Diana Malouf created Ococoa with her passion for chocolate confections. She loves experimenting with new flavors and using ingredients from her Lebanese background, but also loves the reaction she gets when people take a bite of her delicious chocolates.
I had the oh-so heavy burden of trying a box of Ococoa’s Butter Cup Collection chocolates. Oh poor me, right? I received them a little before Valentine’s Day and tried to hold out until then, but my husband and I (he’s also a chocolate lover) couldn’t wait and we opened the box a few days before. I think I gasped as I opened the box…it was so pretty, too pretty to eat (almost!). I love chocolates that look like art…the Almond Cherry was my favorite design.
The first flavor I tried was Macadamia Guava because it reminded 
me of a tropical vacation. Then I tried Hazelnut Chocolate, a more classic flavor. My husband first tried Classic Peanut Butter, and then Sunflower Honey. Okay then we tried the rest of them. We still can’t decide which one is our favorite! They were all so good, in their own way. Some of the flavors you wouldn’t think would go well with chocolate, like sea salt or sesame. But these ingredients seem to bring out the best of the chocolate flavor.
And the biggest surprise of all? These hand-made chocolates are vegan. My husband didn’t believe me…I had to show him the website! There is no milk and no gluten in these chocolates. In addition, nuts have so many health benefits. You can enjoy these guilt-free.
I would love to give these out as gifts, or serve them on a beautiful tray during tea time…they’d definitely be the highlight of the occasion. Here are more pictures from the Butter Cup Collection, for you to drool over.
Now it’s your turn to try these delicious confections…Ococoa is offering 15% off your purchase with the discount code GAED15, good through 12/31/2010!
Today, Ococoa is giving away…
…A 16 piece box of the Butter Cup Collection
(valued at $36)!
Want to Enter to Win? Here’s How:
1st Entry {Mandatory}: Visit Ococoa and tell us which confection you would like to try!
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5 Entries: Make a purchase from Ococoa.
You have until February 24th @ 11:59 AM EDT to enter the giveaway. All giveaways are open to USA only. Winners will be chosen by random.org and will be contacted by email after the giveaways close. The winner will then have 48 hours to claim their giveaway by email. If the winner does not claim their prize within their 48 hour period, a new winner will be chosen. *All entries received after the cutoff time will be deleted prior to choosing a winner. Opinions expressed in this post are strictly our own. We were not paid for this post. Thanks Ococoa for providing a box of the Butter Cup Collection for review.
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