Coconut & Lime White Chocolate Block
A limited edition white chocolate bar favoured with coconut and lime from the Thorntons Chocolate Blocks range.
I have to admit, after reading the label, that I wasn’t particularly looking forward to trying this limited edition chocolate block, I have had other chocolate with coconut and was rather underwhelmed and some chocolate with lime tend to be too sweet and have a syrup like aftertaste.
But I must say I was quite surprised and impressed with Thorntons Coconut & Lime White chocolate block.
The chocolate bar comes in a lime green and brown box, a design matching the rest of the collection, with a limited edition “badge” in the top right hand corner. Inside the box the bar is wrapped in a silver coloured plastic foil.
Un-wrapping the bar releases a buttery aroma, with an underlying fresh citrus note from the natural lime. A rather surprising element are the brownish pink flecks of colour in the bar, at first I wasn’t too sure what these were, but it turns out they are coconut pieces that have been toasted and the colour has blended with the white chocolate.
The toasted coconut gives the chocolate bar a wonderful crunch, which I was not expecting. The lime is noticeable now and then, but gives more aroma than flavour.
The combination of the crunch with the smooth white chocolate and the odd hint of lime make this chocolate block pleasantly different, interesting and really worth trying, even for white chocolate haters.
£1.79, 80g.
Labelled: Vegetarian and Gluten Free.
