Our wonderful chocolatier and culinary adventurer Javier Valencia developed them.We take dried apricots, coat them in our delicious 68% Fortunato No. 4 dark chocolate, and then sprinkle them with cayenne pepper for a sweet-heat bite that lovers of spicy chocolate and chili chocolate will appreciate.These dark chocolate apricots are my brother Brian's favorites.I tend to be biased against spice.I generally opt for food with limited heat.However, in preparation for making this announcement, I spent some time with a bag of these beauties.They aren't over the top spicy.The cayenne comes on at the end.Dried apricots are tart and have a lovely jelly texture.Our coating of 68% dark chocolate on the outside adds sweetness, but not too much, and also contributes a wonderful creaminess to the mouthfeel.If it wasn't for the cayenne, these chocolate covered apricots would be extremely addictive.Dark chocolate apricots are hypnotizing. The texture is so very pleasing.But then comes the spice.For me, after three apricots the accumulated spice was enough to snap me out of the relaxed, gurgling, unconscious chewing state I'd drifted into.The heat keeps you honest.There are many health benefits to eating dark chocolate apricots that I don't have space to get fully into.Suffice it to say that dark chocolate is very heart friendly, and apricots are high in vitamin c and soluble fiber.Whether you think of them as chocolate dipped apricots or chocolate covered apricots, this balance of fruit, rich dark chocolate, and cayenne makes them memorable.A quick google search will add complimentary information to my three nutrition facts above.From our family business to you, enjoy!Our chocolate is heavy metal free. Visit https://fortunatochocolate.com/pages/faq to see our testing results.
