzthatswim This caramel is definitely a melter. You'd love it.
ReplyDelete@Hannah Ha! You're going to love a batch of cookies I'm posting about in the near future.
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