Valrhona Chocolate Caramelia 36% Feves - 1 lb

This was my Valentine's day chocolate. I love this brand of chocolate and I was pleased to find it here on Amazon for such a nice price. The chocolate arrived in a sealed black bag, the chocolates were whole and not the least bit stale or melted.Best of all, since it was my gift to myself, I put it into a nice box and kept it at my desk to enjoy a little chocolate pick me up whenever the mood struck.If you've never bought valrhona, allow me to describe it; smooth with a sweet chocolate flavor that lingers on the tongue, there is just a hing of caramel to each feve. If you are hoping for something like a rollo, caramello or Chiradelli, buy something else. This does not have a liquidy or chewy center, the caramel is infused in the chocolate, think of a caramel latte and not a rollo blizzard, there are no little bits of caramel in this chocolate.Also, it is pretty sweet, so if you favor a more bittersweet chocolate, you should check out the valrhona dark chocolates, they are also pretty good. But the caramelia is my favorite, I prefer milk chocolates.I just ate the very last piece and am awestruck that I ate an entire pound of chocolate in 13 days. Yikes, I feel terribly piggish. Now I'm wondering if I should do it again.

This was shipped to me via FedEx in a regular envelope with no ice packs or anything. The entire bag of chocolate discs melted and is now 1 giant block of chocolate. A piece I was able to break off has a great taste, I just wish it wasn’t a giant block.

This Chocolate is great for truffles! Melts smoothly and incorporating a flavor base is a breeze. Since it is a milk chocolate the amount of cream should be cut in half. Melt with cream, add Kahlua, stir in toffee bits and cool. Grind toffee to a dust, portion ganache and roll in toffee dust. If you enjoy milk chocolate, this chocolate can be used in a very creative manner! I wish the price was a bit more in line for being only a one pound bag, ergo the 4 stars.

I used these to make a milk chocolate and Chestnut Swiss buttercream frosting for a Buche de Noel. I melted about 4 ounces and combined it with 4 oz of pureed chestnuts, a few tablespoons white honey, and a few tablespoons of French Brandy before incorporating into the buttercream. It came out amazing. The slightly caramelized flavor with the milk chocolate and chestnuts was perfect.I also used this to create Chai spiced truffles that were rolled in toasted coconut. Again, it worked out beautifully and the caramel flavor really enhanced the overall taste experience.Overall, this is a beautiful and unique chocolate to work with. Additionally, not once have I had any problems with it seizing, which I cannot say for all the chocolate I work with from Valrhona. This stuff is a dream. Will definitely be purchasing it again.

This has an amazing creamy flavor with just the hint of caramel richness to it. Perfect for desserts or scones. I can't rave about this enough. It takes about 4 pieces to equal one ounce. Easy to chop and incorporate.

It’s chocolate / it’s caramelIt’s lovely . Added an extra dimension to my trashcan cookies thank you.

Delivered product exactly as described. Will use again. Very fast.

I am not crazy about this flavor. I was hoping for a caramel-type chocolate flavor, but it didn't quite hit that mark. I won't buy this one again, as the flavor is not to my taste.