TNT #11: Mini Peanuts Butter Cups

I'd heard positive comments on Trader Joe's Mini Peanut Butter Cups, so picked up a box out of curiosity. I'm not a fan of Reese's Pieces but find these to have a higher (and better to my taste) chocolate to peanut butter ratio.

Still very sweet, these are great for a small after-dinner dessert or baked into these fudge cookies. Unfortunately they tend to melt when baked so don't retain their original cuteness.

Trader Joe's Sao Tome Reserva 72

Trader Joe's Sao Tome Reserva 72% chocolate comes in a large 200gm bar. Individual pieces are correspondingly chunkier and larger than the usual 100/80gm bars. This shouldn't make a difference, but I had a hard time tasting this originally as I kept wanting to chew it instead of letting it slowly dissolve. Having got over this hurdle, I can say this is a pleasant tasting, fairly smooth chocolate, not too bitter, but not particularly strongly flavoured either.