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This week for Follower Friday I am spotlighting @hotchocolatestx!
For today’s follower Friday I am picking @hotchocolatestx ! I picked Hot Chocolates TX because they are not only a chocolate shop but they also spend their time creating some absolutely delightful cakes that seem to make a lot of Texans very happy! Hot Chocolates is run out of Hurst, Texas and also has a website over at Hot Chocolates.
What is it that I love over at Hot Chocolates? After browsing their site I have to say that I was first drawn to their custom cakes page where they have a great variety of cake flavors to choose from. I have to tell you that my favorite choice has to be the amaretto cake though! I have never seen so many unique cake flavors! Over at their handmade chocolates page I saw a few more things that caught my eye as well such as the peanut butter creams and of course the chocolate dipped strawberries!
If you are looking for a custom cake in the Hurst area or even a corporate chocolate gift make sure that you drop by and pay Hot Chocolates a visit! Not looking for anything sweet to eat? Why not just say hello on Twitter instead!
I found the Sunspire Sun Drops at my local health food grocery store. I have previously reviewed the Sunspire chocolate covered raisins and cranberries so I was interested to see how these M&M type candies measured up.
The Chocolate: Sunspire Sun Drops
Type of Chocolate: Milk chocolate
Cocoa Content: Unlisted
Best Eaten: With a Glass of Cold Milk
Price: $1.39
The Sunspire Sun Drops are a natural alternative to M&M’s made from all natural ingredients with no artificial additives and in my opinion taste no different to the commercial alternative.
Taste:
The Sunspire Sun Drops come in a small 1 3/16 ounce bag with the bright Sunspire logo on the front and a small window through which you can observe the colorful candy. Upon opening the bag the initial scent is one of muted chocolate, a chocolate that is not too sweet but it carries enough chocolate scent to be appetizing.
As I take a few of the Sunspire Sun Drops in my hand they feel much like M&M’s only a little fatter. As I put a few of the Sunspire Sun Drops in to my mouth and bite in to them I am amazed at how much they taste like real M&M’s and yet they are made with no artificial ingredients. The sugary shell makes a pleasant popping noise as I bite in to it and the the chocolate inside is delicious and rich. The chocolate is just enough to give a flavorful chocolate experience in just a single piece of the candy. There is a distinct lack of artificial flavor in the Sunspire Sun Drops, there is no milky aftertaste and no unpleasant sugary stickiness that follows.
The aftertaste of the Sunspire Sun Drops is a deep chocolate flavor that is sweet but not overly so.
Ingredients:
The ingredients in the Sunspire Sun Drops include: Center (Dried cane juice & unsulphured molasses, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, unsweetened chocolate, soy lecithin [emulsifier], pure natural vanilla), Shell (Turbinado sugar, whole rice solids, natural color added [including beet juice, beta carotene & caramel], vegetable & beeswax, pure food glaze [without sugar]).
The Bottom Line:
The Sunspire Sun Drops are a very flavorful natural alternative to a commercial candy. There is a surprising similarity between the Sunspire Sun Drops and M&M’s candy and with the prior being a healthier they make the perfect snack for a health conscious family that doesn’t want to deprive their youngsters of a sweet candy experience.
You can purchase the Sunspire Sun Drops from your local health food store or through their online website.
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