Chocolate chilli tortillas, date sugar bars and dipped figs – upgrade your seasonal treats

Unexpected flavour combos and luxury versions of old favourites are this month’s cocoa tips Never in a million years did I expect to like chocolate tortillas, and yet here I am recommending this Frankenstein’s monster: M&S’s Dark Chocolate Chilli Tortillas. I don’t know what subversive minds thought of this across the boardroom table, but they work. While you’re there, and if you like mint and chocolate, M&S’s Peppermint and Mint Chocolate Rolls are worth squirrelling away in your basket for eating while you write your Christmas cards (early mention). If you like super-creamy milk chocolate but are trying to buy better quality, give Zotter’s Squaring the Circle 50% Milk with Date Sugar a go. It’s one of the creamiest milks I’ve tasted in recent times, and date sugar is still sugar, but we can all pretend it’s healthy. Once you’re on the Cocoa Runners site looking at Zotter, its Butter Caramel Filled bar is rightfully a bestseller: creamy, chewy, caramelly and buttery – just what you need for colder autumn days. Continue reading...