Intriguing, But Not Indispensible, Lindt Red Velvet White Chocolate Lindor Truffles Are Fun!

The Good: Good white chocolate flavor, Generally decent ingredients
The Bad: Not the most distinct flavor, Limited edition nature makes them hard to find/potentially expensive
The Basics: The Lindt Red Velvet White Chocolate Lindor truffles are an interesting Valentine's Day exclusive truffle that shake things up for those who love white chocolate.


"Red Velvet" seems to rapidly be becoming one of those trendy flavors that products are produced with the coloring and name in mind, as opposed to the actual flavor. Red velvet cakes seem to have a wide variety of recipes, but the most consistent seem to be cakes that have a high cinnamon content and I most frequently find them with cream cheese style frostings. In that fashion, Lindt Red Velvet White Chocolate Lindor Truffles manage to live up on more than just the coloring front. But next to an actual red velvet cake, these truffles are comparatively mild.

Basics

Lindt Lindor Red Velvet White Chocolate truffles are one of the newest chocolate truffles from the Swiss chocolatiers Lindt & Sprungli and their U.S.-based subsidiary. Each truffle is a one inch sphere of white chocolate with a shell about an eighth of an inch thick. This shell covers a thick red-brown chocolate and cinnamon flavored ganache ball inside. Each of the truffles comes individually wrapped in a dark maroon foil wrapper, which is very easy to distinguish from other Lindt Lindor truffles. While I usually rail against the environmental impact of individually-wrapped candies, it is hard to imagine Lindt Lindor truffles not wrapped. This keeps each one clean, unmelted and intact.

Each Lindor Truffle is a sphere with a seam at the hemisphere that is essentially a white chocolate globe sealing in a soft creamy ball inside. Currently sold individually (at approximately $.75/ea), by the pound or in various-sized limited edition packs outside the Lindt retail stores, Red Velvet White Chocolate Lindor truffles are a seasonally-available truffle.

Ease of Preparation

These are candy, so preparing them is as simple as unwrapping the foil wrapper around the actual chocolate truffles. There is no special way to unwrap or eat Lindt Lindor Red Velvet White Chocolate truffles; it's not like baking a red velvet cake from scratch!

Taste

Opening the wrapper from the Red Velvet White Chocolate truffles, the strong, creamy scent of white chocolate bursts forth from the wrapper. The aroma of white chocolate is very inviting for anyone who loves that style of chocolate. The bouquet of the Red Velvet White Chocolate does not hint at anything more than white chocolate.

The white chocolate coating of the Red Velvet White Chocolate truffles is thick, sweet and creamy without being at all waxy. The strength of the white chocolate overwhelms even the hint at any other flavor hiding inside. As the white chocolate melts away, there is a flavor much like cream cheese that comes to the forefront. As that flavor transitions, the Red Velvet White Chocolate truffles take on a more cinnamon flavor. The cinnamon and mild chocolate flavor finish the truffle well, but the white chocolate definitely dominates the flavor of these truffles.

The Red Velvet White Chocolate lindor truffles leaves a creamy aftertaste in the mouth, which endures for several minutes after the last truffle is consumed.

Nutrition

The Red Velvet White Chocolate Lindt Lindor truffles are candy, so it is tough to look at these for something nutritious and then blame them for not being healthy. Lindt Lindor truffles are made of good ingredients, which is probably why they are so expensive. The primary ingredients are white chocolate, vegetable oil and sugar. There is nothing unpronounceable in these candies, which is something I have come to expect from Lindt.

A serving of the Lindt Lindor Red Velvet White Chocolate truffles is three truffles. From a single serving, one consumes 220 calories, 17 grams of fat. There are twenty-five milligrams of Sodium and 5 mg cholesterol in these truffles. This flavor is devoid of any vitamins. There are two grams of protein, 65 mg Calcium (6% RDA), 85 mg Potassium (2% RDA) in each serving.

Honestly, these are candy and anyone looking to them for actual nutrition needs to get a reality check. These are not Vegan-compliant, nor are they recommended for anyone with a nut allergy as they are produced on the same equipment that peanuts (and tree nuts) pass over. They are marked as kosher (dairy), but not gluten-free.

Storage/Clean-up

The Lindt Lindor Red Velvet White Chocolate truffles remain fresh for quite some time. However, they ought to be kept in a cool environment between 60 and 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Kept in such an environment, the truffles we bought a couple of days ago would have lasted until August 31, 2018.

As for cleanup, throw the wrappers in the garbage and that is all of the cleanup needed! Outside that, there is no real cleanup needed, unless one is eating them in a hot environment. In that case, it is likely one would need to wash their hands. If these truffles melt into most fabrics, they will stain. For that style of clean-up, be sure to consult a fabric guide for whatever you stained.

Overall

The Lindt Red Velvet White Chocolate Lindor Truffles are flavorful and interesting, though it is hardly a flavor I'd hunt down as vigorously as some of the other Lindt seasonal truffles!

For other Lindt treats, please check out my reviews of:
Extra Dark Peppermint Lindor Truffles
Intense Orange Dark Chocolate Squares
70% Cocoa Almond Brittle Chocolate Bars

5/10

For other food reviews, please check out my Food Review Index Page!

© 2018 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Satisfying Dark Chocolate, Could Use A Little More Mint: Lindt Extra Dark Peppermint Lindor Truffles!

The Good: Excellent dark chocolate flavor, Decent bulking, Generally good peppermint flavor.
The Bad: A little less minty than I would like!
The Basics: The Lindt Lindor Extra Dark Peppermint truffles are very close to a perfect treat for those who love dark chocolate and mint candies!


I am a huge fan of chocolate mint. In fact, I am such a big fan of dark chocolate mint products that I lament that in recent years several candy makers use that flavor as a limited edition, seasonal flavor. A few years ago, Lindt released a limited edition Dark Mint truffle (reviewed here!). Last year, I pleasantly discovered that Lindt had stepped up their game with their Extra Dark Peppermint Truffles! And while the Extra Dark Peppermint truffles are a step up from the lighter Dark Mint truffle, the extremely dark nature of the chocolate overwhelms the mint additive.

Basics

Lindt Lindor Extra Dark Peppermint truffles are a limited edition chocolate from the Swiss chocolatiers Lindt & Sprungli and their U.S.-based subsidiary! Each truffle is a one inch sphere of chocolate with a shell about an eighth of an inch thick. This shell covers a thick chocolate mint ball inside. Each of the truffles comes individually wrapped in a very dark green and white and red striped foil wrapper. It is worth noting that while I usually rail against the environmental impact of such things, it is hard to imagine Lindt Lindor truffles not wrapped. This keeps each one clean, unmelted and intact.

Each Lindor Truffle is a sphere with a seam at the hemisphere that is essentially a chocolate globe sealing in a near-solid chocolate ball inside. The individually-wrapped truffles are packaged together in a thick foil paper bag or a box of one hundred.

Ease Of Preparation

These are candy, so preparing them is as simple as opening the bag or box and then opening one of the plastic wrappers around the actual chocolate truffles one wishes to eat. There is no surprise way to unwrap or eat Lindt Lindor Extra Dark Peppermint truffles, though I certainly recommend unwrapping the truffles before eating them.

Taste

The Extra Dark Peppermint Lindt Lindor Truffles smell satisfyingly of peppermint. The aroma is present, but slightly muted, which makes sense given the high cocoa content of these truffles. They are not simply peppermint and do not smell like they are.

The Lindt Extra Dark Peppermint Lindor Truffles are powerfully chocolate-flavored. The dryness of the chocolate is strong and inviting. There is not even a hint of waxiness in the dark chocolate coating of these truffles. As the dry, dark shell melts away, the peppermint hits inside. The peppermint is infused with a sweetness that is broken up by the dark chocolate medium in the center. That keeps the peppermint from fully manifesting its distinctive cold, minty properties. The dark chocolate flavor dominates; the mint flavor supplements in this candy.

The Extra Dark Peppermint truffles leave a fairly dry cocoa aftertaste in the mouth when the last of it is consumed. The dry flavor endures for about five minutes after the last of the candy is gone.

Nutrition

These are candy, so it is tough to look at these for something nutritious and then blame them for not being healthy. Lindt Lindor truffles are surprisingly good, though, which is probably why they are more expensive than mass-produced chocolates. The primary ingredients are sugar, vegetable oil and cocoa butter. Still, there is (I was quite surprised) nothing unpronounceable in these candies.

A serving of the Lindt Lindor Extra Dark Peppermint truffles is considered three balls. From three truffles, one consumes 230 calories, 170 of those calories being from fat. There is less than five milligrams of cholesterol, a minimal amount of sodium (20 mg), but no vitamins in these truffles. There is, however, 2% of one's daily iron and 4% of one's daily calcium in three spheres, so they have some nutritional merit.

These are candy and anyone looking to them for actual nutrition is out of luck. These are not Vegan-compliant, nor are they recommended for anyone with a nut allergy as they are produced on the same equipment that peanuts (and tree nuts) pass over. They are marked as kosher, but not gluten-free.

Storage/Clean-up

The bags of these Lindt Lindor Extra Dark Peppermint truffles remain fresh for quite some time. However, even the bag notes they ought to be kept in a cool environment between 60 and 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Kept in such an environment, these would have remained fresh until May 31, 2018, had I not eaten them up by the end of January! Given that they are individually wrapped in a very sealed package, it is hard to imagine just what it would take for these to go bad outside melting and refreezing.

As for cleanup, throw the wrappers in the garbage and you've done 95% of the clean-up! Outside that, there is no real cleanup needed, unless one is eating them in a hot environment. In that case, it is likely one would need to wash their hands. If these truffles melt into most fabrics, they will stain. For that style of clean-up, be sure to consult a fabric guide for whatever you stained.

Overall

The Extra Dark Peppermint Lindt Lindor Truffles are quite good, but just shy of perfection because they lack a peppermint flavor equal to the dark chocolate flavor!

For other Lindt Lindor Truffles, please check out my reviews of:
Fudge Swirl
Sea Salt
Lindt Spring Lindor Truffles

9/10

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© 2018 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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A Good Balance Of Fruit And Dark Chocolate: Lindt Dark Pineapple Chocolate Bars Satistfy!

The Good: Good flavor, Decent size, Wonderful ingredients, Generally good balance between chocolate and fruit elements
The Bad: Somewhat expensive, Could use a little more pineapple flavor for my tastes.
The Basics: Lindt Dark Pineapple chocolate bars are a wonderful blend of fruit and dark chocolate that is mostly able to satisty the consumer's desire for both promised flavors.


Lindt is one of the chocoalate brands that I enjoy for its ambition. Lindt makes some culinary experiments that are usually quite successful. When I returned home from my recent trip, my wife had a bar of Lindt Dark Pineapple waiting for me and I was intrigued. The idea seemed like a potentially decent culinary experiment and I was pleased to discover that it mostly lived up to its promised flavor. The dark chocolate does not overwhelm the pineapple and the pineapple manifests as a flavor, not just an aroma from the chocolate, even if the bars could use a little more of the fruit for my tastes.

Basics

Lindt Dark Pineapple chocolate bars are segments that are one and five-eighths inches wide by one and a half inches long of chocolate that are about one-quarter of an inch thick and connected to one another to form a bar that is four long, two wide (7 1/2” long by 3 3/8” wide). The entire bar comes wrapped in a silver wrapper and the bar is packaged in a cardboard sleeve to protect it in transit. As part of Lindt’s Intense Dark chocolate line, these bars are made as a premium product.

One of these bars tends to run in the $5.00 range, so this is a candy intended to be savored, not gobbled up!

Ease Of Preparation

These are candy, so preparing them is as simple as opening the cardboard wrapper and then unwrapping foil wrapper from around the actual chocolate square(s) one wishes to eat. The seams between the different segments make it exceptionally easy to break the bar apart and leave the rest of it intact. There is no grand secret to eating the Lindt Dark Pineapple chocolate bar.

Taste

The Lindt Dark Pineapple chocolate bars smell distinctly like pineapple. The fruity, citrus aroma is delightful and it blends well with the scent of the dark chocolate wonderfully.

In the mouth, the Dark Pineapple bars have a flavor dominated initially by the dark chocolate. The chocolate is rich and cocoa flavored, without tasting overly dry. As the chocolate begins to melt away, the sweet citrus flavor of the pineapple mainifests. The pineapple flavor is sweet and distinct without being even a little sour, which is nice.

This candy has a more fruity than chocolate aftertaste and it is actually quite nice. There is almost no bitterness to the Lindt Dark Pineapple chocolate bars, despite the dark chocolate flavor being true and distinct.

Nutrition

These are candy, so despite containing fruit, they are not particularly healthy. The Lindt Intense Dark Pineapple chocolate bars are not nearly as bad as they could be. The primary ingredients are sugar, chocolate and pineapple pieces. There is nothing unpronounable in these candies and that was very reassuring.

A serving of the Lindt Dark Pineapple chocolate bar is considered four segments (squares). From four squares, one takes in 210 calories, 100 of which are from the 12 grams of fat. There are only 5 mg cholesterol, 15 mg sodium, and 2 g protein in this chocolate bar. There is, surprisingly, no vitamin C, but one gets 4% of one's daily iron and 2% Calcium in four squares.

These are not Vegan-compliant, nor are they recommended for anyone with a nut allergy as they include hazelnuts. They also include an allergy warning about peanuts, tree nuts, soy, and milk.

Storage/Clean-up

The bars of Lindt Dark Pineapple chocolate remain fresh for quite some time. The ones my wife picked up for me last month had an expiration date of May 31, 2018. One assumes that if they are kept in a cool, dry environment (60 – 68 degrees Fahrenheit) they will not melt or go bad. Given that they are foil wrapped in a fairly sealed package, it is hard to imagine just what it would take for these to go bad outside melting and refreezing.

As for cleanup, simply throw away the foil and recycle the cardboard when you are done with the candy bar. Outside that, there is no real cleanup needed, unless one is eating them in a hot environment. In that case, it is likely one would need to wash their hands. If this chocolate melt, it will stain most fabrics.

Overall

Lindt Dark Pineapple chocolate bars are a good premium chocolate that almost completely justifies their expense!

For other Lindt reviews, please check out:
Fudge Swirl Lindor Truffles
A Touch Of Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Squares
70% Cocoa Almond Brittle Chocolate Bar

8/10

For other food and drink reviews, please visit my Food Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2017 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Unremarkable Novelty: Lindt Fudge Swirl Lindor Truffles Add Little To The Line!

The Good: Does not taste bad, Good ingredients
The Bad: Unfortunately indistinct taste, Pricey
The Basics: Fudge Swirl Lindt Lindor truffles do not taste terrible, but they are a fairly unremarkable addition to the Lindt truffle line.


I am a big fan of Lindt Lindor truffles. In fact, the Lindor Truffles are one of the few chocolates that, whenever my wife are out and about and we see a new flavor of them, we purchase them immediately. The lindor truffle line is one that has so few disappointments in it that we pretty much always expect success from Lindt. So, when we purchased a bag of the Lindt Fudge Swirl Lindor Truffles, we anticipated that they would be wonderful or worthwhile.

Unfortunately, these were one of the few not thrilling Lindor Truffles. The Lindt Fudge Swirl Lindor Truffle are little more than a less-robust version of the Lindor Milk Chocolate Lindor Truffles.

Basics

Lindt Lindor Fudge Swirl truffles are one of the newest chocolate truffles from the Swiss chocolatiers Lindt & Sprungli and their U.S.-based subsidiary. Each truffle is a one inch sphere of chocolate with a shell about an eighth of an inch thick. This shell covers a surprisingly fluidic white ganache ball inside. Each of the truffles comes individually wrapped in a light brown foil wrapper. This is a distinctive wrapper, easily separating it from other Lindt Lindor truffles. While I usually rail against the environmental impact of individually-wrapped candies, it is hard to imagine Lindt Lindor truffles not wrapped. This keeps each one clean, unmelted and intact.

Each Lindor Truffle is a sphere with a seam at the hemisphere that is essentially a chocolate globe sealing in a near-solid chocolate ball inside. In this form, the 12 count bag, the individually-wrapped truffles are packaged together in a thin paper bag. This size has twelve truffles, which is one of the more expensive Lindor Truffles (if they are successful, one presumes they will be repackaged in bulk).

Ease of Preparation

These are candy, so preparing them is as simple as opening the bag and then opening one of the plastic wrappers around the actual chocolate truffles one wishes to eat. There is no special way to unwrap or eat Lindt Lindor Fudge Swirl truffles.

Taste

The Lindt Fudge Swirl Lindor Truffle smell delightfully chocolatey and much like a thicker fudge than the outer coating actually possesses. The chocolate scent is strong enough to be inviting and it is enough to delightfully lure the consumer in.

Unfortunately, in the mouth, the Lindt Fudge Swirl Lindor Truffle are thoroughly, generically, sweet. The milk chocolate coating is comparatively soft and melts easily on the tongue. The milk chocolate sphere is indistinct in its flavor; it is a very typical milk chocolate coating. Inside the milk chocolate sphere is a sweet center that tastes more like sweet cream than a rich fudge flavor. The center of the Lindt Fudge Swirl Lindor Truffle is so overwhelmingly sweet that is blends with the outside to make a thoroughly and indistinctly sweet truffle.

The Lindt Fudge Swirl Lindor Truffles leave a generic sweet flavor in the mouth for about five minutes after the last truffle is consumed.

Nutrition

The Lindt Fudge Swirl Lindor Truffles are candy, so it is tough to look at these for something nutritious and then blame them for not being healthy. Lindt Lindor truffles are surprisingly good, though, which is probably why they are so expensive. The primary ingredients are Milk chocolate, vegetable oil and sugar. There is nothing unpronounceable in these candies.

A serving of the Lindt Lindor Fudge Swirl truffles is considered three balls. From three truffles, one consumes 230 calories, most of those calories (160) being from fat. There are five milligrams of cholesterol, 35 mg of sodium, and there are traces of Vitamin A in these truffles. There is only 2% of one's daily iron and 6% of one’s daily calcium in three spheres, so they are not terribly nutritious.

These are candy and anyone looking to them for actual nutrition needs to get a reality check. These are not Vegan-compliant, nor are they recommended for anyone with a nut allergy as they are produced on the same equipment that peanuts (and tree nuts) pass over. They are marked as kosher, but not gluten-free.

Storage/Clean-up

The bag of these Lindt Lindor Fudge Swirl truffles remain fresh for quite some time. Even the bag notes they ought to be kept in a cool environment between 60 and 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Kept in such an environment, the truffles we purchased just over a week ago would remain fresh until March 31, 2017 and that makes the bulking of the truffles all right should they be repackaged in bulk. Given that they are individually wrapped, it is hard to imagine just what it would take for these to go bad outside melting and refreezing.

As for cleanup, all one needs to do is throw the wrappers in the garbage! Outside that, there is no real cleanup needed, unless one is eating them in a hot environment. In that case, it is likely one would need to wash their hands. If these truffles melt into most fabrics, they will stain. For that style of clean-up, be sure to consult a fabric guide for whatever you stained.

Overall

My wife and I disagree on the Lindt Fudge Swirl Lindor Truffle. Having made a lot of fudge over the years, I felt the Lindt Fudge Swirl Lindor Truffles tasted more generically sweet, like an unremarkable milk chocolate coating a sweetened condensed milk center; she thought it tasted just like fully-formed fudge. For my impression of the Lindt Fudge Swirl Lindor Truffles, they were impossible to recommend.

For other Lindt Lindor Truffles, please check out my reviews of:
Peppermint Cookie Milk Chocolate Truffles
Strawberries & Cream Truffles
Milk Chocolate

3/10

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© 2017 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Near Perfect, The Lindt Peppermint Cookie Milk Chocolate Are Worth Tracking Down While You Can!

The Good: Great chocolate mint flavor, Bag has mild savings over individual truffles, Decent bulking, Good ingredients
The Bad: Environmental impact of packaging, Milk chocolate is a bit mild.
The Basics: Lindt Lindor Peppermint Cookie Milk Chocolate truffles are one of the pleasant surprises of the Lindt line . . . making me hope that they will return next year!


My wife has truly made me come around on how I consider milk chocolate. My wife is a huge fan of white chocolate and milk chocolate, whereas I am very much a lover of mint chocolate and dark chocolate - the darker (to a point) the better! My wife has, in our many conversations as I review foods, pointed out that I have a tendency to be harsh on milk chocolates based on the fact that they are simply not dark chocolate and she has made me come around on that point. While I was unable to truly defend myself in my discussion with her - I HAVE had perfect milk chocolates, they were Belgian and shaped like sea shells!, I just ate them all before I could review them! - she adequately convinced me that I cannot punish milk chocolate candies for the simple fact that they are not dark chocolate. So, when I sat down to review the bag of limited edition Lindt Peppermint Cookie Milk Chocolate Lindor Truffles, I went into it with that mindset and a very open mind.

And the Peppermint Cookie Milk Chocolate truffles were near-perfect. While my wife - who is a strong critical-thinker like I am, not one who loves everything she encounters - told me she would have rated these a perfect 10/10, I could not get myself there. I went through several truffles for enjoyment and several for a very clinical review tasting and even without punishing the Lindt Peppermint Cookie Milk Chocolate truffles for not being dark chocolate (my wife suspects dark chocolate would overwhelm the mint), the chocolate flavor of just the milk chocolate in the truffles was not chocolatey enough to satisfy me. To be clear, these are an awesome truffle and one of the best representations of mint chocolate I have yet reviewed, but even as a milk chocolate, the milk chocolate flavor does not pop enough on its own to wow me.

Basics

Lindt Lindor Peppermint Cookie Milk Chocolate truffles are a limited edition chocolate from the Swiss chocolatiers Lindt & Sprungli (or, at least, their U.S.-based subsidiary based in New Hampshire)! Each truffle is a one inch sphere of chocolate with a shell about an eighth of an inch thick. This shell covers a thick chocolate mint cookie ball inside. Each of the truffles comes individually wrapped in a bright green and white foil wrapper, which has green and red stripes in the white section. It is worth noting that while I usually rail against the environmental impact of such things, it is hard to imagine Lindt Lindor truffles not wrapped, so my environmental complaints about the packaging are mostly lip service. The individual wrappers keeps each truffle clean, unmelted and intact.

Each Lindor Truffle is a sphere with a seam at the hemisphere that is essentially a chocolate globe sealing in a cookie-filled ball inside. In this form, the 6 oz. bag, the individually-wrapped truffles are packaged together in a thick foil paper bag. This size has fourteen truffles, so they come out to about fifty cents each, and the thick foil paper bag does little to protect the spheres. The bag is not resealable, though this matters very little considering that the truffles do not go bad as they are individually wrapped and get devoured quite quickly by anyone who loves mint chocolate!

Ease Of Preparation

These are candy, so preparing them is as simple as opening the bag and then opening one of the plastic wrappers around the actual chocolate truffles one wishes to eat. There is no surprise way to unwrap or eat Lindt Lindor Peppermint Cookie Milk Chocolate truffles, though I always recommend unwrapping the truffles before eating them.

Taste

Lindt Peppermint Cookie Milk Chocolate lindor truffles smell nicely like peppermint, with a slightly muted quality based upon the chocolate that it is mixed with. Usually, peppermint has a cold sharpness to the aroma (and flavor); the Peppermint Cookie Milk Chocolate Lindor Truffles have the distinct peppermint smell paired with a slightly sugary finish instead of anything truly cold, like one might expect. The result is a bouquet that hints at the delightful peppermint cookie middle of the truffle without truly giving away all of the flavor secrets in the aroma!

On the flavor front, the Peppermint Cookie Milk Chocolate have an appropriately milky exterior that almost instantly blends with the peppermint cookie pieces inside the ganache. The exterior milk chocolate is mild on its own, though it is not waxy or overly soft. But as the milk chocolate begins to melt away, it blends with the mint flavors inside. The crunchy peppermint cookie bits inside the Peppermint Cookie Milk Chocolate Lindor Truffles instantly infuse the milk chocolate with peppermint in a delightful way that makes the two flavors inseparable; if one bites into the Peppermint Cookie Milk Chocolate truffle, it tastes homogeneously like mint chocolate! The blend of chocolate and mint is delightful, even if the chocolate is not the most assertive chocolate flavor.

The Peppermint Cookie Milk Chocolate Lindor Truffles have a mild, cool, peppermint flavor that lingers in the mouth for about five minutes after the last truffle is consumed.

Nutrition

The Peppermint Cookie Milk Chocolate truffles are candy, so it is tough to look at these for something nutritious and then blame them for not being healthy. Lindt Lindor truffles are surprisingly good, though, which is probably why they are so expensive. The primary ingredients are milk chocolate, vegetable oil and sugar. Still, there is - delightfully - nothing unpronounable in these candies.

A serving of the Lindt Lindor Peppermint Cookie Milk Chocolate truffles is considered three balls. From three truffles, one consumes 220 calories, 150 of those calories being from fat. There are five milligrams of cholesterol, minimal sodium (45 mg) and 2 grams of protein in each three-truffle serving. There is also 4% of one's daily calcium and 4% of the RDA of Iron and Vitamin A in three spheres, so there is a little something to rationalize gluttony to!

Honestly, these are candy and anyone looking to them for actual nutrition needs to wake up to reality. These are not Vegan-compliant, nor are they recommended for anyone with a nut allergy as they are produced on the same equipment that peanuts (and tree nuts) pass over. They are marked as kosher (dairy), but are not gluten-free.

Storage/Clean-up

The bags of these Lindt Lindor Peppermint Cookie Milk Chocolate truffles remain fresh for quite some time. However, even the bag notes they ought to be kept in a cool environment between 60 and 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Kept in such an environment, these would have remained fresh until June 30, 2017, had my wife and I not gobbled them up before the end of January 2017, and that makes the limited edition truffles a great value. Given that they are individually wrapped in a very sealed package, it is hard to imagine just what it would take for these to go bad outside melting and refreezing.

As for cleanup, throw the wrappers in the garbage and cleanup is essentially done! Outside that, there is no real cleanup needed, unless one is eating them in a hot environment. In that case, it is likely one would need to wash their hands. If these truffles melt into most fabrics, they will stain. For that style of clean-up, be sure to consult a fabric guide for whatever you stained.

Overall

Peppermint Cookie Milk Chocolate Lindt Lindor Truffles are delicious and very much worth hunting down for the brief time they might remain available following the winter holidays. While my wife and I might have marginal differences on how amazing they truly are, we very much agree that they are worth getting while we can!

For other Lindt Lindor Truffles, please check out my reviews of:
Citrus Lindor Truffles
Cappuccino
Limited Edition Dark Chocolate Peppermint

9/10

For other chocolate reviews, please visit my Chocolate Review Index Page for a full listing of all I have currently reviewed!

© 2017 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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A Touch Of Sea Salt Pops . . . Only When The Center Is Reached!

The Good: Decent quantity, Generally natural ingredients, Interesting flavor once the chocolate coating melts away.
The Bad: Surprisingly indistinct chocolate flavor that does not wow for either its sweetness or its dark chocolate nature.
The Basics: Lindt Excellence A Touch Of Sea Salt chocolate squares are flavorful, but take too long in the mouth/on the tongue to reach their potential to be considered truly great.


When trying various flavors of new (or new to me) chocolates, I look for something distinctive and flavorful. In that pursuit, when I have trouble describing as new chocolate, it does not bode well for it. While going through the last of my Lindt Excellence chocolate squares, the one that has lingered longest are the A Touch Of Sea Salt dark chocolates. The Lindt Excellence A Touch Of Sea Salt chocolate squares are good, but only memorable when one finally gets to the sea salt in them and the rest of the time in the mouth, they are indistinct. The thing is, there is so little sea salt in these chocolate squares, so they are mostly unimpressive.

Basics

Lindt Excellence A Touch Of Sea Salt chocolate squares are one and 1/8” squares of chocolate that are about one-quarter of an inch thick. Each of the squares comes individually wrapped in a white, blue and dark brown wrapper. It is worth noting that while I usually rail against the environmental impact of such things, it is hard to imagine Lindt Excellence chocolate squares not wrapped. This keeps each one clean, unmelted and intact.

Each chocolate square is a seamless square that is solid, with lines etched into the top and the Lindt name also punched into the top. The A Touch Of Sea Salt chocolate squares come in a standard 4.9 oz. bag, the individually-wrapped chocolate squares are packaged together in a thick foil paper bag. The thick foil paper bag does little to protect the squares, though I’ve never had any breakage. The bag is not resealable, though this matters very little considering that the chocolate squares do not go bad as they are individually wrapped.

Ease Of Preparation

These are candy, so preparing them is as simple as opening the bag and then opening one of the foil wrappers around the actual chocolate square one wishes to eat. There is no grand secret to eating Lindt Excellence A Touch Of Sea Salt chocolate squares. This is a flavor that is good at room temperature or frozen; it has a delicious solid flavor to it that carries the taste in all temperatures.

Taste

The Lindt Excellence A Touch Of Sea Salt chocolate squares smells like a slightly dark chocolate, dry and unsweet. The sea salt does not truly add anything to the aroma to foreshadow anything for the flavor.

On the tongue, the A Touch Of Sea Salt chocolate squares are sweet and dry, not overly flavorful. The sweetness is not overbearing and the dry dark chocolate flavor is not impressive or distinct either. As the somewhat indistinct chocolate melts away, it blends with flakes of sea salt that make the cocoa in the A Touch Of Sea Salt chocolate squares pop. It is only when the salt blends with the chocolate that it reaches its flavor potential.

There is a fairly dry aftertaste left on the tongue by these chocolate squares. The aftertaste from the A Touch Of Sea Salt chocolate squares does not linger in the mouth for much longer than three minutes.

Nutrition

These are candy, so they are not healthy, but the Lindt Excellence A Touch Of Sea Salt chocolate squares are not nearly as bad as they could be. The primary ingredients are sugar, chocolate and cocoa butter. There is nothing unpronounable in these candies and everything in these could be readily identified by me.

A serving of the Lindt Excellence A Touch Of Sea Salt chocolate squares is considered four squares. From four squares, one takes in 230 calories, including 15 grams of fat. There are 25mg sodium and 3 g protein, but no vitamins (save 2% of the RDA of Vitamin A) in these chocolate squares. There is 6% of one's daily iron and 2% the RDA of Calcium in four squares, so that is a plus.

These are not Vegan-compliant (they have real milk), nor are they recommended for anyone with a nut allergy as they are produced on the same equipment that peanuts and tree nuts pass over. They are, however, kosher.

Storage/Clean-up

The bags of these Lindt Excellence A Touch Of Sea Salt chocolate squares remain fresh for quite some time. One assumes that if they are kept in a cool, dry environment they will not melt or go bad. Given that they are individually wrapped in a very sealed package, it is hard to imagine just what it would take for these to go bad outside melting and refreezing.

As for cleanup, I applaud those who actually throw the wrappers away in socially appropriate places, as opposed to litter. Outside that, there is no real cleanup needed, unless one is eating them in a hot environment. In that case, it is likely one would need to wash their hands. If these chocolate squares melt into most fabrics, they will stain. Getting them to melt is surprisingly hard, though.

Overall

Lindt Excellence A Touch Of Sea Salt chocolate squares are good, but rise to average, as opposed to truly impressing as most Lindt chocolates manage to.

For other Lindt chocolates, please check out my reviews of:
Intense Orange Chocolate Squares
Strawberries & Cream Lindor Truffles
70% Cocoa Almond Brittle chocolate bar

5/10

For other food and drink reviews, please visit my Food And Drink Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2015 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Orange Peel And Chocolate That Is Decent: Lindt Excellence Intense Orange Dark Chocolate Squares Live Up!

The Good: Decent quantity, Generally natural ingredients, Good flavor
The Bad: Very dry aftertaste, Leaves orange peels in one’s teeth!
The Basics: Lindt Excellence Intense Orange Dark Chocolate squares are an impressive blend of chocolate and orange peel that delivers its promised punch!


There are a number of intriguing ingredients that synergize with dark chocolate well. Lindt is actually one of the more impressive mass-produced gourmet chocolate producers when it comes to experimental flavors. One of the core dark chocolate flavors that Lindt has had great success with, which is not exactly a mainstream blend, is the Lindt Excellence Intense Orange Dark Chocolate. The Intense Orange is a mix of dark chocolate and orange peels that have been candied and the mix works!

Basics

Lindt Excellence Intense Orange Dark Chocolate squares are one and 1/8” squares of chocolate that are about one-quarter of an inch thick. Each of the squares comes individually wrapped in a white and dark brown wrapper. It is worth noting that while I usually rail against the environmental impact of such things, it is hard to imagine Lindt Excellence chocolate squares not wrapped. This keeps each one clean, unmelted and intact.

Each chocolate square is a seamless square that is solid, with lines etched into the top and the Lindt name also punched into the top. The Intense Orange Dark Chocolate squares come in a standard 4.9 oz. bag, the individually-wrapped chocolate squares are packaged together in a thick foil paper bag. The thick foil paper bag does little to protect the squares, though I’ve never had any breakage. The bag is not resealable, though this matters very little considering that the chocolate squares do not go bad given that they are individually wrapped.

Ease Of Preparation

These are candy, so preparing them is as simple as opening the bag and then opening one of the foil wrappers around the actual chocolate square one wishes to eat. There is no grand secret to eating Lindt Excellence Intense Orange Dark Chocolate squares. This is a flavor that is good at room temperature or frozen; it has a delicious solid flavor to it that carries the taste in all temperatures.

Taste

The Lindt Excellence Intense Orange Dark Chocolate squares smell strongly of candied oranges. The dark chocolate does not have a powerful aroma to smother the sweet, citrus flavor that is a perfect embodiment of orange. From the aroma that precedes consumption, one can expect the Intense Orange to live up to its name!

In the mouth, the Intense Orange Dark Chocolate squares are dry and sweet. The chocolate is enhanced by the texture of the orange peels embedded into it and as the flavor of the orange peel blends with the dark chocolate, it quickly overwhelms the flavor of the chocolate. The Intense Orange truly does dominate the dark chocolate medium the orange peel is in. In fact, this is a surprisingly unsweet candy, outside the momentary flavor of the chocolate before the orange peel takes over.

The Intense Orange Dark Chocolate squares leave a rather dry flavor on the tongue. This is a Lindt chocolate that is not exceedingly bitter from the chocolate, but the orange peel really seems to leech the moisture out of one’s mouth. Even so, it is not unpleasant in the way it dries out the mouth.

Nutrition

These are candy, so they are not exceptionally healthy, but the Lindt Excellence Intense Orange Dark Chocolate squares are not nearly as bad as they could be. The primary ingredients are sugar, chocolate and almonds. There is nothing unpronounable in these candies and everything in these could be readily identified by me.

A serving of the Lindt Excellence Intense Orange Dark Chocolate squares is considered four squares. From four squares, one takes in 230 calories, including 15 grams of fat. There are 25mg sodium and 3 g protein, but no vitamins (save 2% of the RDA of Vitamin A) in these chocolate squares. There is 6% of one's daily iron and 2% the RDA of Calcium in four squares, so that is a plus.

These are not Vegan-compliant (they have real milk), nor are they recommended for anyone with a nut allergy as they have almonds and are produced on the same equipment that peanuts and tree nuts pass over.

Storage/Clean-up

The bags of these Lindt Excellence Intense Orange Dark Chocolate squares remain fresh for quite some time. One assumes that if they are kept in a cool, dry environment they will not melt or go bad. Given that they are individually wrapped in a very sealed package, it is hard to imagine just what it would take for these to go bad outside melting and refreezing.

As for cleanup, I applaud those who actually throw the wrappers away in socially appropriate places, as opposed to litter. Outside that, there is no real cleanup needed, unless one is eating them in a hot environment. In that case, it is likely one would need to wash their hands. If these chocolate squares melt into most fabrics, they will stain. Getting them to melt is surprisingly hard, though.

Overall

Lindt Excellence Intense Orange Dark Chocolate squares might not be delightful, but they are intense and delicious. They deliver upon their promise and are enjoyable to anyone who likes a strong blend of potent dark chocolate and fruit.

For other Lindt chocolates, please check out my reviews of:
Citrus Lindor Truffle
Coconut Lindor Truffle
70% Cocoa Almond Brittle chocolate bar

7.5/10

For other food and drink reviews, please visit my Food And Drink Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2015 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Interesting Accent Piece, But Not Enough To Stock Up On: Lindt Citrus Lindor Truffles!

The Good: Good bulk options, Generally decent ingredients
The Bad: Citrus flavor is overwhelmed by the white chocolate medium.
The Basics: Tasting more strongly of the white chocolate that enrobes the lemony ganache, the Citrus Lindor Truffles underwhelm, but are not unpleasant.


The day has finally come; the last of my chocolates from the Lindt store at the Mall Of America (reviewed here!) has come up in my reviewing queue! That chocolate is the Lindt Citrus Lindor Truffle, a flavor my wife loved, but as an objective reviewer, I find is far from flawless. That said, there are plenty of chocolates that do not land; the main issue I have with the Citrus Lindor Truffle is that the white chocolate overwhelms the flavor that the Lindor truffle is supposed to be.

Basics

Lindt Lindor Citrus truffles are one of the newer chocolate truffles from the Swiss chocolatiers Lindt & Sprungli and their U.S.-based subsidiary. Each truffle is a one inch sphere of white chocolate with a shell about an eighth of an inch thick. This shell covers a thick off-white chocolate ganache ball inside and that center ball is a softer substance than the outer coating. Each of the truffles comes individually wrapped in a light yellow-green foil wrapper, which is very easy to distinguish from other Lindt Lindor truffles. While I usually rail against the environmental impact of individually-wrapped candies, it is hard to imagine Lindt Lindor truffles not wrapped. This keeps each one clean, unmelted and intact.

Each Lindor Truffle is a sphere with a seam at the hemisphere that is essentially a smooth white chocolate globe sealing in a soft creamy ball inside. Currently sold individually (at approximately $.75/ea), by the pound or in various-sized packs outside the Lindt retail stores, Citrus Lindor truffles are priced on par with the rest of their non-exclusive truffle flavors.

Ease of Preparation

These are candy, so preparing them is as simple as unwrapping the foil wrapper around the actual chocolate truffles. There is no special way to unwrap or eat Lindt Lindor Citrus truffles; it's not picking and peeling one’s own lemons!

Taste

Opening the wrapper from the Citrus truffle, there is instantly a burst of lemon scent that explodes forth. The aroma is distinct and inviting and opens the nose right up!

On the tongue, the Citrus truffle has the smooth flavor of white chocolate. That chocolate flavor is accented by a dry sourness that is distinctive of citrus fruits. Interestingly, the sourness never pops; the muted flavor of the white chocolate keeps the fruity flavor in check, preventing the candy from ever developing to its true flavor potential. The result is a vaguely fruity white chocolate that is sweet and milky, as opposed to delightfully lemony.

The Citrus flavor has a slightly sour, (very) mildly dry aftertaste that lingers on the tongue for about two minutes after the truffle is consumed!

Nutrition

The Citrus Lindt Lindor truffles are candy, so they are not actually replacing fruit in one’s diet! Lindt Lindor truffles are made of good ingredients, which is probably why they are so expensive. The primary ingredients are white chocolate, vegetable oil and sugar. There is nothing unpronounable in these candies, which is something I have come to expect from Lindt.

A serving of the Lindt Lindor Citrus truffles is one truffle. From a single truffle, one consumes 80 calories and 6 grams of fat. There are ten milligrams of Sodium, but no cholesterol in these truffles. This flavor is also devoid of any vitamins. There is, however, one gram of protein and 2% of the RDA of Calcium in each truffle.

Honestly, these are candy and anyone looking to them for actual nutrition has unrealistic expectations for them. These are not Vegan-compliant, nor are they recommended for anyone with a nut allergy as they are produced on the same equipment that peanuts (and tree nuts) pass over. They are not marked as kosher nor are they labeled as gluten-free.

Storage/Clean-up

The Lindt Lindor Citrus truffles remain fresh for quite some time. However, they ought to be kept in a cool environment between 60 and 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Kept in such an environment, the truffles we bought a month ago would easily have lasted until next year, but with holiday snacking these will not.

As for cleanup, throw the wrappers in the garbage. Outside that, there is no real cleanup needed, unless one is eating them in a hot environment. In that case, it is likely one would need to wash their hands. If these truffles melt into most fabrics, they will stain darker fabrics. For that style of clean-up, be sure to consult a fabric guide for whatever you stained.

Overall

The Lindt Citrus Lindor Truffles do not taste bad, but the generic “citrus” name does not excuse the flavor’s lack of zest. Any flavor overwhelmed by white chocolate is not strong enough in my book and Citrus Lindor Truffles certainly apply.

For other Lindt treats, please check out my reviews of:
Sea Salt Lindt Lindor Truffles
Lindt Strawberries & Cream Lindor Truffles
Lindt Coconut Lindor Truffles

4/10

For other chocolate reviews, please check out my Chocolate Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2014 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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For The Expense, Lindt Gourmet Truffles Are Satisfying, But Not Superlative!

The Good: Generally flavorful, Good ingredients
The Bad: Expensive, Not as rich and diverse on the flavor front as one might hope
The Basics: The Lindt Gourmet Truffles assortment is good, but offers more generic flavor at premium prices.


My wife is a big fan of chocolate and she keeps me in a number of wonderful, premium chocolates for my enjoyment and review. The latest that she picked up for me was the Lindt Gourmet Truffles assortment. The thirteen-piece, six flavor box of chocolates was one she picked up for me for one of our recent minneversaries. And, while they were good, given that they have a comparable price to other premium chocolates like Godiva, I expected a similar level of quality. Alas, the Gourmet Truffles are good, but do not rise to the value offered by most other Lindt products or other premium chocolate brands.

Basics

The Gourmet Truffles by Lindt are a 7.3 oz. box featuring thirteen chocolates truffles. These candies are meant to look distinctive and they are pretty different-looking (thought the milk and dark truffles are pretty close). The six truffles in the Lindt Gourmet Truffles Assortment are: Milk, White, Dark, Extra Dark, Hazelnut, and Vanilla.

The Milk Chocolate Truffle is a textured, somewhat veiny sphere. Instead of a smooth truffle, the light brown sphere looks like it is stuccoed. The Milk Chocolate Truffle is 1 1/4" in diameter.

The White Chocolate Truffle and Dark Chocolate Truffles are both 1 1/4” in diameter and have the same textured look as the Milk Chocolate Truffle. The White Chocolate Truffle is virtually identical in appearance to the Milk Chocolate, save that it is white. Similarly, the Dark Chocolate Truffle looks like the Milk Chocolate Truffle, save that it is a darker brown color for the chocolate.

The other three truffles are each 1 1/8” in diameter. They are smooth, with a distinctive drizzle on the top of each one. The Extra Dark Truffle is even darker than the Dark Chocolate Truffle; it is almost black in color. It has a lattice of white chocolate atop each smooth sphere. The Hazelnut and Vanilla Truffles are smooth and lighter brown, which makes sense given that they are milk chocolate. The Hazelnut Truffle has a simple white chocolate zigzag on it; the Vanilla has a milk chocolate drizzle that mirrors the white chocolate on the Extra Dark Truffle.

Ease Of Preparation

There is no preparation involved with consuming the Lindt Gourmet Truffles. Simply remove the plastic wrap and cardboard sash and pluck out the truffles! These are definitely chocolates that one will want to eat one by one!

Taste

Each of the truffles is different and they are fairly distinctive.

The Milk Chocolate Truffle smells very faintly of chocolate. The aroma is mild and sweet and only hints at the flavor of the truffle. On the tongue, the sweet milk chocolate truffle is somewhat indistinct. The chocolate is sweet and appropriately milky and there is an almost caramel aftertaste to the flavor of this truffle. The chocolate is mild and not at all waxy, but it is also somewhat unimpressive or distinctive. In other words, it is not bad, but it is so sweet as to be indistinct and not overly chocolatey.

The White Chocolate Truffle has no real aroma to it. In the mouth, the White Chocolate Truffle is appropriately mild and creamy. The milky flavor of the White Chocolate Truffle tastes like a sweetened cream in solid form. Seriously, this taste almost identical to a sweet, unflavored, coffee creamer. The milky flavor is sugary and sweet and leaves a slight sweetness on the tongue. The White Chocolate Truffle coats the tongue with a lingering, strongly sweet flavor that endures for about five minutes after it is consumed.

The Dark Chocolate Truffle smells delightfully like chocolate, rich and full. The Dark Chocolate Truffle lands on the tongue with a cocoa flavor that is stronger than the milk chocolate. While the chocolate flavor is rich and tastes like one might expect dark chocolate to, it is cut with a sweetness that is not familiar to those who love true dark chocolate. Instead of finishing strong and dry like a real dark chocolate, the Lindt Dark Chocolate Truffle ends up diminishing in flavor after a few seconds on the tongue and the resultant flavor is virtually identical to a standard milk chocolate. It is that sweet. The Dark Chocolate Truffle has a very slight cocoa flavor that lingers on the tongue for about three minutes after it is consumed. That chocolate aftertaste is also very sweet.

I was most looking forward to the Extra Dark Truffle and they live up! The Extra Dark Chocolate Truffle has almost no aroma to it. The white chocolate drizzle contributes nothing to the flavor of the Extra Dark Chocolate Truffle. The Extra Dark Chocolate Truffle starts sweet and develops into a more intriguing flavor. The dark chocolate has tiny grounds of cocoa beans embedded in the shell. As the dark chocolate shell melts away, the Extra Dark Chocolate truffle is augmented by the dry, distinct chocolate that blends with the creamy, but dark chocolate. The Extra Dark Chocolate Truffles have a pretty strong, dry chocolate aftertaste to it. The aftertaste remains on the tongue for several minutes after it is consumed.

The Hazelnut Truffle actually smells sweet and chocolatey. The chocolate melts away faster on this truffle and the ganache is buttery and appropriately nutty. The sweet chocolate and blends nicely with the hazelnut pieces. The Hazelnut Truffle has a very sweet and buttery aftertaste to it that lingers for several minutes after it is consumed.

The Vanilla Truffle smells simple and unassuming. On the tongue, the Vanilla Truffle is dominated by the sweet milk chocolate that coats the vanilla ganache. The flavor comes through in a very subtle way. As the chocolate melts away, it takes on an increased flavor like vanilla extract is blended into the milk chocolate. The vanilla is not at all dry like the Dark Chocolate truffles and the flavor is very mild. There is no real aftertaste to the Vanilla Truffles!

Nutrition

The Gourmet Truffles is an assortment of chocolates, so they were never going to be a wealth of nutritional value. Even so, these are not the worst confections to ever grace my lips and eventually tummy. The ingredients all start with sugar, cocoa butter, and chocolate. None of the ingredients are unpronouncable.

Still, this is a box of candy, so it is not ideal to try to live off of. The Gourmet Truffles are intended to be two-truffle servings, so there are six and a half servings per box. In each serving, there are 200 calories, 140 of which are from fat! The single serving has 50% of one's recommended daily allowance of saturated fat and there are 5 mg of cholesterol. There are negligible amounts of vitamin A, calcium, iron and protein. In other words, one does not want to try to live off this box of chocolates for too long!

Storage/Clean-up

Just as there is no real preparation for eating the Lindt Gourmet Truffles, outside opening the box, there is no real clean-up issues either. Simply eat the chocolates and dispose of the leftover garbage when one is done! These chocolates get softer in warm climates and as such are liable to melt. As a result, they may stain fabrics. Consult a fabric care guide if it melts into any of your clothes or table linens.

As for storage, this package of chocolate comes doubly sealed and there was no expiration date on my box. However, chocolate does not last forever. Still, sealed properly, the Gourmet Truffles ought to remain viable and delicious for quite some time.

Overall

The Lindt Gourmet Truffles Series of chocolates is a box of chocolate brought down mostly by expense and lack of real distinction to it. The Gourmet Truffles are decent, but not extraordinary, making for a tougher sell than most Lindt products.

For other reviews of candy assortments, check out my takes on:
Ghirardelli Holiday Assortment
Whitman’s Soho Assortment
Jelly Belly BeanBoozled Jelly Bean Assortment

6.5/10

For other chocolate reviews, please visit my Chocolate Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2014 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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It Might As Well Be Milk Chocolate: The Sea Salt Truffle Only Lives Up To Its Name In Aftertaste!

The Good: Good bulk options, Generally decent ingredients
The Bad: Light salt flavor, Lack of distinct flavor
The Basics: The Lindt Sea Salt Lindor truffles taste like fine milk chocolate, but are thoroughly underwhelming for the promised flavor.


As Lindt continues to expand its Lindor truffle, it is getting more imaginative with its flavors. Every now and then, though, even a wonderful company like Lindt has a flavor that does not quite land. While sea salt caramels are trendy right now, the Lindt attempt with their truffles is Sea Salt. The difference is all the difference and Sea Salt Lindor Truffles are surprisingly underwhelming; mildly salting chocolate is nothing, apparently, like wrapping chocolate around dry, buttery, salty caramel.

Basics

Lindt Lindor Sea Salt truffles are one of the newest chocolate truffles from the Swiss chocolatiers Lindt & Sprungli and their U.S.-based subsidiary. Each truffle is a one inch sphere of milk chocolate with a shell about an eighth of an inch thick. This shell covers a thick brown chocolate ganache ball inside and that center ball is a softer substance than the outer coating. Each of the truffles comes individually wrapped in a dark blue foil wrapper, which is very easy to distinguish from other Lindt Lindor truffles. While I usually rail against the environmental impact of individually-wrapped candies, it is hard to imagine Lindt Lindor truffles not wrapped. This keeps each one clean, unmelted and intact.

Each Lindor Truffle is a sphere with a seam at the hemisphere that is essentially a smooth milk chocolate globe sealing in a soft creamy ball inside. Currently sold individually (at approximately $.75/ea), by the pound or in various-sized packs outside the Lindt retail stores, Sea Salt Lindor truffles are priced on par with the rest of their non-exclusive truffle flavors.

Ease of Preparation

These are candy, so preparing them is as simple as unwrapping the foil wrapper around the actual chocolate truffles. There is no special way to unwrap or eat Lindt Lindor Sea Salt truffles; it's not like harvesting one’s own salt from the Dead Sea!

Taste

Opening the wrapper from the Sea Salt truffles, one encounters what appears to be a very typical and unremarkable milk chocolate truffle. The (mostly) smooth sphere smells only of chocolate, without any hint of any other flavors from the aroma it possesses.

The Sea Salt truffle tastes like milk chocolate when it is placed on the tongue. As the chocolate melts, or is agitated by the tongue, tiny crystals of salt are exposed. The offer a slight salt flavor that cuts the overall sweetness of the chocolate, but does little else. Instead, this tastes mostly like a milk chocolate truffle with minimal embellishment. Interestingly, I could find no hint of salt in the ganache alone, so the salt seems to be in only the outer coating!

The Sea Salt flavor seems to reach its potential as an aftertaste. These truffles have a fairly strong, dry salty aftertaste that lingers in the mouth for a minute after the truffle is consumed.

Nutrition

The Sea Salt Lindt Lindor truffles are candy, so they are not intended to be a bastion of good health. Lindt Lindor truffles are made of good ingredients, which is probably why they are so expensive. The primary ingredients are milk chocolate, vegetable oil and sugar. There is nothing unpronounceable in these candies, which is something I have come to expect from Lindt.

A serving of the Lindt Lindor Sea Salt truffles is one truffle. From a single truffle, one consumes 70 calories and 6 grams of fat. There are twenty-five milligrams of Sodium, but no cholesterol in these truffles. This flavor is also devoid of any vitamins. There is, however, one gram of protein and 2% of the RDA of Calcium in each truffle.

Honestly, these are candy and anyone looking to them for actual nutrition has unrealistic expectations for them. These are not Vegan-compliant, nor are they recommended for anyone with a nut allergy as they are produced on the same equipment that peanuts (and tree nuts) pass over. They are marked as kosher dairy, but are not gluten-free.

Storage/Clean-up

The Lindt Lindor Sea Salt truffles remain fresh for quite some time. However, they ought to be kept in a cool environment between 60 and 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Kept in such an environment, the truffles we bought a month ago would easily have lasted until next year, but with holiday snacking these will not.

As for cleanup, throw the wrappers in the garbage. Outside that, there is no real cleanup needed, unless one is eating them in a hot environment. In that case, it is likely one would need to wash their hands. If these truffles melt into most fabrics, they will stain. For that style of clean-up, be sure to consult a fabric guide for whatever you stained.

Overall

The Lindt Sea Salt Lindor Truffles do not make a splash on the tongue and as a result, the consumer is left feeling like they have overpaid for a Milk Chocolate truffle.

For other Lindt treats, please check out my reviews of:
Lindt Strawberries & Cream Lindor Truffles
Lindt Coconut Lindor Truffles
Cappuccino Lindt Lindor Truffles

4/10

For other chocolate reviews, please check out my Chocolate Review Index Page for an organized listing!

© 2014 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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Lindt Strawberries & Cream Lindor Truffles Don’t Land The Fruit Flavor!

The Good: Good bulk options, Generally decent ingredients
The Bad: Does not taste like strawberries at all
The Basics: Despite the amazing aroma, the Lindt Strawberries & Cream Lindor truffles fall flat on the flavor front.


As I continue to write reviews based upon my amazing vacation to the Mall Of America (reviewed here!), I have been pleasantly struck by how very few “misses” there were in all of the things that my wife and I picked up. Unfortunately, the Lindt Strawberries & Cream lindor truffles were one of the few products I picked up on my vacation that did not land with me. As much as I love most of the Lindt Lindor Truffle line, the Strawberries & Cream do not possess the promised flavor and that makes for a disappointing confection.

Basics

Lindt Lindor Strawberries & Cream truffles are one of the newest chocolate truffles from the Swiss chocolatiers Lindt & Sprungli and their U.S.-based subsidiary. Each truffle is a one inch sphere of white chocolate with a shell about an eighth of an inch thick. This shell covers a thick pink supposedly strawberry flavored ganache ball inside and that center ball is a softer substance than the outer coating. Each of the truffles comes individually wrapped in a light pink foil wrapper, which is very easy to distinguish from other Lindt Lindor truffles. While I usually rail against the environmental impact of individually-wrapped candies, it is hard to imagine Lindt Lindor truffles not wrapped. This keeps each one clean, unmelted and intact.

Each Lindor Truffle is a sphere with a seam at the hemisphere that is essentially a white chocolate globe with pink spots sealing in a soft creamy ball inside. Currently sold individually (at approximately $.75/ea), by the pound or in various-sized packs outside the Lindt retail stores, Strawberries & Cream Lindor truffles are priced on par with the rest of their non-exclusive truffle flavors.

Ease of Preparation

These are candy, so preparing them is as simple as unwrapping the foil wrapper around the actual chocolate truffles. There is no special way to unwrap or eat Lindt Lindor Strawberries & Cream truffles; it's not like growing organic strawberries and milking your own cow to make your own cream!

Taste

Opening the wrapper from the Strawberries & Cream truffles, the strong, familiar scent of strawberries bursts forth. This is an entirely delightful, sweet scent that is instantly recognizable to anyone who loves strawberries!

The white chocolate coating of the Strawberries & Cream truffles is thick, sweet and creamy without truly being waxy at all. The strength of the white chocolate overwhelms even the hint of fruit flavor. The center is sweet and creamy without any real strawberry flavor. Blended with the white chocolate coating, the fruit flavor is entirely eliminated, making the scent more of a tease than a taste.

The Strawberries & Cream lindor truffles leaves no aftertaste in the mouth, which is nice.

Nutrition

The Strawberries & Cream Lindt Lindor truffles are candy, so it is tough to look at these for something nutritious and then blame them for not being healthy. Lindt Lindor truffles are made of good ingredients, which is probably why they are so expensive. The primary ingredients are sugar, vegetable oil and cocoa butter. There is nothing unpronounceable in these candies, which is something I have come to expect from Lindt.

A serving of the Lindt Lindor Strawberries & Cream truffles is one truffle. From a single truffle, one consumes 80 calories, 6 grams of fat. There are nineteen milligrams of Sodium, but no cholesterol in these truffles. This flavor is also devoid of any vitamins. There is, however, one gram of protein in each truffle.

Honestly, these are candy and anyone looking to them for actual nutrition needs to get a reality check. These are not Vegan-compliant, nor are they recommended for anyone with a nut allergy as they are produced on the same equipment that peanuts (and tree nuts) pass over. They are, not marked as kosher, nor gluten-free.

Storage/Clean-up

The Lindt Lindor Strawberries & Cream truffles remain fresh for quite some time. However, they ought to be kept in a cool environment between 60 and 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Kept in such an environment, the truffles we bought a month ago would have lasted until next year, but they won't because my wife likes them quite a bit more than I did!

As for cleanup, throw the wrappers in the garbage and that is all of the cleanup needed! Outside that, there is no real cleanup needed, unless one is eating them in a hot environment. In that case, it is likely one would need to wash their hands. If these truffles melt into most fabrics, they will stain. For that style of clean-up, be sure to consult a fabric guide for whatever you stained.

Overall

The Lindt Strawberries & Cream Lindor Truffles are mediocre at best. Those who truly love the combination of fruit and chocolate flavors will be unimpressed by how the strawberry flavor does not assert itself well enough to counter the white chocolate “cream” aspect of these truffles.

For other Lindt treats, please check out my reviews of:
Lindt Coconut Lindor Truffles
Cappuccino Lindt Lindor Truffles
Lindt Excellence Chili Chocolate Squares

4/10

For other food reviews, please check out my Food Review Index Page!

© 2014 W.L. Swarts. May not be reprinted without permission.
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