Trader Joe’s loves to roll out new candy, cookies and chocolate around Valentine’s Day every year and this year is no exception. Usually, I pass over these seasonal releases because they come and go so quickly, I barely have time to review them and in reality, I do not eat a lot of sweets. But I do love eating dark chocolate so when I saw these Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate bark with dried raspberries and what is that other ingredient, PUFFED QUINOA? never heard of such a thing in chocolate, but if you want to give something a crunch element without puffed rice, then why not.
I’ll cut to the chase… this Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Bark is one of the best things I’ve ever had from Trader Joe’s. The dark chocolate is exceptional and has a nice wine like flavor, deep and rich. The “bark” comes in these big chunks in the bag so you should break of chunks and eat it but I have known to take a chomp right out of a piece. You can see the specks of dried raspberry and puffed quinoa in the chocolate. When you bite into it each piece there is a nice crunch of the freeze dried raspberries and quinoa but it’s the mélange of all three elements that come together in this wonderful experience. I am going to give it a rare 10 out of 10 Stars! Grab some bags before it’s gone for good!
Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Bark
This seasonal dark chocolate treat is a wonder to behold. I have never heard of puffed quinoa but it works so well in this dark chocolate bark. The freeze dried raspberries make a nice textural crunch too and impart a lot of wonderful fruit flavor. The dark chocolate has a nice deep, dark winey flavor that I really enjoyed and if you like dark chocolate, run to Trader Joe’s and pick up some!
Pros
Great Flavor
Good price
Super interesting texture
Cons
Probably seasonal
