CallebautBittersweet Chocolate Croissant Sticks - (300 pc) 43.9% Cocoa

These are very good chocolate. I was skeptical but found them to be all intact and there were no broken sticks. They work very well in my croissant and had great flavor and texture. The baking quality was great and the melted nicely but still held their shape. Even tasted great the next day

So I'm a bit of a chocolate addict. This is an excellent chocolate. It has a great flavor. This is not your candy aisle garbage. Okay.. I'll admit it. I bought one as a gift for the family baker and I liked it so much that I bought my greedy self one just for myself. Don't judge. They're delicious. Just the right snacking size and you feel like you actually got a treat rather than those nasty ersatz treats.Look, I don't like a lot of chocolate. They are either vapid because .. reasons I guess or their just too pretentious and not worth the cost. I will not name names but you probably recognize them in the supermarket...chocolate section. Not the candy bar section.Oh.. and for the pain au chocolat, apparently these were perfect for the baker and I enjoyed eating those delicious pain au chocolat. This chocolate balanced the bitterness to the sweetness. In addition, it had a lovely floral note to it. Not too much, just enough. I'm a fan. And possibly, maybe, I've already bought a third box. Hey.. it's one of my few vices and it's my only eating vice. Let me have my vice!!!!

I'm going to start off by stating that I mostly write reviews to complain, so the fact that I bothered to write a good review means that I loved everything about the product, from shipping to eating.The chocolate came in three days (the very earliest day of the estimated timeframe they gave me) via USPS Priority Mail. The box was packed with two ice packs, sealed in a foam-lined cellophane envelope, then snugly placed in a shipping box. They even included a sweet little letter saying that they tried their best to prevent any potential melting (I was nervous because it got up to the 90's where I live) but to contact customer service if they melted for a replacement or full refund.I had some time to kill, so I actually counted the number of chocolate sticks in the package. I got 286 whole sticks, and the rest came in broken pieces. That's about a 5% loss, which honestly isn't bad. I'm happily snacking on the broken pieces as I type this. I usually prefer milk chocolate, but these semisweet sticks are delicious!I had some frozen croissant dough in the freezer, and made pain au chocolat with these, and they were DELISH. I plan on chopping these up for chocolate chip cookies, melting them for fondue, and using them as stir sticks in coffee. I'm sure there are plenty of other uses for them too. Callebaut is definitely pricier than your average grocery store chocolate, but I think they're worth the investment!

Callebaut has hit it out of the park with these beauties. Whether wrapped in a croissant, roughly chopped into various other pastries, or just ate as a small chocolate snack, these little beauties are mouthwateringly delicious. They melt great in the pastries. If eating, they have a nice snap and then just melt over the tongue in a rich chocolate flood. They're not too sweet and definitely aren't bitter. For the taste and convenience of shape, I haven't found a better value on Amazon. My only wish is that they shipped faster. So far I've only ordered in cooler months. I have an order on its way, so I'm about to see if it will arrive safely in the Summer. I really hope it does because I bought the cocaoberry (might have mispelled) last time because it was more inexpensive. I much prefer these and would hate to have to go without until late Fall. I also don't have room to store enough for 3/4s of the year, so finger's crossed. I will update once they arrive.Update: There was a problem with my shipping getting lost somewhere in New York, so I can't report on whether the chocolate melted or not. It must have known its demise was in the foreseeable future, and decided to take its chances in the dudth corner of a warehouse somewhere. I can report that the seller was very professional, friendly, and immediately rectified the issue. I'd not hesitate to buy from them and will be doing so in the future.

These worked very nicely for my croissants I made.

The size and taste are perfect when making Pain au Chocolat! Unfortunately the price jumps so high each time I purchase them.

The box containing the chocolate was ripped and chocolate bars had spilled out into the shipping box leaving them unusable due to potential contamination. Plus the bars remaining in the box were gray which is an indication of improper storage of chocolate. While still useable it does affect the flavor.

These Chocolate barons are great!!They taste amazing and baked perfectly in my Pain au Chocolat. The price is great too!!! Best value I’ve found.I was a little worried ordering them since it’s already getting hot outside and they come USPS. But, they were packaged nicely in a little cooler type bag with an ice pack. Of course the ice pack wasn’t frozen or even cold by the time I got the package. But I’m sure it helped because all the batons were perfectly intact. None melted!Obviously a few broken pieces but that’s to be expected. I’ve ordered other chocolate batons and have always had a few broken ones. Those make the perfect snack while you’re baking! ;)I wouldn’t order in the heat of the summer, but I wouldn’t order anything that could melt in the summer.But since this is a box of 300 I should be set for the hot months!I’ll definitely order again!!