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Theo Chocolate Giveaway

May 29, 2013


I hope everyone had a safe long weekend, especially now that we’re coming into summer.  My weekend was extra long and extra happy – mostly because when I got home from work on Thursday I had a package waiting for me!  Getting something other than bills in the mail is incredibly exciting.  Getting a box of chocolate in the mail is extra exciting.  The good people over at Theo Chocolate  sent me an assortment to try out and one lucky blog reader will get some of their own in this week’s giveaway!

unopened chocolate bars

I took a tour of their factory last summer (excuse the quality of the photo, this was taken on a cell phone) and fell in love with their chocolate.  You get to see the whole process and sample a variety of flavors – definitely work the few dollars it costs.  It’s really nice to see the love and care they’re taking to make the chocolate and get a little info about where chocolate comes from.  If you’re even in Seattle I highly recommend you check it out.  You’ll get to wear a stylish hair-net, too.  Theo Chocolate is organic and fair trade, so you can feel good about eating it.  The ingredients list is pretty spectacular too.  In the plain dark chocolate bars, there’s nothing but cocoa beans, sugar, cocoa butter, and vanilla bean, nothing better than nice and simple.

chocolate factory tour

My sister Nikki and I

In addition to the plain bars, they have a variety of tempting flavors.  I had the Bread & Chocolate, Coconut Curry, Cherry & Chili, Monkey Bar, and Coffee & Cream.  The winner of the giveaway can choose to get the same mix I had, or pick 4 bars of their own to try (as not every flavor I tried was gluten-free and/or vegan, but plenty are!).  I already knew that the first three were my favorites from the tour I took, but I couldn’t resist trying out the Monkey Bar and Coffee & Cream, which are limited edition flavors.

opened chocolate bars

Everyone should order at least 15 of the Monkey Bars, ASAP.  That baby is milk chocolate with roasted almonds, banana chips, and salty pretzel bits – this is my new favorite chocolate bar in the world.  The others are all very, very good.  The bread and chocolate has crispy, salty bits of bread that really compliment the dark chocolate.  The coconut curry is not something you’ll find anywhere else – slightly spicy, a little sweet, pure genius.  Cherry & Chili also has a sweet and spicy combo, I like to chop it up and use it in cookies with dried cherries.  The Coffee & Cream was amazing as well, like eating a mocha.  I’m not always the biggest chocolate fan because the quality can be spotty, but the quality of all ingredients is very evident and makes for an amazing eating experience.

chocolate bar ingredients

Cherry & Chili Bar Ingredients List

To enter, use the Rafflecopter below.  One winner can choose to pick four bars of their own or get the same sample I picked out.  I was provided free chocolate for the purposes of a reviewing and additional for giving away to one blog reader, but all opinions are my own.  Open to residents of the United States.

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175 Comments
    Sue Hull Jun 06, 2013

    The Coffee & Cream sounds delish.They all look so good.Thank you 🙂

    Donna K Jun 06, 2013

    Coffee & Cream sounds good.

    laurie Jun 06, 2013

    the monkey bar

    Renee G Jun 06, 2013

    I would love to try the coffee and cream bar.

    Annmarie W. Jun 06, 2013

    I would actually love to try their PINK VANILLA SALTED CARAMEL! But for the chocolate bars, I know I’d love the Hazelnut Crunch!

    Pam Parson Jun 06, 2013

    Gotta try the Monkey Bar 🙂

    Louis Jun 06, 2013

    I’d like to try the Monkey Bars.

    Meryl Jun 06, 2013

    The Coffee and Cream sounds great.

    Ellen C. Jun 06, 2013

    I’d like to try the coffee and cream variety. Thanks for the chance.

    Dawn k Jun 06, 2013

    I think the money bar sounds cool.

    Brandi Hawn Jun 06, 2013

    cherry chili and coconut curry sound really yummy!…they all do 🙂

    Brenda Jun 06, 2013

    Monkey Bars

    Lucy Lopez Jun 06, 2013

    COCONUT
    70% DARK CHOCOLATE

    cassie Jun 06, 2013

    the original mint

    Shannon Jun 06, 2013

    I’d love to try the coffee bar.

    Dana Y. Jun 06, 2013

    The Monkey Bar sounds super delish!!!!

    Kim Cowgar Jun 06, 2013

    I’d love to try the Chai bar or the Monkey bar

    April M Jun 05, 2013

    I’d like to try chai, hazelnut crunch, salted almond dark chocolate and coconut dark chocolate. Yum!

    Chavonne H Jun 05, 2013

    Bread and chocolate sounds interesting.

    Kristie D. Jun 05, 2013

    I would love to try a bunch of the flavors but especially the Monkey Bar since you recommended it so highly. kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you.

    Kerrin Treas Jun 05, 2013

    Coconut curry <3

    gaiantlc Jun 05, 2013

    Fig, Fennel & Almond, oh man!!!

    pat Jun 05, 2013

    the ghost chili bar sounds yummy

    Nadene Adams Jun 05, 2013

    I want to try the Monkey Bar! It sounds delicious

    Claire Jun 05, 2013

    Coffee and Cream and the Chili one!

    Aimee Jun 05, 2013

    These look awesome! curious about the coffee cream dream and monkey bars!

    Kelley H Jun 05, 2013

    cherry & chili

    Kathy H. Jun 05, 2013

    I would love to try coffee and cream!

    Parisa Mansoori Jun 05, 2013

    coffee cream dream

    Meghan Finley Jun 04, 2013

    I’d love to try the hazelnut crunch. Love their treats but never knew you could take a factory tour! Thanks for letting me know 🙂

    michelle gilliland mcafee Jun 04, 2013

    Monkey bars… mmmm

    Rhea Stogsdill Chladek Jun 04, 2013

    I am intrigued by the Monkey Bars and the mocha one…

    🙂 Rhea Stogsdill Chladek

    Cheryl Chervitz Jun 04, 2013

    I want to try the Mint Chocolate bar. I love chocolate, gotta have it! Thanks for the chance.

    Heidi S Jun 04, 2013

    The bread and chocolate bar sounds interesting!

    Lauren Rochon Jun 04, 2013

    I would really like to try the Coffee and Cream.

    odessa frey Jun 04, 2013

    Monkey bars!!!

    natalie parvis Jun 04, 2013

    The monkey bar! Yum!

    Emily Ploch Jun 03, 2013

    Monkey bar!

    Cody Anderson Jun 03, 2013

    I would like to try the Coffee and Cream.

    Jennifer P -Vicki Vix (on r/c form) Jun 03, 2013

    I’m most interested in trying the Coffee and Cream.

    Yolanda Jun 03, 2013

    I would love to try the Monkey Bar.

    Vikki Billings Jun 03, 2013

    I would love to try the Monkey Bars!!

    Arinna Jun 03, 2013

    I’d love to try the coffee and cream chocolate!

      Kelly Jun 03, 2013

      I know, right? They have lots of fun wrappers, I love it.

    Anna Jun 03, 2013

    I’d love to try the mint one

    ANN*H Jun 03, 2013

    the orange and dark chocolate bar sound yummy

    wendy b Jun 02, 2013

    I choose bread & chocolate flavor because I’m curious about what it tastes like.

    Kristen N. Jun 02, 2013

    Coffee and Cream sounds delicious!

    Danielle Porter Jun 02, 2013

    I would like to try the coffee and cream!

    Christy McMahon Jun 02, 2013

    The orange dark chocolate bar! They all sound awesome though!

    Gianna Jun 02, 2013

    Coffee & Cream sounds awesome!

    LaNan R Jun 02, 2013

    I’d like to try the Monkey Bar.

    Daraya Jun 02, 2013

    I would love to try their Orange Dark Chocolate bar! 🙂

    Marissa M Jun 02, 2013

    Coffee & Cream

    amy Jun 01, 2013

    Coffee & Cream

    rebecca day Jun 01, 2013

    i would like to try the the coffee and cream

    Melissa Curran Jun 01, 2013

    cherry and chili sounds interesting!

    Darcy Bishop Jun 01, 2013

    I would most like to try the ghost chili bar.

    Nancy Jun 01, 2013

    I’d like their Cherry and Almond Bar.

    Nancy Jun 01, 2013

    I would be most interested in trying the Monkey Bar – love almonds and bananas.

    Sarah Jun 01, 2013

    I would be all over the coffee and cream, mmm.

    domestic diva Jun 01, 2013

    Chili and cherry sounds fantastic. Yum!

    Sharon Jun 01, 2013

    i would love to try the coffee cream

    Christina Jun 01, 2013

    I’m going to go hunt down the monkey bars today! Sound awesome!

    Jen Haile Jun 01, 2013

    I’m most interested in trying the Coffee & Cream Bar!

    Wehaf Jun 01, 2013

    I think the cherry and chili bar sounds incredible, and I know my boyfriend would love it.

    Sarah Ann Walker Jun 01, 2013

    The Coffee & Cream is the flavor I am most interested in trying.

    Lydia Claire Jun 01, 2013

    The Cherry and Chili sounds really good and it’s vegan!

    Heather Manu Jun 01, 2013

    The Monkey Bars. mmmmmm…..

    Christine Morgan May 31, 2013

    I would love to try the monkey bars

    ma6791 May 31, 2013

    Coconut Curry Milk Chocolate sounds interesting!

    Allison Downes May 31, 2013

    I would love to try the monkey bar

    Thank you for the nice giveaway!

    kim j May 31, 2013

    I have never heard of bread and chocolate, I think I need to try this one!

    Angela May 31, 2013

    Monkey bars 🙂

    nichol tone May 31, 2013

    the monkey bars

    sb8857Sharon May 31, 2013

    The Cherry and Chilli Bar!
    Thank You for a Yummy, Chocolate Giveaway!!! 🙂

    puja May 31, 2013

    You’ve made the monkey bars sound soooo delicious….would love to try those the first!

    kelly Nicholson May 31, 2013

    Which flavor I reviewed (or any on the site) are you most interested in trying?

    coffee and cream chocolate

    Amanda May 31, 2013

    mmmm they all sounds so good! Coconut curry of Bread & Chocolate would be top to try.

    cw May 31, 2013

    The bread and chocolate flavor

    Dawn Monroe May 31, 2013

    I want to try the monkey bar!

    tracie brown May 31, 2013

    coffee and cream chocolate….YUM

      nancy pintinalli May 31, 2013

      monkey bar sounds fantastic. I would like to try them

    agnes May 31, 2013

    plain chocolate for me

      Kelly May 31, 2013

      Plain chocolate? So many great options! Are you a fan of milk or dark? They have varying levels of dark — a plain chocolate love’s dream

    Julie Thompson May 31, 2013

    Ghost chili, farmland, coffee are my top three that sound delicious. thank you for the giveaway

    Linda White May 31, 2013

    Monkey bar sounds good!

    Elizabeth M May 31, 2013

    I would love to try the coconut curry…sounds like the perfect combo of sweet and spicy

    Catherine Shaw May 31, 2013

    These sound wonderful. Coconut Curry is a standout!

    Becca May 31, 2013

    The Coffee and Cream sound great!

    YVONNE WOODSTOCK May 31, 2013

    Most eager to try Monkey Bar- chocolate and banana is one of my favorite flavor combinations ever! I would want to eat them all myself but truly I would actually gift them to our young adult kids. Their smiles are even sweeter than chocolate. : )

    Thank you to blogger and sponsor for this giveaway opportunity.

    Emily Wells May 31, 2013

    The Coffee and Cream. YUM!

      Lynn May 31, 2013

      never mind got it to work thanks 🙂

    mightyknittingchick May 31, 2013

    All the flavors sound so interesting. I’d try the Monkey Bar for sure.

    Kitty May 31, 2013

    Coffee & Cream

    Michelle Castagne May 30, 2013

    Cherry & chili sounds good.

      Kelly May 31, 2013

      you’re a lot more daring than I am!

    Amy May 30, 2013

    The Coffee and Cream sounds the best to me! Thanks for the giveaway!

    Krista W. May 30, 2013

    I’d love to try coffee & cream!

    Danielle May 30, 2013

    They all sound good! I’d like to try the cherry and chili for sure!

    Martina W. May 30, 2013

    The salted almond in milk chocolate sounds really good!

    Lynn May 30, 2013

    The monkey bars sound yummy!

    Jackie May 30, 2013

    I would love to try the Monkey Bar.
    Thanks!

    Gigi May 30, 2013

    The Coffee & Cream sounds amazing!

    Barb K May 30, 2013

    I would like to try the Salty Pretzel Bites.

    Ebie May 30, 2013

    Cherry and Chili intrigues me

    Laura Royal May 30, 2013

    Coffee & Cream is the one I want to try most!

    Denise May 30, 2013

    I’d try the Pure 70%. I like just plain old dark chocolate!

    james310 May 30, 2013

    I would love to try the Monkey bars they sound so delicious.

    Ani May 30, 2013

    I’d love to try the Bread & Chocolate flavor.

    Nicole @ Young, Broke and Hungry May 30, 2013

    I love Theo Chocolate! There is a chocolate bar constantly sitting in my fridge. I’m gonna have to try out the monkey bar.

      Kelly May 30, 2013

      You’re spoiled living so close! I’d probably go there every week for free samples 😉

    Darby May 30, 2013

    monkey bars!

    rachel May 30, 2013

    Oooh, coffee and cream!!

    nicole w May 30, 2013

    Coffee & cream sounds sooo good!

    Diana B. (@VeggieNextDoor) May 29, 2013

    I’ve heard so many great things about Theo chocolate but have never tried it myself. Cherry Chili sounds like a flavor I’d love as well as the Coconut Curry!

    Robyn R May 29, 2013

    I think I would HAVE to try the Monkey Bars. Cracks me up!

    moderngirlnutrition May 29, 2013

    You had me at the title! I have been dying to try Theo- love the ingredients, too! 🙂

    msh60 May 29, 2013

    I would have to pick the coffee and cream

    Arik Issan May 29, 2013

    Coffee & Cream must be great.

    Nicole Proctor May 29, 2013

    The chili bar and he monkey bar both look amazing!

      Kelly May 29, 2013

      It’s kind of like a fancier, more delicious version of a crunch bar!

    pricelessyona May 29, 2013

    Omgoodness- Coconut Curry sounds delicious – I want to try that one bad!

    The Peace Patch May 29, 2013

    The Cherry & Chili Bar sounds superyumful! Many thanks!

    Emi Pearce May 29, 2013

    Coconut curry because it sounds exotic

    shantelle stately May 29, 2013

    The coffee one sounds delicious!

    kelly mcgrew May 29, 2013

    the monkey bars and also the coffee cream!

    Sherry Compton May 29, 2013

    So many of them sound good. We love dark chocolate and I would like to try their dark chocolate, cherry, almond bar.

    Mim Bidlack May 29, 2013

    the monkey bars sound so yummy! I would love to try them.

    april May 29, 2013

    I would love to try the cherry and chili! Sounds great, sweet and spicy!

    Jessica Sage May 29, 2013

    the monkey bar!

    Maryann D. May 29, 2013

    I would really love to try the Coffee & Cream flavor

    Monja Blue May 29, 2013

    I’d love to try the Coconut Curry & Cherry and Chili! Thanks for a chance to win this delicious giveaway!

    Nicole May 29, 2013

    I would love to try the Monkey Bar

    Sarah May 29, 2013

    Omg the coffee one.

    Danielle May 29, 2013

    I would luv to try the Cherry almond!!!

    angela@anotherbiteplease May 29, 2013

    the monkey bar looks so good…well all of them really 🙂 i haven’t heard of this brand before so thanks for sharing the chocolate love.

    charj May 29, 2013

    I want to try the salted almond dark chocolate bar

      Kelly May 29, 2013

      That one is REALLY good too! I could probably just rave about every single flavor given the chance.

    tina reynolds May 29, 2013

    the coffee and cream sounds good

    Laura May 29, 2013

    Coffee & Cream 🙂

    Eden May 29, 2013

    Coffee and Cream sounds womderful!

    Vanessa May 29, 2013

    I want the Coconut 70% Dark Chocolate

      Kelly May 29, 2013

      I haven’t tried that one yet, but it sounds so good.

    Sara May 29, 2013

    The monkey bars look so yummy! I will be in Seattle in the fall, I think I’m going to need to take a tour too!

      Kelly May 29, 2013

      It’s SO worth it. I believe they recomment making a reservation or at least getting tickets a few hours in advance.

    Tyme May 29, 2013

    Oh, how I love me some Theo chocolates! Bought one at Whole Foods (not nearby) and fell in love. Have tried only one flavor. Would be delighted with any flavors!

    Myra May 29, 2013

    Coffee and cream for me. or the Monkey ones. Or…ok let’s be frank. I would try any and all of them!

    dorrie turner May 29, 2013

    The bread and chocolate sounds like fun!

    Adria May 29, 2013

    I love Theo chocolate!! I always buy it at my super market to add to gift bags and such. I so so so appreciate that it’s fair trade.

    Jennifer May 29, 2013

    the monkey bars look incredible!

    Tom May 29, 2013

    Coffee & Cream sounds great.

    Maria May 29, 2013

    Just plain chocolate. 🙂

    theveganronin May 29, 2013

    Bread and chocolate?! or maybe the coconut curry…. no I would eat the bread one first!

    Kelly May 29, 2013

    Mmm, the Coffee bar sounds awesome!

    Em @ Love A Latte May 29, 2013

    I was in Seattle last August! Chocolate looks delicious. I could eat it all right now and I don’t care that it’s 9am! =) Cute pic of you and your sister!

    Tina L May 29, 2013

    The cherry chili sounds really interesting!!