This bar is clearly marked gluten free, which is very important in our house. In addition it is soy free, non gmo, organic and fair trade certified. The chocolate here is 47%, which is a really nice balance between milk and dark and falls in my preferred range.

The coconut toffee is very crisp and crunchy, with a salty, buttery flavor that isn't too sweet.  A great balance which made the bar irresistible. The coconut flavor was not overpowering and I think even people on the fence over coconut would enjoy this bar.

This autumn, I noticed that they had come out with some special holiday flavors and grabbed a few bars to taste.  First up is the Dark Chocolate with Peppermint Crunch.  Unlike many peppermint bars, this bar doesn't include pulverized bits of peppermint, but instead relies on cacao nibs for the crunch.  It was a delightful surprise, which kept the bar from being too sweet.  This is a great holiday bar which I highly recommend.

I'm Jamie Wynne Kales of Jamie Wynne Floral, a San Diego floral designer and concept stylist.  I embrace the strength of flowers to enhance a product's presence in the marketplace; in a word, flowers are all about drama and they bring a product to life.  In my work, contrast is a power player, nothing is off limits, details become new fashion. My floral experience is aimed at lifting the senses to a new level, often with my own witty twists on international trends.   So when I proposed a Valentine's floral design workshop for Whole Foods Market La Jolla--titled "Flowers of Decadence", it was my intent to give people an extra-sensory, pampered experience.  I wanted to 'marry' my talents with their great team, using the workshop as a vehicle to highlight Lake Champlain Chocolate.  Whole Foods gave me full artistic license to do this.

I was recently sent some chocolate bars by Yes Cacao so that I could try them and post a review.  Yes Cacao is quite a bit different from your usual chocolate bar maker in that their chocolate is not roasted.  In addition, they add "functional medicine" to their chocolate in the form of herbs, extracts and other super-foods.

I sampled all three bars and I have to say that they are very different from other chocolate:

Karma Mellowl -- They call this golden chocolate, and as you can see from the photo it is quite golden in color.  This was a very mildly flavored bar with an herbal flavor up front and bitter spiciness in the finish.  The texture was quite grainy and softer than I expected.  This was probably my least favorite of the three.

Gaba Baba -- This bar was more like chocolate for me with a firm texture that was dry but melted more smoothly.  The flavor here is rich and buttery with a bit of a caramel flavor and a hint of fruit that almost reminded me of bubble gum.

Dirty -- This bar was almost crumbly, with a slightly gritty texture.  I would say this was the closest to a dark chocolate bar, but with the bracing flavor of mint and anise.  In fact, the bar contains both peppermint and fennel.  This was the most refreshing of the bars with an interesting and subtle flavor.

Amy's has a new line of candy bars -- many of which are gluten free (yea!) and this particular bar is also organic and contains no HFCS, preservatives or GMO's. The ingredient list is short and contains nothing weird, so while this is an indulgence, full of sugar and butter, I feel perfectly fine having it for a special treat.

I love that this bar is actually two smaller bars, each a nice size for a snack.  The toffee is thick, perfectly crunchy and well flavored. The salty hit is perfect here and the dark chocolate keeps things from being too sweet. I love toffee and have tried many different brands, and I have to say that this ranks right up there at the top.

I'm very much looking forward to trying the other gluten free bars from Amy's -- Chewy and Crispy.