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Wake up and smell the coffee, er, chocolate. TCHO pairs organic, Fair Trade Certified milk chocolate with Oakland, California-based Blue Bottle Coffee to create this luscious bar that’s reminiscent of a latte. It’s expertly made with cane sugar, cacao beans, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, coffee beans and vanilla. The eye-catching packaging perfectly indicates the goodness inside. SRP: $5.95
From a conscious company comes a creamy 42 percent cocoa chocolate bar that is softened with a small amount of milk powder and butterfat from grass-fed cows. Fair Trade Certified and organic, each bar also contains raw cane sugar, as well as cacao beans and cocoa butter from the Peruvian cooperative Acopagro. SRP: $3.99
This innovative brand snackifies chocolate. Tender shards of Fair Trade Certified dark chocolate are infused with Non-GMO Project Verified ingredients including vanilla, dry-roasted pumpkinseeds and sea salt. Other fabulous flavors are studded with dried fruit, nuts, pretzels and even peppermint. So good. SRP: $4.49 to $4.99
Endangered Species doesn’t just donate 10 percent of its net profits to wildlife conservation nonprofits such as the African Wildlife Foundation and the Xerces Society (specific to invertebrate conservation). This brand also sources ingredients such as palm oil and cane sugar from farmers committed to zero deforestation. The decadent, vegan, almond-butter-filled bar contains 72 percent cocoa. SRP: $2.95 to $3.15
Manufactured in a dedicated allergen-free facility, this organic chocolate bar combines Peruvian cocoa, cane sugar and vanilla to achieve a slightly sweet taste with an essence of bitterness. We love how the bar sports a suite of certification labels including Fair Trade Certified, 1% for the Planet and Non-GMO Project Verified. SRP: $4.99
This raw, simple bar contains organic raw cacao butter, fair-trade honey, organic vanilla, Himalayan pink salt, raw cacao powder and an energizing dose of “gently crushed” coffee beans. A relatively new brand, Pure7 exemplifies healthy indulgence, as 72 percent cocoa content and no refined sugars make this bar rich and intense, allowing consumers to savor a small piece and feel satisfied. SRP: $6.99
This raw, simple bar contains organic raw cacao butter, fair-trade honey, organic vanilla, Himalayan pink salt, raw cacao powder and an energizing dose of “gently crushed” coffee beans. A relatively new brand, Pure7 exemplifies healthy indulgence, as 72 percent cocoa content and no refined sugars make this bar rich and intense, allowing consumers to savor a small piece and feel satisfied. SRP: $6.99
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