Review: Choxie Dark Chocolate Key Lime Truffle Bar
October 10th, 2008In the candy aisle of my local Target, on a shelf full of $3 Choxie candy bars, I spotted this one marked down to $2.50. That’s not exactly a good sign, but I thought maybe people were scared away by the thought of lime and chocolate. I thought to myself however, that this bar conceptually worked. I’ve had frozen key lime pie covered in dark chocolate down in Key West and it was delicious. I’ve also made lime flavored white chocolate candies with graham pieces and they were delicious. So despite the suspicious sale price, I had high hopes for this candy bar.
Structure
The label has the following detailed description: “Dark chocolate with a truffled filling of white chocolate balanced with tart key lime and crunchy graham biscotti cookies.” The bar is constructed by lining an 8-segment mold with dark chocolate, filling the cavity with white chocolate lime ganache and sealing the bottom with another layer of dark chocolate.
Texture
The dark chocolate coating is a bit waxy, but still smooth with a firm snap. The truffle filling feels pretty much like regular white chocolate. The difference between the hardness of the dark chocolate and the inside is slight. It’s almost like biting into a solid, thick chocolate bar. The graham biscotti cookie bits are small and sparsely sprinkled throughout. This was disappointing because I was hoping they’d provide some crunch and contrast to the texture of the chocolates. Overall, the texture of this product is very one-dimensional.
Taste
The lime flavor is very subtle. I had an expectation of a sweet and sour citrus burst countered with the bitterness of dark chocolate. Instead, both the lime and the chocolate were underwhelming. You do get a little bit of the sour lime flavor on the finish, but it’s not nearly as pronounced as I would have liked. The flavor of tiny graham bits is imperceptible. Without the aid of the product label, I wouldn’t have been able to tell that they were graham biscotti versus any other type of cookie bit.
Verdict
I give Choxie credit for trying to create a unique candy bar, but I think they fell short on the execution. It’s almost like they were scared to make it taste TOO much like lime. This is unfortunate because if you’re the kind of person who would pluck this product off the store shelf, that’s exactly what you would be looking for. I wasn’t completely turned off by the Choxie brand though and I’m sure I’ll be trying out some of their other products in the future.
Tags: dark chocolate, lime
October 13th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Thanks. I was wondering about some of the more funky Choxie flavors. At least you got it on sale!
October 16th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
I see these all the time but I’m always turned off by the word “Choxie”. Sounds like a cleaning product to me. Plus their packaging makes it look like they’re trying too hard.
November 9th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Are you guys crazy? I’m almost having a breakdown b/c Target is clearancing out all of the most unique and incredible products from their various Target labels… and they are all superb to the other junk you get at the grocery stores! This choxie chocolate bar is TO DIE FOR!! It is light, with just the right amount of lime flavor and sweetness to curb any craving. Two pieces suffices even the biggest cravings - and that’s only 100 calories! On top of that, you don’t feel guilty afterwards! I’m going crazy over them ending this product - I have emailed HQ several times.
p.s.- the chocolate exterior is NOT waxy at all!
December 13th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
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