Trader Joe’s Milk & Dark Chocolate Orange Review. UPDATED

12 Nov

Trader Joe’s Milk & Dark Chocolate Orange Review. UPDATED

Trader Joe’s Milk (& Dark) Chocolate Orange Review (updated)

I hadn’t bought the traditional chocolate orange for a few years, but had a craving for it last Christmas. You know the drill – break the chocolate apart by banging the top on the counter – but I didn’t look at the box until after my first slice, when I thought, hmm, this is better than usual. I bought it at Trader Joes, and thought it was the original Terry’s Chocolate Orange ( which Trader Joe’s did sell one year). But this one was Trader Joe’s house brand, Trader Joe’s Milk Chocolate Orange. It’s better than the original!

milk chocolate trader joes orange
The original MILK Chocolate Orange from Trader Joe’s from What’s New at Trader Joes.

The Trader Joe’s version still has that great combo of orange and chocolate, but the chocolate isn’t as sour – it tastes more refreshing, with less of an aftertaste. Maybe it’s not quite as sweet, so you don’t feel funny afterwards, either. The box is also quite attractive, with a woodblock-like drawing of orange trees, so it’s all good.

Terry’s Chocolate Orange is made by a conglomerate!

Actually, Kraft makes the original original chocolate orange, not Terry, and it is also sold under the Tobler name, (which I’ve seen in previous years.) It’s an acquired taste we can all remember from the holidays, I’m sure. However, I’m not going back to the original, I’m going forward to the future. If  Trader Joe’s will keep this version in stock, and we all know that’s a crap shoot.

UPDATE – Now Trader Joe’s DARK Chocolate Orange

Ahahahahh! I was right! Trader Joe messed up the milk chocolate one by stopping it! I called them this week after so many visitors here, and they told me they only sell the Dark one now.

It’s okay, but I wouldn’t buy it again. (If there are any left on the shelf now!) I think the tart orange is a better match with the sweeter chocolate. Plus I like the color!

slices of trader joes dark chocolate orange
Slices of Trader Joes Dark Chocolate Orange

I asked my neighbor to try it, and she thought it was “great!”. When I asked for more details she said “It’s more orangey than I thought it would be.” She’s a vegan, so she doesn’t have any choice – she can’t eat milk chocolate, but the rest of us can, TJ, so why don’t we have a choice??

If they’re out of it at your local Trader Joe’s, Amazon has it, of course, at a reasonable price. They also have a fancy title for it:  Trader Joe’s Seasonal All Natural Dark Chocolate Orange with 20 Break-apart Segments / No Artificial Colors or Flavors / No Preservatives

Amazon also carries the Original Terry’s Chocolate Orange.

Have you tried the Dark Chocolate Orange? What do you think?

ByDonna L. Barstow

Cartoonist and lover of everything chocolate related, in no particular order.

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