Chocolate and peanut butter. Two flavour combinations that are meant to be together. Jer’s Handmade Chocolates sent me a few of their tasty treats to try and I have to say it was a bit nostalgic in taste. I remember having Nestle Crispy Crunch and Hershey’s Peanut Butter Cups growing up but now older, I find myself gravitating to the premium dark chocolate blends you find at independant chocolatier shops. You don’t usually see peanut butter in their mix of chocolate pieces.
I think Jer’s has found the best of both worlds and makes me wish chocolatiers would use peanut butter more. If you are need of a peanut fix, then picking up a box of Jer’s should do the trick. All the chocolates are made in small batches without any added preservatives or fillers.
They sent me two kinds of their Peanut Brittle Bites – Yippee Cayenne and Pretzo Change-O. Four bites of goodness in each at about 55 calories per serving. Enough to have a taste to subside your cravings without breaking the calorie bank.
The Yippee Cayenne was first up with spicy cayenne pepper mixed with brittle and milk chocolate. It was very sweet and you could smell and see the pepper in the one inch chocolate square. I didn’t find the pepper very spicy but had a subtle heat to it that came on a little after the first bite. It was a nice combination however I like things spicy and would have preferred a good kick from the cayenne.
The Pretzo Chango-O was next with a mix of salty crushed pretzels, milk chocolate and sweet brittle. Right away it was a crunchy bite of brittle and pretzel pieces. Very yummy and you could really taste the pretzel. I didn’t find them overly salty and the blend of chocolate, brittle and pretzel is a perfect bite sized combination of sweet and salty. It was hard to stop at just one…ok, two.
Last but not least, Jer’s award winning Gourmet Peanut Butter Confections. The box they come in feels like a throwback to another era and reminds you these chocolates are handmade. The box is really well made and the bow adds a nice touch. It’s rounded on each end giving it a distinct look. The colours and designs on the box change with the seasons and holidays with their blue box being their signature package. It makes a really nice presentation.
But let’s get down to the more important stuff – the chocolate! The box contained three large chocolates each one with its own unique center made from all natural peanut butter. There was a range of sweetness between the three pieces depending if it was milk, dark or white chocolate on the outside.
The Incrediball piece was creamy with a crunch to it. It was very peanutty and encased in dark chocolate. The Toffee Break piece was super sweet. Not sure if that was because of the white chocolate on the outside or the toffee bits throughout the center. Sugar rush coming on. And finally, the Pretzo Change-O piece which had a saltiness to it because of the pretzels with a center that reminded me of crunchy peanut butter. Enveloped in milk chocolate, this was my fav.
All the chocolates were decadent with added bits of nuts, pretzels or toffee mixed into smooth, velvety peanut butter centers. Don’t want to know the calories on these babies. Some things are just on a need to know basis and all I wanted was to finish up the last bites of Jer’s chocolates without any guilt. Mmmm!
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