Hope, Joy & Gingerbread Milk Chocolate Bar - 2.8 oz

Think warm oven, sweet honey and spicy ginger in the air, and gingerbread men coming to life with just a touch of frosting. That's the holiday feeling this bar comes from, and it's our twist on spiced, sweet gingerbread. Fans tell us the chocolate stays rich and the gingerbread comes through gently, so the spice never takes over, and plenty say they'd happily eat it all year long. It's a 2.8 oz (80 g) bar from our Signature Collection, easy to tuck into a stocking or share with someone who loves gingerbread as much as we do.

The bar contains milk and wheat, and it's peanut-free.

At Chuao, our chef and master chocolatier Michael Antonorsi left a tech career in Venezuela in his 30s and went to culinary school in Paris. We started Chuao in 2002, and today we handmake our chocolate in small batches at our Carlsbad, CA joy factory, using recipes in a kitchen, not formulas in a lab. We say if it's not a wow, it's not a chew-wow! Go ahead and indulge, and share the holiday joy.

Ingredients: PREMIUM 41% MILK CHOCOLATE (CANE SUGAR*, CACAO BUTTER*, MILK, CACAO*, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN [AS AN EMULSIFIER], NATURAL VANILLA*, GINGERBREAD (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, NONFAT DRY MILK, UNSALTED BUTTER, SALT, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN AND GINGER FLAVOR), ORGANIC HONEY, CINNAMON, NUTMEG, GINGER, CLOVE.

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Common Questions

What's a good gingerbread chocolate bar to give as a holiday gift?
Our Hope, Joy & Gingerbread Milk Chocolate Bar is a 2.8 oz (80 g) holiday bar of crispy honey gingerbread bits dunked in our sweet, creamy milk chocolate. Ours has real gingerbread bits for crunch, and the bar is spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and clove and made with organic honey. We dreamed it up from our favorite holiday memories: the warmth of the oven, the smell of honey and ginger, and bringing gingerbread men to life with a touch of frosting. Lots of people buy it as a gift, and those shoppers tell us they'd happily eat it all year long. At Chuao we handmake our chocolate in small batches at our Carlsbad, California 'joy factory'.

Is there a fair trade and kosher milk chocolate bar for the holidays?
Yes. Our Hope, Joy & Gingerbread Milk Chocolate Bar is fair trade certified and kosher. Fair trade certification sets standards for how cacao farmers are paid and treated. As a brand, Chuao works only with fair trade farms that provide fair working conditions, compensation, education and healthcare to their communities. We also partner only with people who share our interest in quality ingredients, sustainable farming and ethical business. This bar is part of our Signature Collection and is our seasonal twist on spiced, sweet gingerbread, so it suits a holiday table or a gift bag.

How strong is the gingerbread spice in the Hope, Joy & Gingerbread bar?
The spice in our Hope, Joy & Gingerbread bar is gentle. Shoppers describe it as rich chocolate with a soft gingerbread note that never overpowers. The milk chocolate leads, and the crispy gingerbread bits add crunch and honey sweetness along with a warm hint of spice. It's a great pick for gingerbread fans looking for a seasonal milk chocolate treat.

What percentage cacao is the milk chocolate in the Hope, Joy & Gingerbread bar?
The Hope, Joy & Gingerbread bar is made with 41% milk chocolate. That number is the share of the chocolate that comes from cacao (cacao solids plus cacao butter), and the rest is mostly sugar and milk. A higher percentage gives a richer, more chocolatey milk chocolate. Our chocolate here is made from cane sugar, cacao butter, milk, cacao and natural vanilla, with sunflower lecithin as the emulsifier. Across Chuao, we craft our confections from a proprietary blend of ultra-premium chocolate featuring the flavor profile of Venezuelan cacao.

Does the Hope, Joy & Gingerbread bar contain wheat, gluten or peanuts?
Our Hope, Joy & Gingerbread bar contains wheat and milk. The gingerbread bits are made with enriched wheat flour, nonfat dry milk and unsalted butter, and the milk chocolate also contains milk. Wheat flour contains gluten, so this bar is not suitable for a gluten-free diet. And it's peanut-free.