Thursday, July 11, 2019

Best Chocolates Candies in Utah / Best Chocolate Shops in Utah

Best Chocolates in Utah (fine chocolates)

2022 TEST

Best Chocolate Candies in Utah

NOTE: Missing from this 2022 test are chocolates from three companies that were tested in 2019, the results of that 2019 test are posted further below, after this 2022 test. Leonidas Belgian (available mailorder) would be #1 again. The other two not re-tested in 2022 are Ethel M's (mailorder) and 
CK Cummings, SLC. 

BEST CHERRY CORDIALS AND MISC CHERRY CHOCOLATES

10 Jan 22

A

Godiva cordial, dark


B++

Cummings Studio cordials, dark (milk: B)


B+

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory? Rum cherry cordial, milk

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Black Cherry Truffle, milk only tested


B/B+

Rebecca Black Cherry crème, dark (no liquid, so it may be a creme rather than cordial)

Chocolate Covered Wagon Black Forest, dark


B

Sees Cherry Cordial, dark

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Cherry Cordial, dark (milk: also B)

Rebecca Cherry Cordial, dark (milk: B-)


B-

Godiva Black Forest, dark (extra dark choc ganache with 72% cacao dark choc infused with cherry flavor in dark choc shell)


C+/B-

Nightingale Chocolatier Cherry Blossom – cherry flavored milk chocolate ganash with dark and white shell

Condies Candies, dark

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Black Cherry Cream, dark


C/C+

Chocolate Cottage, dark


C

Hatch Family Chocolates, dark (milk: C+)


C-

Chocolate Covered Wagon Cherry Cordial, dark

Cavanaugh, dark


D+/C-

Sees “Mayfair” (cherries and mixed nuts) in milk chocolate (tested with dark chocolates)

Chocolate Covered Wagon Cherry Cheesecake in milk chocolate (tested with dark chocolates)


D+

Rebecca “Cherry Hill” – cherry cream, dark (with strong artificial cherry flavor) (milk: also D+ but better than dark)







Best Chocolate Truffles

15 Jan 22


DARK TRUFFLES


B+


Godiva Truffle, dark chocolate souffle (mailorder: “Dark Chocolate Truffles” box of 24) (double dark choc filling in dark choc shell)


B/B+ (in order)

Godiva double dark gelato (mailorder: “Dark Chocolate Truffles” box of 24)


Godiva 72% cacao extra dark chocolate (darkest ones) (mailorder: “Dark Chocolate Truffles” box of 24) (extra dark choc ganache with 72% cacao dark choc wrapped in dark choc shell dusted with black pearl cocoa powder)


Godiva Cacao dark chocolates (mailorder: “Dark Chocolate Truffles” box of 24)


Godiva truffle, 50% cacao, dark (mailorder: “Dark Chocolate Truffles” box of 24) (dark choc ganache with 50% cacao dark chocl surounded by dark choc shell)


Godiva dark chocolate lava cake (mailorder: “Dark Chocolate Truffles” box of 24) (dark c hoc liquid fondant with dark choc ganache in dark choc shell dusted with powdered sugar)


Lake Champlain (mail order) Legendary Dark 54% truffle or 72%


B/B+

Godiva “Masterpieces: dark chocolate ganache heart” (in store bag at Costco)


Godiva “Midnight swirl,” 85% cacao, dark chocolate ganache and dark shell in gold collection


Godiva “Dark Chocolate carre” in gold collection


Godiva “Dark Chocolate ganash heart, dark” in both “Gold collection” (C) (and above: Godiva's Materpieces bag at Costco B/B+)


Godliva “Dark Chocolate ganache bliss” 72% cacao ganash, dark shell – in gold collection


Godiva Aztec Spice in box of 24 (dark choc ganache with cinnamon, vanilla, and spices in dark choc shell sprinked with red cocoa)


B

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory semi sweet truffle, dark

Harry and David


B-/B

Godiva Dark Chocolate Truffles (dark choc with dark choc filling) (4 oz own store bag)

V Chocolates dark truffle, dark

Sees Dark Truffle

Nightingale Willete (not in order with above 2)


B-

Sees Deep Dark Truffle


B- -

Condies Candies Fudge, dark

Godiva, dark “Chocolate Lava Cake Dessert Truffles, layered” store bag)


B- - -

Rebecca truffle, dark


C/C+

Chocolate Cottage truffle, dark


C

Nightingale Madagascar


C-

Chocolate CoveredWagon “Dark decadence” truffle



C- -

Chocolate Cottage 701 Fudge


C- - -

Chocolate Covered Wagon – “all dark” truffle


D+/C-

Condies Candies chocolate crème, dark



MILK TRUFFLES


B

(in order)

Cummings truffle, milk

Truffles Cottage truffle, milk

Sees chocolate truffle, light

V's truffle, milk

Rebecca truffle, milk


B-

Cummings Dark (in test with milk chocolates)


B- -

Condies Candies Choc Creme milk


C+/B-

Lake Champlain (mail order) “All milk” truffle


C+

Hatch chocolate cream


C

NOT IN ORDER:

Cummings Plain Fudge Milk

Hatch Choc Cream milk

IN ORDER:

RMCF truffle, milk

Sees Butter cream, milk


C-/C

Chocolate Cottage truffle milk


C-

Cavanaugh truffle, milk


C- - - -

Cummings truffle, dark


C- - - - -

Hatch truffle, dark


D++

Cummings Plain Fudge, dark (not truffle)


D

Chocolate Covered Wagon all milk truffles













CHOCOLATE TOFFEE

27 Dec 21


B+

V's Chocolate – almond

Garden Gate (no chocolate)


B

Chocolate Cottage

Rebecca

Cummings Studio, dark

Cummings, milk


B-

Chocolate Cottage, dark


C+/B-

Condies, dark

RMCF, dark

RMCF, milk


C

Cavanaugh, dark

Cavanaugh, milk


C-

Sees, milk

Chocolate Covered Wagon almond




NUT - CARAMEL CHOCOLATES

1 Jan 22


A-

Condies Pecan roll (no chocolate)


B/B+

Cummings Studio Pecan roll – no chocolate

Cummings Studio caramel pecan slow poke, dark

Cummings Studio caramel pecan slowpoke, milk


B (not in order)

Sees caramel almond

Lake Champlain – honey caraamel, dark


C+/B-

Hatch – almond coconut caramel (almond flavor too strong), dark


C+

Hatch – caramel pecan

Hatch – almond coconut carmel, milk








Caramel chocolates

(winner has no chocolate)

1 Jan 22


A

Nightingale Chocolatier (no chocolate)


B

Godiva Salted Caramel

Truffle Cottage Bordeaux

NOT IN ORDER:

Lake Champlain honey caramel


C++

Chocolate Covered Wagon Seat Salt Caramel (non-store made) (tastes artificial)


C

Chocolate Covered Wagon – sea salt caramel (store version: made in store)


C-/C

Godiva salted caramel truffle


C-

Lake Champlain salted caramel (mailorder)


C- -

Godiva – gold collection: caramel lion of Belgium


D+

Chocolate Covered Wagon – caramel truffle, milk

NUT CHOCOLATES

2 Jan 22


B/B+

Condies Boston Fudge with pecans, dark


B

Lake Champlain hazelnut mail order, milk


B- -

Condies Almond crème? Dark


B

Cummings Studio Virginia fudge with pecans, dark

Cummings Studio Virginia fudge with pecans inside and almonds outside, light


B-

Condies Boston Fudge with pecans, light

Sees - Chelsea (pecans inside a soft chocolate center)


C+/B-

Hatch – marzipan


C+

Rebecca – chocolate fudge nut with crème center, dark


C/C+

Rebbeca chocoalte fudge nut, milk

Hatch – almond cluste,r dark


C

Cummings – Walnut Fudge “rough,” milk

Cummings – pistachio truffle, dark

Lake Champlain – hazelnut (mailorder)


C-/C

Lake Champlain – green mountain



















MAPLE & MAPLE NUT CHOCOLATES

20 Dec 21


B/B+

Cummings Maple pecan, milk

Lake Champlain maple crunch (no maple flavor, it's like toffee) (Mailorder)


B-/B

Cummings maple pecan, dark (rare to find a dark one not as good as milk/light ones)

Sees maple walnut


B-

Rebeccda Vermont maple fudge, milk


B- -

Rebecca Vermont maple fudge,dark

Cavanaugh maple


C/C+

Lake Champlain maple caramel, dark


C

RMCF aspen cream






BLACK WALNUT CHOCOLATES

20 Dec 21


B/B+

Cavanaugh, dark

Cavanaugh, milk


C-/C

Cummings Studio black walnut cream, dark


C-

Cummings Studio black walnut cream, milk














RASPBERRY /STRAWBERRY / BLACKBERRY CHOCOLATES

25 Dec 21


B+

Godiva raspberry truffle, dark (rd and black raspberry puree inside dark choc shell)

Lake Champlain white chocolate (chocolate raspberry ganash with white shell)


B

RMCF raspberry truffle (perfume flavor)


B-/B

Sees raspberry crème, dark


B-

Cummings raspberry truffle, dark

Cummings raspberry truffle, milk

Sees raspberry truffle


C+/B-

Godiva – gold collection – raspberry ganash twirl (white choc ganash with raspberry, dark)


C

Rebecca blackberry truffle

Hatch strawberry crème, dark

Hatch strawberry crème, milk

Truffle Cottage raspberry truffle, dark

Godiva gold collection: Raspberry caramel Duet, dark


C-/C

Rebecca raspberry truffle, dark

Chocolate Cottage raspberry crème, dark


C-

Rebecca raspberry truffle, milk

Cummings Studio white raspberry crème

Rebecca raspberry crème, dark

Chocolate Cottage raspberry truffle, dark


C- -

Rebecca Raspberry crème, milk

Rebecca cranberry truffle, dark


D+

Condies raspberry cfreme, dark

Hatch raspberry crème, dark


D/D+

Hatch raspberry crème, milk

Hatch strawberry crème, milk









CITRUS CHOCOLATES

December 2021


B/B+

Rebecca orange truffle, milk


B

Cummings Studio orange crème, dark

Hatch orange creme, dark

Hatch Apricot, dark

Rebecca BL truffle, dark


B-/B

Hatch Apricot, milk

Condies orange cram, dark (artificial, strong orange)

Godiva key lime truffle, dark


B-

Hatch orange crème cream, milk


C+

Truffle Cottage orange, dark


C+/B-

Rebecca BL truffle, milk

Hatch sour grapefruit, dark


C/C+

Condies lemon, dark

Rebecca lemon crème, milk

RMCF? – pina colada


C

Rebecca orange crème, dark

Hatch lemon crème, dark


C-/C

Condies orane crème (artificial, strong orange), milk


C-

Rebecca lemon crème (strong), dark

Condies lemon crème, milk

Cummings Studio orange, milk

Chocolate Cottage orange crème, dark


C- -

Hatch lemon crème, milk













COCONUT CHOCOLATES

Dec 2021


B

Cummings Studio coconut roll, dark

Rebecca (brown spots on top), dark


B-/B

Rebecca coconut Supreme (crème) (like Almond Joy)


B-

Cummings Studio coconut roll, milk


C

Nightingale German chocolate


C-/C

Godiva Gold – coconut pyramid, dark


C-

Cummings Studio coconut roll, dark

RMCF coconut haystack

Rebecca (brown spots on top), milk


D

Chocolate Cottage coconut cream, dark





Penuche & similar chocolates with sugar crème fillings

4 Jan 22


B-/B

Chocolate Cottage – penoche


B-

Condies salted crème brule, dark


C+

Godiva French vanilla, dark


C/C+

Condies penuche


C

Godiva gold collection – Lady Godiva


C-/C

NOT IN ORDER:

Cummings pecan penuche, dark

Cummings pecan penuche, milk

Hatch penoche, milk

Rebecca penuche, milk


C-

NOT IN ORDER:

Cummings Studio, Opera, dark

Cummings Studio Opera, milk

Rebecca Butter Creme, dark

MINT CHOCOLATES

6 Jan 22


B

IN ORDER:

Cummings double dip mint

Cummings Mint truffle, dark

Cummings Mint crème, dark

NOT IN ORDER:

Condies Meltaway Mint, dark

V – pattie, dark

Rebecca – mint - dark


B-/B

Cummings Mint truffle, milk

Cummings mint crème, milk

Rebecca – mint, milk


B-

Godiva – gold collection: mint medallion

RMCF – peppermint

V – pattie, milk


B- -

RMCF – mint truffle, milk


C+

V- mint truffle, milk


C/C+

Condies – mint crème, dark


C

Lake Champlain – evergreen mint, dark crunch peppermint (mailorder)


C-/C

Hatches – mint crème, dark

Hatches – mint crème, milk


C-

Hatches Bavarian mint truffle, dark

Hatches Bavarian mint truffle, milk


C- -

Chocolate Cottage truffle


C- - -

Chocolate Covered Wagon – Bavarian mint












COFFEE FLAVORED CHOCOLATES

5 Jan 22


B

Lake Champlain salted caramel latte (mail order)


B-/B (not in order)

Cummings coffee truffle, dark

Godiva Cappacino, dark

RMCF Kalua


C

Cummings coffee truffle, milk


C- (in order)

Lake Champlain (mailorder) Cappucino, milk

Rebecca mocha truffle, dark

Rebecca mocha truffle, milk









LIQUER FLAVORED CHOCOLATES

(winner is in cordials list above)

6 Jan 22


B+

Rebecca Rum cherry cordial, milk (also in Cordials)


B

Rebecca rum cherris Bacadi, dark


C+ (NO IN ORDER)

Rebecca Rum Victorian, dark

Sees Rum Nougat

RMCF Irish Creme


C/C+ (NOT IN ORDER)

Cummings Grande Mariner coconut milk truffle

Cummings rum victora, milk

Rebecca rum not, dark


C (NOT IN ORDER:)

Rebeccca Rum victoria, milk

Rebecca rum nut, milk

Rebecca rum truffle, dark

Hatrch Rum nut dream, dark

Hatch Rum Nut cream, milk

Cummings rum victoria, dark


C-/C

Cummings rum victoria, milk


C- (NOT IN ORDER:)

Rebecca rum truffle, milk

RMCF rum truffle

Condies Rum coconut cream

Chocolate Cottage victoria rum, dark

Chocolate Covered Wagon Grande Mariner truffle

Chocolate Covered Wagon Irish creme

Cummings Bacardi Butter rum, dark

Cummings Bacardi Butter rum, milk

Truffle Cottage Butter rum truffle


























MISC CHOCOLATES


B

Lake Champlain: peantu butter chocolate, milk (cup shaped)


B-/B

Lake Champlain: like Reeses but in truffle shape


B-

Lake Champlain: Peanut butter milk


C


Dark chocolate ganache heart, Dark COMPARE TO BAG!!!



















2019 TEST
11 July 2019, addition 14 Aug 21 
Note: Godiva Truffles were tested after all these were tested side by side; it rated 2nd to Leonidas Belgian in Dark Truffles, and first in Milk Truffles.

DARK TRUFFLES
A+ 
Leonidas Belgian (via mail order in New York City and shops in London, Chester, UK)

A
Cumming Studio

A-/A
V Chocolates
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

B-/B
C. Kay Cummings ("double chocolates")

B-
Sees Candies

B- -
Sam's Choice (at Walmart)

C+
Dove

C
Lindor

MILK TRUFFLES
B++
V Chocolates

B/B+
Cummings Studio

B-
C. Kay Cummings

C+
Sees Candies

C/C+
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

C
Sam's Choice (Walmart)

C-/C
Dove

C-
Lindor

DARK CHOCOLATE CHERRY CORDIALS
A+
Leonidas Belgian (via mail order New York City and shops in London, Chester, UK)

A
Cummings Studio

B
C. Kay Cummings

C++
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

C+
Sees Candies

Note: not made by V's, Sams Choice, Doves, Lindor

MILK CHOCOLATE CHERRY CORDIALS
A
Leonidas Belgian (via mail order New York City and shops in London, Chester, UK)

B+
Cummings Studio

B-/B
C. Kay Cummings Studio (note: their chocolate marachino cherries rate B/B+)

B-
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (note: their cherry truffle rates C/C+ with artificial flavor)

C
Sees Candies

OTHER HIGH-RATED CHOCOLATES
B++
Cummings Studio: Coconut cream

B+
Cummings Studio: Black Walnut
Sees Candies: Maple Walnut
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory: Almond Cluster
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory: Kalua truffle

OTHER RATED CHOCOLATES
B/B+
Cummings Studio: Penoche Pecan dark chocolates (milk chocolates B)
Cummings Studio: Nutty Fudge Walnut dark chocolates
Cummings Studio: Maple Pecan (but with artificial, strong maple)
Cummings Studio: Rum truffle - dark chocolate 
Cummings Studio: Rum truffle - milk chocolate

B
Cummings Studio: Penoche Pecan milk chocolate
Cummings Studio: chocolate fudge
Cummings Studio: opera pecan dark chocolate
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory: rum truffle
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory: Irish Cream
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory: Grapefruit truffle
Sees: Nutty Fudge Walnut


B-/B
Cummings Studio: Vegan coconut truffle - milk chocolate with orange atop
Cummings Studio: Pina colada dark truffle - dark chocolate (milk choc is C+/B-)

B-
Cummings Studio: fruit bark 57% cacao Ecadorian 
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory: haystack (coconut) - dark chocolate
Sees: Vanilla coconut cream

B - - 
Sees: Vanilla cream with walnut

C+/B-
Sees: mocha valencia
Cummings Studio: Pina colada truffle - milk chocolate

C+
Cummings Studio: chocolate covered almonds
Sees: coconut cream - milk chocolate

C/C+
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory cherry truffle (artificial flavor)

C
Sees: walnut milk chocolate
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory: aspen cream maple

C-
C. Kay Cummings: Moscato and orange chocolate
Sees: Chelsea

C- - 
Sees: Bourbon milk chocolate

DARK CHOCOLATE (bars?)
Rocky Mountain A-
Cummings Studio B/B+
Sees C+

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