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Create Your Own Chocolate Bars!
Early last month I received a gift certificate to Choccreate.com, which is a "make your own chocolate bar" website. The premise, as you have probably guessed already, is that they produce individually customized chocolate bars that YOU put together yourself. They do it with "love and care" and use the finest German Chocolate available. They have a passion for creating custom chocolate bars designed by you!
They also have a passion for aesthetic packaging because look what came in the mail after I placed my order:
They had me at the pink and brown stripes. Seriously - this is a gift box you would be super proud to present to anyone (anyone who appreciate the value of good chocolate in super cool packaging, that is).
The chocolate bars themselves:
You might be able to tell by the photo, but I got to put together four different combos for my stash. We've sampled both of the bottom bars so far (the one with bananas/peanuts and the one with M&Ms/marshmallows/rice krispies) and Y.U.M. These chocolate bars are good!
The website has several interesting options for you including choosing from their best sellers, creating your own, using the healthy choices selections, or letting Zora pick for you! (Don't tell Zora, but the Choc Mex pick just doesn't do it for me...but that's just me - might be perfect for you!)
And did I mention the awesome packaging? I'm thinking perfect Valentine's Day gift for someone you know!
Saturday, January 1, 2011
http://simplystacie.net/holiday-gift-guide-choccreate-review-giveaway-us-canada/
I love just about anything made out of chocolate. I’m always eyeing the candy aisles at Target or Wal-mart to see if I want to try some new chocolate product, or if I want to bring home an old favorite. So of course I jumped at the chance to review choccreate.com, a website where the customer can design his or own chocolate bar, right down to the ingredients and the type of chocolate.
I was overwhelmed with the possibilities when I got started with my complimentary $25.00 gift card. I was able to choose between the following types of chocolate: dark, milk, or white. I’ve never been a fan of dark chocolate, so I created only chocolate bars made from milk and white. Some of the custom ingredients I could add to the mix were really surprising to me–I never would have considered adding something like chili powder or crushed red pepper to chocolate.
When designing my custom bars, I took the totally safe route. With $5.95 reserved to cover the shipping costs, I had $19.05 left to cover the cost of any bars that I designed. In total, I created 4 chocolate bars. 3 of them were made from milk chocolate, and 1 was made from white chocolate. The milk chocolate bars that I created contained M&Ms, almonds, and shredded coconut. I got a little adventurous with the white chocolate bar, and added brown sugar to it.
Each 3.5 oz. chocolate bar is $3.75 plain, and the price goes up when you start adding in the ingredients. The ingredients begin at $0.65 each, and can go up to about $3.50 each. You can even combine more than one ingredient in your chocolate bar.
If I could do it all over again, I think I would get a bit more creative and try something totally new. I definitely played it safe, but I loved every bite of this chocolate. I was crazy for the white chocolate with the brown sugar, and while I liked the milk chocolate that choccreate.com uses, I wasn’t as in love with it as I had thought I’d be.
The chocolate bars arrived in a beautiful brown and pink box, and would have been a lovely gift for someone if I hadn’t decided I wanted this chocolate all to myself.
If you want to give this a try, check out Choccreate’s bestsellers for some unique chocolate bar flavors.
Discount
Simply Stacie readers are eligible for 20% off their entire purchase with this code: “simplystacie”. This offer is only valid through 2/28/2011.
I love just about anything made out of chocolate. I’m always eyeing the candy aisles at Target or Wal-mart to see if I want to try some new chocolate product, or if I want to bring home an old favorite. So of course I jumped at the chance to review choccreate.com, a website where the customer can design his or own chocolate bar, right down to the ingredients and the type of chocolate.
I was overwhelmed with the possibilities when I got started with my complimentary $25.00 gift card. I was able to choose between the following types of chocolate: dark, milk, or white. I’ve never been a fan of dark chocolate, so I created only chocolate bars made from milk and white. Some of the custom ingredients I could add to the mix were really surprising to me–I never would have considered adding something like chili powder or crushed red pepper to chocolate.
When designing my custom bars, I took the totally safe route. With $5.95 reserved to cover the shipping costs, I had $19.05 left to cover the cost of any bars that I designed. In total, I created 4 chocolate bars. 3 of them were made from milk chocolate, and 1 was made from white chocolate. The milk chocolate bars that I created contained M&Ms, almonds, and shredded coconut. I got a little adventurous with the white chocolate bar, and added brown sugar to it.
Each 3.5 oz. chocolate bar is $3.75 plain, and the price goes up when you start adding in the ingredients. The ingredients begin at $0.65 each, and can go up to about $3.50 each. You can even combine more than one ingredient in your chocolate bar.
If I could do it all over again, I think I would get a bit more creative and try something totally new. I definitely played it safe, but I loved every bite of this chocolate. I was crazy for the white chocolate with the brown sugar, and while I liked the milk chocolate that choccreate.com uses, I wasn’t as in love with it as I had thought I’d be.
The chocolate bars arrived in a beautiful brown and pink box, and would have been a lovely gift for someone if I hadn’t decided I wanted this chocolate all to myself.
If you want to give this a try, check out Choccreate’s bestsellers for some unique chocolate bar flavors.
Discount
Simply Stacie readers are eligible for 20% off their entire purchase with this code: “simplystacie”. This offer is only valid through 2/28/2011.
NEW AGE MAMA BLOG - REVIEW & GIVEAWAY
http://newagemama.blogspot.com/2010/12/holiday-gift-guide-choccreate-review.html
It never occurred to me that I could order a customized chocolate bar, made exactly the way I wanted it. That I could add fruits, nuts, include pretty designs, or even herbs and spices. But that is exactly what Choccreate offers. They have created a website where you can custom order your chocolate bars, and they are made with only the finest ingredients including delicious dark, milk or white chocolate.
For my review, I was given a $25 gift certificate which was enough to create three custom bars. You get to pick through all the different kinds of ingredients and can choose as many as you want. The system is very user friendly and you won't have to be an internet wiz to figure it out. . You can see the final results of my bars in the picture on the right. They looked almost too good to eat. But we did anyway, and OMG!!! Even my husband, who is a chef that doesn't give compliments easily on anything edible said it was the best chocolate bar he ever tasted. It even comes in a beautiful package.
With hand made customized candy like you can find at Chococreate, you'll never want to eat any other kind of chocolate again. But if you don't want to design your own, there are some favorites that the company has available to order. Not sure what kind of candy your friends would like? Get them a gift certificate this holiday season so they can have the fun of creating their own bar.
Speaking of gift certificates, the great folks over at Choccreate have been generous enough to offer one of my readers a $25 gift certificate to their site. To enter, please visit their website and tell me which kind of chocolate you would choose along with at least one topping. For extra entries you can do any of the following but your must complete this initial entry first. Any entries that do not follow these guidelines will be deleted.
1) Subscribe to my blog by email
2) Follow my blog on friend connect
3) Blog about this giveaway with a link to New Age Mama and Choccreate(5 Entries)
4) Follow me on twitter and tweet this giveaway using the button at the top of this post (Daily)
5) Become my friend on face book
6) Grab my main button and tell me where I can find it
7) Get an entry if you are already a fan of New Age Mama on Face Book
8) Follow New Age Mama on Network Blog
9) Sign up for sponsored tweets using my referral link (3 entries-I will check)
10) Sign up for Swag Bucks with me as the referrer-my user name is GabbyLowe (3 Entries)
11) Post this giveaway on any sweepstakes site, Mr Linky, or other networking website-leave the link where I can find it (1 entry each)
12) Follow Choccreate on twitter
13) Become a fan of Choccreate on face book
14) Follow the Choccreate blog
This giveaway will end at midnight on 12/28/10 and is open to the US only. The winner will be chosen via a random number generator. Thanks again to Choccreate for offering this great prize!
***Please note that I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. I did receive a sample of the product to try in order to write a fair and honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and were not influenced in any way. Please note that I am not responsible for the delivery of this prize and can not be held accountable if, for any reason, is it not received. Furthermore, I am in no way liable for any injuries that may result from the use or misuse of this product. ***
It never occurred to me that I could order a customized chocolate bar, made exactly the way I wanted it. That I could add fruits, nuts, include pretty designs, or even herbs and spices. But that is exactly what Choccreate offers. They have created a website where you can custom order your chocolate bars, and they are made with only the finest ingredients including delicious dark, milk or white chocolate.
For my review, I was given a $25 gift certificate which was enough to create three custom bars. You get to pick through all the different kinds of ingredients and can choose as many as you want. The system is very user friendly and you won't have to be an internet wiz to figure it out. . You can see the final results of my bars in the picture on the right. They looked almost too good to eat. But we did anyway, and OMG!!! Even my husband, who is a chef that doesn't give compliments easily on anything edible said it was the best chocolate bar he ever tasted. It even comes in a beautiful package.
With hand made customized candy like you can find at Chococreate, you'll never want to eat any other kind of chocolate again. But if you don't want to design your own, there are some favorites that the company has available to order. Not sure what kind of candy your friends would like? Get them a gift certificate this holiday season so they can have the fun of creating their own bar.
Speaking of gift certificates, the great folks over at Choccreate have been generous enough to offer one of my readers a $25 gift certificate to their site. To enter, please visit their website and tell me which kind of chocolate you would choose along with at least one topping. For extra entries you can do any of the following but your must complete this initial entry first. Any entries that do not follow these guidelines will be deleted.
1) Subscribe to my blog by email
2) Follow my blog on friend connect
3) Blog about this giveaway with a link to New Age Mama and Choccreate(5 Entries)
4) Follow me on twitter and tweet this giveaway using the button at the top of this post (Daily)
5) Become my friend on face book
6) Grab my main button and tell me where I can find it
7) Get an entry if you are already a fan of New Age Mama on Face Book
8) Follow New Age Mama on Network Blog
9) Sign up for sponsored tweets using my referral link (3 entries-I will check)
10) Sign up for Swag Bucks with me as the referrer-my user name is GabbyLowe (3 Entries)
11) Post this giveaway on any sweepstakes site, Mr Linky, or other networking website-leave the link where I can find it (1 entry each)
12) Follow Choccreate on twitter
13) Become a fan of Choccreate on face book
14) Follow the Choccreate blog
This giveaway will end at midnight on 12/28/10 and is open to the US only. The winner will be chosen via a random number generator. Thanks again to Choccreate for offering this great prize!
***Please note that I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. I did receive a sample of the product to try in order to write a fair and honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and were not influenced in any way. Please note that I am not responsible for the delivery of this prize and can not be held accountable if, for any reason, is it not received. Furthermore, I am in no way liable for any injuries that may result from the use or misuse of this product. ***
Choccreate Review Blogger Xmas Giveaway 2010
http://cocoa-heaven.com/chocoholic-choccreate-christmas-contest/
Chocoholic Choccreate Christmas Contest
07 Dec
Posted by Recovering Chocoholic as Chocolate Obsession
READERS! Cocoa Heaven has an exciting new contest!
Choccreate is a website that allows you to customize your own chocolate bar. You can start with either dark, white, or milk chocolate and choose from 92 ingredients to add to it. The possibilities are endless. You could go the more conservative route (dark chocolate with cashew nuts and roasted peanuts) or get a little crazy (milk chocolate with gold powder, bacon bits, gummy bears, and chili powder). I’m not quite sure if that last one sounds appetizing, but you get the point.
Here’s where the contest comes in: Choccreate has generously donated a $25 gift certificate to Cocoa Heaven and we’re giving it away as a prize in a Christmas-themed contest! Whomever comes up with the best customized (yet compellingly edible) chocolate bar will win. Here are the rules for the Chocoholic Choccreate Christmas Contest:
THE RULES & FINE PRINT
1.Your creation must be Christmas-themed.
2.Your chosen ingredients must also be generally recognized as compatible.
3.CocoaZilla will be the sole judge of this contest.
4.Leave a comment on this post with your combination.
5.The last day to enter is December 13th, 2010
6.The winner will be contacted via email and the winning combination posted on the site.
Chocoholic Choccreate Christmas Contest
07 Dec
Posted by Recovering Chocoholic as Chocolate Obsession
READERS! Cocoa Heaven has an exciting new contest!
Choccreate is a website that allows you to customize your own chocolate bar. You can start with either dark, white, or milk chocolate and choose from 92 ingredients to add to it. The possibilities are endless. You could go the more conservative route (dark chocolate with cashew nuts and roasted peanuts) or get a little crazy (milk chocolate with gold powder, bacon bits, gummy bears, and chili powder). I’m not quite sure if that last one sounds appetizing, but you get the point.
Here’s where the contest comes in: Choccreate has generously donated a $25 gift certificate to Cocoa Heaven and we’re giving it away as a prize in a Christmas-themed contest! Whomever comes up with the best customized (yet compellingly edible) chocolate bar will win. Here are the rules for the Chocoholic Choccreate Christmas Contest:
THE RULES & FINE PRINT
1.Your creation must be Christmas-themed.
2.Your chosen ingredients must also be generally recognized as compatible.
3.CocoaZilla will be the sole judge of this contest.
4.Leave a comment on this post with your combination.
5.The last day to enter is December 13th, 2010
6.The winner will be contacted via email and the winning combination posted on the site.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Choccreate.com supports the proposed ban on plastic bags, brought forward by Lush. We support LushUSA in their effort to rally on the side of the environment. Eco-friendly, Environmentally Friendly Business is not a fad, it is the way of the future, if we are to save our Planet, our Earth, our Water, and our Air for Future Generations. By saving Planet Earth, and protecting all wildlife, we SAVE OURSELVES. Here at Choccreate.com, we have minimized our packaging, using only biodegradable, compostable packaging, when necessary. We reach out to other businesses, to join Lush.com & Choccreate.com in the bid to BAN the plastic shopping bag.
Visit LINKS:
http://www.facebook.com/outback?ref=ts&v=wall#!/group.php?gid=12662857739&v=wall
and
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/lush/
Visit LINKS:
http://www.facebook.com/outback?ref=ts&v=wall#!/group.php?gid=12662857739&v=wall
and
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/lush/
Thursday, November 11, 2010
We make every chocolate with love, and we know you will love our chocolate, with your own personal preferences. You design and we refine. We here at Choccreate.com also believe that less packaging is more environmentally friendly, using biodegradable cello bags and biodegradable bubble wrap, when shipping. We don't fuss over unnecessary packaging. It is all about the most wonderful German Chocolate, fashioned with quality ingredients. To experience Magical Chocolate Heaven, you must venture out and explore the Chocolate Wonderland of Choccreate.com
Monday, October 18, 2010
Brand New Updated & Improved Choccreate Website - www.choccreate.com
For all those Choccreate Chocolate Lovers. We finally finalized and launched our new and improved choccreate.com website, October 5th 2010. Easier to use - build your own unique personalized custom chocolate with just a few clicks; delicious presentation - just makes your mouth salivate; secure checkout through Paypal - the whole payment process is completed at the Paypal Payment Site; additional purchase options with already selected recommended ingredient combinations or surprise combinations that will delight your senses.
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