{"id":6933,"date":"2025-02-17T19:20:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T00:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/?p=6933"},"modified":"2025-07-30T01:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T05:03:10","slug":"aldi-mixed-berry-belgian-dark-chocolate-choceur-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/17\/aldi-mixed-berry-belgian-dark-chocolate-choceur-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Aldi Mixed Berry Belgian Dark Chocolate (Choceur) Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Author’s Note: These are my own snarktastic opinions. I have no affiliation with Aldi<\/a>, and this is not a sponsored review.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I must fulfill my moral obligations.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of my readers contacted me to recommend this Choceur Mixed Berry Chocolate Bar from Aldi. She even went out of her way to tell me to look for the “purple label.” At that point, I pretty much had a moral obligation<\/em> to try one. Woe is me. Mine is a high and lonely destiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, for the paltry sum of $1.39, I fulfilled that destiny. Here’s what I think:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s a strong, distinct berry smell when you break the bar open. Indeed, the smells are almost<\/em> more tantalizing than the taste. I would describe this filling as a soft, sweet paste \u2014 like “buttery” icing. Surprisingly, it’s made with real<\/em> freeze-dried strawberries and blueberries! In fact, you can find small fragments of the berries blended into the flirty purple filling. More about the ingredients later.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(If berry-flavored muffins are more your jam, here’s my review of Costco’s bakery Lemon Raspberry Muffins<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The actual chocolate is “nice.” It’s crisp, and has a moderate dark flavor, while still being candy-sweet. This is gentle<\/em> chocolate \u2014 not too bitter, nor too diluted. A crowd-pleaser. While the chocolate texture is smooth and creamy, there’s only a thin<\/em> shell of it wrapped around the filling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think it’s the right amount, however. While eating the candy bar, the flavors are balanced \u2014 neither overpowered by cocoa, nor berries. Just a harmony of the two. Overall, it was just a tad<\/em> too sweet for me. But, I say that about most candy. Because I am a monster. You know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Want to try another chocolate bar from Aldi with tangy, fruity flavors? Here is my review of Moser Roth Dark Chocolate Orange Mousse Bar<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What is Belgian Chocolate?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a mystery: the label says “Belgian Dark Chocolate” without identifying a country of origin. According to Harry & David, there are several requirements for authentic Belgian chocolate<\/a>, including minimum cocoa content and pure cocoa butter in the ingredients. Technically, Belgian Chocolate is made in Belgium<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lots of Aldi’s products are<\/em> imported from Europe, but the labels identify them as such. Since this<\/em> label doesn’t say<\/em> this candy is imported from Belgium, I’m assuming it is a domestic (USA) product. But perhaps made with imported chocolate? I would be nice to know. Hmmph!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Here is the back of the chocolate bar, for no reason at all:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Other Choceur Chocolate Flavors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Choceur is an Aldi store brand. Here are the other flavors available from this chocolate line:<\/p>\n\n\n\n