Two Times the Granola

Other than a snack bar from time to time, I haven't looked at granola here on The Chocolate Cult, but that changes today. Today I want to look at two types of chocolate granola that Bakery on Main makes and offers in many mainstream shops including Kroger where I got mine. For us here on this blog we need the products to be chocolate tasting and I expect there to be a difference in the intensity of that flavor between the chocolate and the dark chocolate variety. I received two coupons from Social Nature to try Bakery on Main; the first was for a few bag of their Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Decadent Granola, the other coupon was for a dollar off; No other form of compensation was received for testing the free bag, reviewing it on Social Nature. This review is a surprise to the brand.

First, let's look at the products together. Both products use the following chocolate ingredients: unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, and cocoa powder. They both also have almonds and coconut, so I may not like this very much depending on how much coconut they each have. This is why we have a Coconut Acolyte on this blog! The chocolate ingredients are listed third on the Dark Chocolate Sea Salt but sixth on the Grain Free variety. As you can see, the Grain Free variety has fewer large pieces of the product and it has a lot of additional seeds and nuts like pumpkin and cashews that the Dark Chocolate Sea Salt variety does not. Finally, the serving sizes are both 30 grams but the Grain Free has 20 more calories with 8 grams more total fat, but half the total carbs.

Since the free coupon was specifically for the Dark Chocolate Sea Salt, the rest of this article will only mention the Grain Free in comparison. The larger pieces make the free bag's product much easier to eat straight from the bag. These make a loud crunch and continue to crunch with each bite which is what I expect from a granola, don't you? The initial flavor is salt then chocolate which balances it out quickly. There is also a sweetness but the nuts and even coconut are not particularly intense which means I do enjoy this bag. By comparison the other variety is smaller crumbles and has a far less intense chocolate flavor that allows all of the other ingredients to come out; I don't like it as well.

While granola isn't something I have a craving for, I can see myself snacking on this or adding a bit to ice cream or another creamy and soft treat for some added flavor and texture. I can recommend the Dark Chocolate Sea Salt but not the Grain Free Chocolate variety of granola from Bakery on Main.