I am loving the trend these days for raw chocolate bars to contain medicinal herbs. This is one of my favorite companies for raw chocolate (Oh, I have others too!) I love these bars because they are actually more like a truffle than a chocolate bar. They are thicker, contain a soft slightly chewy filling surrounded by a substantial amount of decadent, melt in your mouth dark raw vegan organic chocolate. The company is Earth Source Organics which is based in sunny San Diego. Each ingredient is of the highest quality, and is chosen for being an amazing superfood, not just for flavor or texture purposes. All ingredients are raw, organic and vegan. There are 4 different flavors of chocolate bars which all contain cacao butter, cacao powder, vanilla bean and Himalayan pink crystal salt. The filling ingredients vary a bit from bar to bar.

 maca Bar

My number 1 favorite flavor is the maca Bar. I am a huge maca fan, I love the flavor of this powerful root all on it’s own. I have been using it consistently as a healing and balancing food in my diet for years now. For well rounded hormonal support and adrenal support it is my number 1 choice. Combined with raw chocolate there is a definite alchemy both in health benefits, the way it makes you feel, and surely in flavor. The inside of this bar is a perfectly sweet combination of maca root, mesquite pod meal, bahri dates, golden Hunza raisons, coconut oil and agave nectar. Even while being dark chocolate it has no bitterness. It has the perfect level of sweetness, and I can even taste the Himalayan pink crystal salt which lends really well to the flavor and ties everything together. It may be this ingredient that adds a subtle salt crystal crunch to each bite. I could eat this one everyday and I don’t think I’d ever get tired of it.

Acai Bar

The acai berry is the highest known berry in antioxidants, containing twice  the levels of blueberries. The filling of this chocolate bar is a chewy blend of freeze dried acai, agave nectar, yacon syrup and coconut oil. 90% of acai fruit is actually seeds, so the filling of this bar has a little bit of a gritty texture. The berries are slightly tart, so this Righteously Raw flavor wouldn’t be for someone wanting a purely sweet chocolate experience. However, it is by far the highest of the 4 flavors in vitamin c and antioxidant levels, and offers a unique combination of flavors that will inspire and delight a more adventurous raw chocolate lover.

Caramel Bar

I didn’t quite know what to expect when I first tried this one. I wasn’t sure if a true caramel flavor could be replicated with raw ingredients. They did an amazing job! The texture isn’t quite smooth and drippy like caramel. Like the other two flavors it is more soft, chewy, with the occasional bite of soft golden Hunza raisin. The caramel flavor mainly comes from an ingredient called lucuma. Like maca, this fruit also comes from South America. It is a superfood from this area of the world with high levels of nutrients, and has been used for centuries as a staple by the people of Peru. The inside of this bar is a gooey mixture of lucuma, dates, coconut oil and agave. Simple ingredients that together create an amazing caramel-like flavor.

 goji Berry Bar

goji berries are very revered for containing high levels of antioxidants such as vitamin c, all 8 of the essential amino acids, and high levels of immune boosting polysaccharides. They also help fortify and strengthen our vascular system with high levels of bioflavonoids and trace minerals such as iron, zinc, copper and selenium. They are the # 1 most important herb used in Chinese medicine, which is one of the oldest known forms of medicine in the world. The filling of this bar has soft chewy pieces of these amazing goji berries combined with Turkish figs, and again the deliciously chewy-sweet combination of Hunza raisins, mesquite and agave.

Both myself and my friends have noticed that we don’t get a sugar high or a headache after eating this chocolate. In fact, I don’t really notice a blood sugar effect at all, which I believe is a great sign! I think this is mainly because of the low glycemic sweeteners they use like agave nectar and yacon syrup, and the fact that this chocolate contains such high levels of nutrients and minerals. Thank you friends at EarthSource for making such yummy chocolate for us all to enjoy.