Vegan Cuts Chocolate Box

I LOVE CHOCOLATE!!!! But, so many chocolates contain dairy. Boo. Sad face. Even dark chocolate, which I naturally like better than milk chocolate (even when I did eat dairy) often has milk in it. So, when I heard about Vegan Cuts Chocolate box, I had to give it a try. Lots of new chocolates to learn about and decide what I like so I can search for them to satisfy my chocolate craving. The box cost $27.95 and I feel like I got a real value. When the box arrived, the first thing I noticed was just how heavy it was. And, it was jam-packed full!!! I wanted to give an honest opinion about each product, so my review is later than I received it because I thought everything deserved a sampling. 

Lovebean Superfood Fudge Spread (variety of flavors) - 28 g
Coconut and chocolate are meant for each other and this spread is meant for your next sundae, toast or snack or velvety, dreamy dark chocolate spread is the perfect topping for a romantic dessert for two.
Tastes just like rich chocolate frosting. Yes, I spread it on a cracker and ate it right up.

Emmy's Organics Dark Cacao Macaroons - 2 oz   Macaroons made with melt-in-your-mouth dark cacao for an brain-awakening treat. Really tasty and rich. Great dark chocolate

 Wild Friends Chocolate Coconut Peanut Butter - 1.15 oz
A smooth, natural nut butter that combines chocolate, peanut and coconut for a sweet and savory treat. ITSingle serving treat. It was OK. I admit, though that I'm not the biggest fan of flavored peanut butter. But at least it wasn't super sweet like some flavored nut-butters. I didn't taste any coconut and the chocolate wasn't really strong. No complaints, but not really "wowed." 

Creek House Patisserie 2pc Truffles - 0.95 oz. Decadent double dark chocolate truffles with a 72% bittersweet chocolate outer shell.   I sampled one of these immediately. Rich, smooth, dark chocolate. Perfection!!! Some famous brand name truffles have nothing on these!!!

 Jen's Zen Chocolate Sauce (variety of flavors) - 9.6 oz
Award-winning chocolate dessert topping and spread made with sweet and creamy organic coconut milk and coconut oil.   Amazing on ice cream. Just like hot fudge. 

Substantial Chocolate Magical Maca Bar - 1.25 oz  Classic exotic superfood bar made with maca and chocolate to produce a harmony of toasty butterscotch, light cacao, and maximum aphrodisiac powers.

My first thought sampling this was that it was a little dry and had an odd sweetness to it. It has very few ingredients and after the first bite, I REALLY LIKED IT!!! It became smooth feeling and smooth tasting. I think this is a win. 

Cocoa Cravings Criollo Chocolate Bar - 1.76 oz All natural chocolate bars made from the fabled "Criollo Arriba beans" using a recipe based on a simple combination of cacao beans, cane sugar and pure vanilla.

Bixby & Co Bar (variety of flavors) - 1.5 oz
Fair trade chocolate that features a delicious medley of fruits, nuts,spices, and brown rice crisps.Not too sweet, but just right. Actually reminded me of Carnation Breakfast Bars. Do they make those anymore? I wouldn't know, but I liked this bar. It was just right, but I didn't eat it as a meal ... it was more of a snack. That's OK, right?

Sjaak's Organic Chocolates Eli's Earth Treasure Bar - 1.5 oz Organic, fair trade chocolate bars that combine a smooth peanut butter crunch with a layer of caramel coated in delicious melk chocolate.    OMIGOSH!!! When they say candy bar, they mean it. This was sooo delicious. Really satisified my peanut butter, caramel, chocolate cravings. Some things you just can't find vegan very easily. I looked at their website and they are only available January 1-29. WHAT??? NEED MORE!!!

The Good Bean Fruit & No-Nut Chocolate Berry Bar - 40 g   A lower fat, high fiber alternative to other bars to cure your chocolate craving.
This was pretty good. A little sweet. Good crunch. I didn't notice a lot of chocolate flavor though. Of course, it could be because I was wolfing it down after a hard morning run. 

 Earnest Eats Baked Bar  - 1.9 oz --A healthy, whole food bar that combines oats, nut butter and delicious chocolate flavors. I already know about Earnest Eats ... and I love them. Double Chocolate Espresso ... yes! Please!!! 

 Chocolita Pine Pollen & Lemon Raw White Chocolate Bar - 1.23 oz Known for its immune supporting and energy boosting powers, pine pollen helps give this superfood chocolate bar its unique and irresistible flavor.  White chocolate is always a winner. This was surprisingly great. I'm not a white chocolate fan ... to rich. This was just right with a hint of lemon. It's not a white color, though. 
 Molly Rose Chocolate & Roses Lip Balm - .15 oz. Rich, smooth cocoa butter and rose essential oil with a hint of sweet chocolate to bring smoothness and a smile to your lips.   I tried this immediately and found it to be a little bit ... soft and wetter than I'm used to. But, it may be the naturalness and purity of the ingrediets. It seems like it might melt if left out in hot Texas sun, so I will be careful with it and I'm not writing it off. It tasted AMAZING though. If you had children, you might want to keep them away from it because they might think it's candy.

Thesis Chocolatier's Gift Raw Cacao Face Mask - .5 oz  Handmade organic face mask that uses cacao to nourish and regenerate dry skin  I wasn't sure what to think at first. This is a very very fine powder and I haven't ever used a powder mask. So, I poured a bit into my hand,added water and turned it into a paste, spread it on my face. Smelled good enough to eat ...I didn't. After a few minutes it dried and I rinsed. I always feel good after a mask, so I can't say if it was any different. .

 ...and some surprises!

I brewed the Chocolate Spice Black Tea immediately. It smells amazing, but not chocolatey and didn't have a lot of chocolate flavor. That's OK, though, it had great flavor, the chocolate just didn't come through very strong. 

The Vegan Protein was pretty good chocolate protein shake. It had the usual powdery feel as any other protein shake powder does, but no funny aftertaste. 

Check out the haul when it's in one big pile.