Fortunato 47% Milk, Strawberries, Cranberries, Nibs Bar - 5 oz

Fortunato 47% Milk, Strawberries, Cranberries, Nibs Bar

As with all creations made by our wonderful chocolatier Javier Valencia, you are going to get layers of flavor and balance in this milk chocolate bar. We looked for ways to both soak up excessive sweetness and accentuate the wonderful textures and flavors of our Fortunato 47% milk chocolate. The result is an artisan chocolate experience that feels both refined and deeply satisfying.

We knew that we wanted to do something with strawberries and the only shelf stable way to use strawberries in a product was to go with either dried or dehydrated strawberries. We didn't like the moist, gooey texture of dried strawberry, so we decided to go with dehydrated strawberries, which have a nice flaky chew. But dehydrated strawberries are very acidic. They taste like strawberries, but they don't have much natural sweetness. Hence, our use of the 47% milk chocolate here. It is a nice foil for the acidity of the dehydrated strawberries, creating a unique chocolate profile that stands apart from the ordinary chocolate bar.

As Javier worked on this, we came to believe that the strawberries and milk chocolate alone were too straightforward. We wanted more nuance. Javier added cacao nibs to the bar, and that brought some bitterness and crunch to go with the creamy sweetness of the chocolate and the acidity of the strawberries. You may also think of them as cocoa nibs or even chocolate nibs, but whatever name you prefer, they add irresistible texture and deep roasted flavor.

However, now we were going too far toward acidity and bitterness, and we wanted to bring the sweetness levels back up a bit without losing the berry essence of the bar.

That is how Javier made the decision to bring in dried cranberries. With the dried cranberries, we feel we have enough sweetness, the right kind of acidity, chew, crunch, and a bit of bitter contrast. The nibs also add deep chocolate flavor. It is a complex and satisfying cacao chocolate bar, a piece of specialty chocolate that is frankly a beautiful and aesthetically pleasing work of art as well.

As always, we aren't guessing willy nilly about the products we put online. We're putting winners from our shops up for your consideration. This particular chocolate bar has a following. We see the same folks over and over again coming in to buy this bar and this bar only. It is what they want and what they must have, and of course, we are more than happy to oblige.

Our price point for this bar is $8.99 for 5 ounces. Most comparable bars in the grocery store are 2 - 3 ounces for $3 - $4. But we believe the quality of this bar is better than most you will find in a store. This is premium chocolate, made in small batches by hand for better freshness, flavor, and texture. Ours will certainly be more fresh as we make these in small batches by hand. And of course, because we buy and process the cacao direct and cut out all middle men, there are no distributors, brokers, or retailers eating up our profit margins.

This allows us to pay huge premiums to our cacao farm partners, which in turn is helping about 500 farm families in Peru thrive. You get something delicious, done the right way. If you are looking for cacao chocolate made with integrity, this is an easy choice. It is also a remarkable cacao bar for anyone who loves fruit, crunch, and balanced milk chocolate character.

For shoppers comparing formats, this handcrafted bar delivers more than the average cocoa bar, with layered fruit notes and exceptional depth in every bite.

Our chocolate is heavy metal free. Visit https://fortunatochocolate.com/pages/faq to see our testing results. 

All of our products come with a 100% unconditional, no questions asked, money back guarantee. If you are unhappy for any reason, just send us an email and ask for a full refund.

Fortunato Chocolate is known for its rich fruit and nutty flavors, floral aroma, smooth texture, and lack of bitterness. Every bar reflects our commitment to artisan chocolate craftsmanship and carefully sourced ingredients.

The Pure Naçional trees that grow the cacao used in our chocolate have the distinction of being the oldest, rarest, and most sought after in the world. So rare in fact, that they were thought to be extinct by the early 20th century, wiped out by disease. The happenstance discovery in a remote valley of the northern Peruvian jungle by Dan Pearson and Brian Horsley would eventually lead the founding of Fortunato No. 4 and the reintroduction of the world to this exquisite tasting chocolate.

All of our confections are made by hand in our chocolate kitchen in Issaquah, WA, where we continue to produce specialty chocolate in small batches.

The amount of chocolate we have available for the general public is in limited supply due to demand from pastry chefs and chocolatiers. If you are a chocolate lover, don't hesitate!

Our chocolate is heavy metal free. Visit https://fortunatochocolate.com/pages/faq to see our testing results. 

• 47% Fortunato No. 4 Milk Chocolate
• Organically Grown Cacao and Cocoa Butter - 47%
• Milk and Cream Butter
• Cane Sugar
• Lecithin
• Vanilla
• Organic unsweetened dried strawberries
• Dried sweetened cranberries
• Fortunato Chocolate Organic Cacao Nibs