Today, the word chardon is designated to this delicious chocolate candy treat. This recipe, courtesy of Chocolate Epiphany: Exceptional Cookies, Cakes, and Confections for Everyone, is completed by rolling the chocolate exterior of the candy along a wire and letting rest on a cooling rack as it hardens. This gives the candy its signature spiky appearance. The pistachio paste makes this Chardon truly one of a kind, bestowing a bright green color to the inside of the these gourmet treats.

Cocoa Heaven is  doing something a little different this week. We realize not everyone has the cash to satisfy those persistent chocolate addictions. But don’t sign up for chocoholics anonymous just yet. What is the unemployed, out-of-cash chocolate lover to do? Start making chocolate at home!
To help alleviate those money stresses, we’re featuring a chocolate [...]

Once again, chocolate candy manufacturers, in this case Nestle, try to bring the public a lower calorie alternative, while at the same time letting their customers enjoy their favorite candy. Enter Kit Kat Senses, a 170 calorie treat meant to not only give you the taste of Kit Kat but includes a layer of hazelnut [...]

Easter always bring out the craziest and the biggest candies…right? Well Italy goes the extra mile this year with the behemoth chocolate Easter egg. The monster egg was constructed to be Europe’s largest and broken up and pieces sold to on the spot to benefit victims of the Abruzzo earthquake.

A Harvard professor has released his [...]

The Mars Delight chocolate candy bar was picked up for me in the UK and per the wrapper is promised to be “surprisingly crispy, deliciously smooth.” But is it? And will I be “delighted?”
Packaging

The foil wrapper has a neat matte finish to it and makes me think light, smooth and swirls. It feels like it [...]

Tucked away on Phinney Avenue in the greater Seattle area is the little fair trade organic chocolatier that could. (Try saying that 3 times fast.) Besides taking the factory tour and breathing in all that is good, Theo Chocolates is not only becoming a northwest favorite but a national favorite as well.
So what makes Theo [...]