March 17, a Monday this year, will be another St. Patrick's Day which is celebrated quite differently in the USA where I was born and raised than it is in Ireland. But this blog isn't about cultural differences (99% of the time), it's about chocolate. Perhaps you've heard of the story that a leprechaun may hide his hoard of gold coins and that some folks try to capture one to learn where it is hidden. Instead of doing that which is probably quite dangerous, how about "gold" covered chocolate coins to add to any fun St. Paddy's Day activities you might have planned? I received these Foiled Again Chocolate Coins via the Amazon Vine program in exchange for writing an honest review on that website; no other form of compensation was received and this article is a complete surprise to both Amazon and Foiled Again.
These are Belgium chocolate with fairly simple ingredients; the odd ones are adding cocoa powder and using a sunflower lecithin. As you can see, the gold foil wrapper does a pretty good job with creating a Kennedy Half-Dollar on the front and back.
The impression on the chocolate itself isn't as stark but not bad either compared to cheaper brands of chocolate coins that I've see and eaten. Five of these is a serving clocking in at 230 calories. In the three pound box that was approximately 48 servings so you could make fairly sizable stash to be found on St. Patrick's Day.
These have a slightly strong chocolate flavor that probably reflects the differences between European and Belgium laws and American ones in terms of cacao percentages. As soon as I opened the box for the first time, I got a sniff of chocolate that is repeated when you unwrap one. These snap simply because of their thickness but they also melt in your mouth if you give them time. The chocolate was smooth and had a strong vanilla flavor as well as the more intense chocolate.
I would use these for all sorts of fun events like for gaming, or Talk Like a Pirate Day, or even just a birthday party, not only for St. Paddy's Day. The all-around quality makes these Sacrament worthy.
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