60 gram bar - Brazil
If you’ve never tasted cupuaçu (also spelled "cupuassu"), this is a very good place to start.
A close botanical relative of cacao, cupuaçu (Theobroma grandiflorum) is an Amazonian fruit prized in Brazil for its intensely aromatic, tart, and tropical pulp. Its flavor is difficult to pin down neatly—which is part of the fun—but here it recalls another fruit wonder, the starfruit: bright, fragrant, tangy, and just a little exotic.
Mission Chocolate pairs candied pieces of cupuaçu with 70% dark chocolate, pressing the fruit directly onto the back of the bar. As the chocolate melts, its deep cocoa character gives way to flashes of citrusy acidity, floral fruit, and concentrated sweetness from the candied cupuaçu.
The contrast is what makes this bar so compelling. Rich, bittersweet chocolate grounds the experience, while the cupuaçu brings an almost electric brightness and chewy texture. It’s unusual, a little bit exciting, and an especially fun choice for anyone who loves discovering flavors they’ve never encountered before.
Cupuaçu is widely enjoyed in Brazil in sweets, desserts, drinks, and ice creams, but it remains relatively unfamiliar outside South America. This bar offers a delicious introduction to one of the Amazon’s most distinctive fruits.
Tasting notes: Dark cocoa, Starfruit, Tropical citrus, Floral fruit
Cacao Origin: Brazil
Style: Dark chocolate with inclusions
Ingredients: cacao, organic sugar, candied cupuaçu fruit, cocoa butter
