They finally did it! They made a 90% cocoa chocolate bar! Lindt did, that is. Before this, their highest percentage was 86%. That’s what I was eating every day but decided to stop because I was porking out too much (either from the sugar or middle-age, or both). For months I have been eating the hard stuff—raw, organic chocolate cocao nibs—and not really enjoying them. But at least they have NO sugar, and they’re full of antioxidants (see blog entry, “The Ultimate Chocolate Fix”, from February).
But now I am splurging and eating a little of these new bars each day. They are soooo good! You can really taste a difference between this and the old 86% chocolate. A little goes a long way. Remember, the darker the better, meaning the higher the percentage of cocoa, the less sugar there is—and we all know that sugar raises your insulin level, causing fat to be stored. I’ll try to ration out my servings and eat only a couple of squares a day. And if I pork out again, it’s back to the nibs. Actually, I wish someone would make a 95% bar! Or a 98% bar! It’s gotta be better than the raw chocolate.
The picture above shows one of these new bars, called “Supreme Dark.” Just look at it—isn’t it lovely? Simply breathtaking. Sigh. *dabbing eyes* Ninety-percent cocoa. Yummmm. So what’s the other 10%, you ask? Okay, here are the ingredients: Chocolate, cocoa powder, cocoa butter, sugar, vanilla. That’s it. Chocolate bliss. Mmmmmm.
These new Lindt bars can be hard to find, at least where I live. My daughter-in-law told me about them, and I had to search high and low, finally spotting them at a Wal-Mart about 10 miles away. Anyway, try to check out these bars. If you hate dark chocolate you won’t like this at all. But I think it is HEAVENLY!
