Dark chocolate for a Christmas treat?

[MacManiac]

My wife was thinking of buying some Bournville dark chocolate for an occasional treat for me over Christmas. Any opinions based on personal experience?

 

[IanBish]

I'd go for something like Green & Black's 85% dark chocolate. It's much nicer, contains much less carbohydrates, and you could eat a bit more of it.

 

[lessci]

My vote is for Aldi Moser Rosh either the 70% or 85% is a very good replica of Lindt excellence at a much lower cost

 

[IanBish]

I'd also add that JD Gross 85% dark chocolate from Lidl is a bit cheaper than Green & Black's, and is lovely.

 

[dawnmc]

Google truffles, made with chocolate and double cream and a bit of butter, easy to make and lovely when the sweet tooth hits.

 

[Redshank]

I was surprised to find that Bournville Dark Chocolate has more sugar (58g per 100g) than Cadbury Dairy Milk (56g per 100g).
Both are very high

 

[Resurgam]

My wife was thinking of buying some Bournville dark chocolate for an occasional treat for me over Christmas. Any opinions based on personal experience?

High cocoa content chocolate is not high carb - even, with my very low tolerance for carbs have high cocoa chocolate bars - from Lidl - in the fridge almost all the time. I don't at the moment as Lidl don't do deliveries and I am not up to going out but it is the first time in years.
The local Lidl used to do 95% bars, now 85% is the highest.
I grate chocolate and make concoctions with desiccated coconut, slivered almonds or a half walnut and a sultana or bit of glace cherry. You can get silicon moulds to melt the chocolate into the other ingredients.

 

[EvanBCalford]

My wife was thinking of buying some Bournville dark chocolate for an occasional treat for me over Christmas. Any opinions based on personal experience?

Christmas??!!!!! I eat a pice of dark chocolate almost daily

 

[Outlier]

I eat Montezuma100% cocoa. it's an acquired taste but once acquired it' s the chocolate
equivalent of a classy single malt. After that, nothing else will do.

 

[Antje77]

Christmas??!!!!! I eat a pice of dark chocolate almost daily

You and I have T1, and we can use insulin to dose for what we eat. The question was asked by a T2, who likely has to rely more on dietary choices.

That said, I can eat a piece of 85 or 90% dark chocolate without insulin, provided I eat it later in the day.
Regular 'dark' chocolate, not so much.

 

[IanBish]

That said, I can eat a piece of 85 or 90% dark chocolate without insulin, provided I eat it later in the day.
Regular 'dark' chocolate, not so much.

85% dark chocolate has about 20g carbs per 100g; regular dark chocolate has around 60g carbs per 100g. Quite a difference.

 

[EllieM]

I don’t want to admit how much Lindt 95% I eat….

 

[Lainie71]

Lindt 95% is my treat, but if I eat too much it will spike me and bung me up! I have to limit myself but its lovely melted in almond milk

 

[Mrs T 123]

I eat a square or 2 of lindtt 90% most days or Aldi's moser roth 85% both of which I recommend

 

[lovinglife]

I have 2 squares of Lindt every evening with my end of the day coffee, you know the time of day when you flop into your chair when your day is done. I love to dip it in my coffee, I’m quite the baby about it & the 2 squares have to be together, if hubby does it & my square are separate I can sulk very quietly for a good 10 minutes.

This time of year I sometimes save the squares for later in the evening and pop them in a small cup, about the size of an espresso cup of cream in my nespresso milk frother for a very indulgent hot chocolate

 

[OrsonKartt]

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My wife was thinking of buying some Bournville dark chocolate for an occasional treat for me over Christmas. Any opinions based on personal experience?

Never ever try making your own. It’s easy and there’s loads of hints and recipes with mr Google. But don’t do it.

The silicon moulds are as cheap as chips and easily available, but don’t do it

 

[Diawara]

Coconut slices cut from the shell then dipped in high cocoa chocolate..
Had this at a German fair many years ago
I may give it a try again.