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Bacon Caramel Toffee – ‘Nuff Said.

June 21st, 2011

Or shall we go with what the label reads "Crunchy, Smoky, Sweet Love?"

Barr and I love bacon but I have been hesitant to embrace the bacon flavored candy trend. A few years back, it seemed like almost every confection I sampled at the Fancy Food Show had a bacon component and I was not overly impressed, until now.

I was shopping at The Cheese Iron, my most favorite cheese shop in greater Portland and as I strolled through the store waiting for a supremely well-made Cubano sandwich, this Bacon Caramel Toffee caught my eye and landed in my basket. The lovely gal working the counter assured me,  "It is really, really good and definitely worth the $12.99 price tag."

The folks at Vosges take chocolate very seriously, the quality of their chocolate is excellent and the products they create are quite unique. Vosges Black Pearl Exotic Candy Bar is made from ginger, wasabi, black sesame seeds and dark chocolate. Their Woolloomooloo Exotic Candy Bar combines roasted and salted macadamia nuts plus Indonesian coconut and milk chocolate.

Let's get back to the Bacon Caramel Toffee. It was superb. Thin toffee deftly seasoned with small pieces of applewood smoked bacon, enrobed in creamy milk chocolate and dusted delicately with smoked salt. This confection is perfectly balanced and nuanced to a T.

If someone offers you a taste of crunchy, smoky, sweet love, definitely say "Yes!"

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