Godiva Truffle Bars: Strawberries & Cream in White Chocolate

Godiva Truffle Bars: Strawberries & Cream in White Chocolate
220 calories total, 55 calories per square (in case you need the nutrition)

This is a 1.5 oz (43 g) Truffle Bar consisting of four squares of white chocolate with a creamy strawberry filling. Created for the Summer Ice Cream collection, this bar is not currently listed anywhere on the Godiva website so it is unclear whether this, like some of the other products in the collection, will only be available for summer or if it will be sold all year-round.

Now, as far as my personal review of this bar, it was as I expected. I suspected this bar to taste as it did, and my expectations weren't very high. I'm not a fan in general of artificial fruit flavors in chocolate (as opposed to, per se, natural and real fruit being dipped into chocolate, which I am a fan of). The white chocolate was rich and thick, and the strawberry filling reminded me of strawberry jam. Although it tasted nothing like strawberry jam, its consistency was not very gooey, but sort of viscous (see below). It even looks like it might taste light strawberry jam, but when combined with the white chocolate, the flavor is completely unique. The white chocolate leaves a lasting impression and becomes almost overpowering. Again, I wasn't crazy about the combination in the first place, but this bar did not disappoint. 

As far as rating goes, I'd personally say 6/10.

But, if I were being completely unbiased, it'd be more like an 8/10. It does melt a little in your hands and the white chocolate overpowered the filling. However, I think it'd be difficult to further emphasize the taste of the filling without throwing all the flavors off balance. Godiva did a good job with this one. 

Godiva...FINALLY!

I finally returned to a Godiva store today, for the first time in almost two years! The first mall I visited had a Godiva Store listed under the Godiva Store Locator, but when I arrived at the mall, it had closed. So, I found another store to go to not too far out of the way. It's a shame, though, that they're closing so often. I really wish one would reopen closer to home. Anyways, here's what I got!

My budget wasn't particularly low, but I wanted to get stuff that I hadn't gotten in a while. So, I didn't indulge in too many of the Pint-Sized Ice Cream Parlor containers.

I got four Truffle Bars:

(From top to bottom) Strawberries & Cream in White Chocolate, Mint Chocolate Chip in Dark Chocolate, Cheesecake Filling in Milk Chocolate and Tiramisu Filling in White Chocolate.



And I got four truffles (See picture above):
A Banana Split Truffle, a Tiramisu truffle, a Chocolate Souffle truffle and a Peach Sorbet truffle.





I plan on reviewing each of these individually over time. I don't think I'll review the Tiramisu truffle in detail, because I've already had it before.

And I'm skeptical about the Peach Sorbet truffle because it looks suspiciously similar to a certain "Orange & Creme Truffle" from a few years ago.





But that doesn't mean I don't plan on eating some chocolate tonight! I got some oldies but goodies, too. One of my favorite truffles, the Roasted Almond truffle, which was my free chocolate of the month, along with a pint of mint chocolate chip ice cream--I mean truffles(:

Ghelfi's Candies of Cape Cod

So, recently I visited Cape Cod, MA, where there was a little store called Candies & Ice Cream. It not only sold yummy flavors of ice cream, but also homemade chocolate made by Ghelfi's Candies of Cape Cod. The choices were incredibly varied, and although some flavors may have been cliched, the chocolates themselves were original and unique. I'm rating them on their overall quality.

I tried a few things there, but, unfortunately, seeing as it was a stop made on my way out of town, I was running a bit low of spending fees. So, although the choices were difficult, I settled on these:

The one on the top left is Milk Chocolate Bark with Sea Salt. The truffle on the top right is a Caramarsh truffle. And the rectangular truffle on the bottom is a Black Forest Truffle.

The milk chocolate bark with sea salt was the classic square of quality milk chocolate drizzled in dark chocolate and topped with a few grains of sea salt. I love sea salt on any chocolate, because it's the perfect blend of sweet and salty. It explains why chocolate-dipped pretzels are such a crowd pleaser! As far as being a homemade chocolate store, the bark sure impressed me and had nice presentation as well as taste. To anyone visiting a beach this summer, be sure to get some sea salted-chocolate! 6/10

Now, the black forest truffle was actually the first one of this set that I got to try. It was delicious! It had a design of flowers on the top, and was filled with a ganache that tasted too rich to be milk chocolate. I don't know exactly what this one was contained of, but it was probably my favorite of the three. 8/10

Then the Caramarsh Truffle was a milk chocolate shell filled with an even balance of caramel and marshmallow. The marshmallow was sort of thick and contained while the caramel was gooey and fresh. Neither overpowered the other flavor but the textures of each didn't harmonize. Although the texture itself was not my favorite, the product overall was delicious! 7/10

These chocolates were delicious and unique and I wish I could have gotten more. They were completely worth the money, although they weren't even expensive compared to many chocolate stores. If anyone visits Mashpee or Falmouth, MA, visit a Candies & Ice Cream store for these delicious treats!