Friday, 28 May 2010
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Small But Mighty: Vegan Truffles by The Smallest Bite
This is a guest post from CakeSpy.
In general, I love desserts that incorporate great quality and massive quantity. But in my more refined moments, even I can admit that sometimes, small bites can be exquisite.
Such is the case with truffles by The Smallest Bite, a Rhode Island-based chocolate company run by Season James (perhaps identical cousin to Autumn Martin, who does chocolate in Seattle?) who recently sent me a parcel of pint-sized sweets for me to sample.
The Smallest Bite specializes in organic, vegan truffles which are made with all natural, free trade ingredients. All of this may sound very granola, but the taste is anything but: these are deep, dark, and incredibly rich. They create said truffles in a collection of flavors which include the original (a bittersweet chocolate), a toasted coconut and pistachio variety, and the one we tried--the blackberry pretzel.
Now, I didn't sample the other flavors, but I am nonetheless pretty sure that blackberry pretzel must be the best. The blackberry provides a tart, subtle undertone, and the pretzel provides a delicious saltiness: both taste profiles are made even better by the extreme chocolatiness of the truffle.
The only catch with my parcel from The Smallest Bite seemed to be the packaging: my parcel arrived with the truffles overturned and the little candy cups overturned; in spite of this dissaray, however, the goods themselves were not damaged, and I was assured that this had not been a problem with shipments.
Want some for yourself? Order online at thesmallestbite.com.
Are you a vegan or do you find yourself 'afraid' to try vegan eats?
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Comments (14)
Those look awesome. I'm vegan, wish we could get a recipe for them. :P
I go back and forth between vegan and vegetarian. I definitely cook/bake vegan at home, and also look for vegan options. These look so great! I want to order some now :o) Thanks for sharing!
yumm. way too pricey, but they look delish.. vegan products are always good
i'm vegan. i'm not big on rich sweets or chocolate, but i'm sure my kids would love those.
i do like coconut an awful lot though. ( :
I am debating about going vegan/vegetarian again, but this time doing it for the right reasons. I have no problem with vegan eats what so ever. These look amazing. I am tempted to try to make my own vegan truffles now.
looks delicious! :D
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Why is this on healthkicker instead of ireallylikefood?!?
omfg, I want those. Even if I weren't vegan I would still want them. Who can deny sweets anyway?!
they sound incredible! i'll definitely look into ordering them. too bad mothers day passed.
Yum :D
those look good!!
They sound really good. I think I'll have to look into ordering them (when I get paid).
im vegan :] if i can talk someone into ordering them for me, i will
Hello Chocolate Lovers!
These yummy vegan chocolate truffles will be available on a Groupon feature tomorrow June 29th!
You can order a 6 piece box for half the price!
Please check it out! You can sign up here for the 1 day deal on our delicious truffles:
http://www.groupon.com/subscriptions/new?utm_content=explore&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Search&utm_term=groupon%20providence
Love,
The Smallest Bite