Thursday, March 31, 2011

Bradley's: Orange-Inspired Chocolates

Having tried out some plain chocolate from Bradley’s in Knoxville, TN, and not being entirely impressed, I was hoping that they had some more complex creations with more to offer. Onto the citrus-based chocolates, starting with a dark chocolate orange pate.

The dark chocolate, like the plain dark chocolate I’d sampled before, featured coffee and vanilla, and was just a tad bitter.

That bitter flavor was helpful in cutting the sugary pate, which also had a pleasing but not overwhelming orange flavor. The texture was firm and just a bit gritty, but was well-matched to the chocolate coating such that there was minimal flaking. I generally enjoyed the contrast of flavors, balance of sweet and bitter, and the notable texture matching. Far more enjoyable than the plain chocolate.

Yet another orange-based creation was available in the box: a white chocolate orange truffle.

The white chocolate coating is sweet and soft, but a bit gritty.

Unfortunately, the interior is also quite sweet, and only offers a bit of a tangy orange flavor to offset the sugar overload. It also happens to be a bit dry, which made it fairly difficult to enjoy at any level. Give me another dark chocolate orange pate, please.

Have you had fruit pate before? What did you think?

6 comments:

  1. I'd LOVE the dark/orange chocolate! So glad it was better than the plain one! :D

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  2. Yes, I've had fruit pate quite a few times. I usually enjoyed it.

    These two both sound very tempting. :D

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  3. I actually had to look up what exactly "fruit pate" is (ty, internet). I can safely say I haven't ever had it before, but the dark chocolate one sounds quite nice. Since I just had a orange-overload experience in baking, I can appreciate flavors that are more well-balanced!

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  4. Love orange and dark chocolate yummm! Cant imagine what orange and white would be like, yak im thinking sweet and a bit ewy!

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  5. Orange and dark chocolate is the best combination ever. Seriously-I want to eat it the rest of my life. And only that...obviously.

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