Package Design and Price
The presentation of the package and photo quality were one of the main factors that led to me purchasing this product. The photo on the front was very well done. It looked very appetizing with the cocoa powder spread over the white serving dish, the hazelnut toppings and also the way the dome was photographed with the inside crème exposed made me curious about the taste of the crème. The price for the White Toque Chocolate Crème Brulee Domes was a little steep in comparison to my usual on sale generic ice cream, but it was most definitely worth the splurge. The desserts came in a box of two and were priced $7.69. Once I opened the individually wrapped domes, they looked like restaurant desserts and I probably would have paid more for two helpings of these at a restaurant, so this nice presentation accompanied with the taste made the higher than my average price dessert a worthwhile purchase in my eyes. I just hoped my fiancé was going to be impressed with this choice as well…
Nutrition Facts and Ingredients
These were not the biggest factors for me because I am not allergic to anything, the purchase was for taste over health and I was trying something different and did not want this to hinder in my overall opinion of the Chocolate Domes. The ingredients listed included milk, eggs, soybeans, wheat and tree nuts (hazelnut). I am aware that this is important to most people, so you can view the full product nutrition facts bar that is on the package itself on their online product webpage .
Preparation
The package does say that if you are not going to eat it right away that you should thaw these out in the refrigerator after putting them in the freezer, but I was going to eat these right after dinner. There was not too much that had to go into getting these tasty desserts ready to eat. What I did was get the meal I had prepared and thaw the box of Chocolate Domes in the refrigerator so upon completion they were ready to go. I do not like to put too much preparation into desert, so this was just fine by me.
Taste
This is what readers look for in food reviews. It all comes down to this question. How did it taste? I must say these Chocolate Brulee Domes are going to make want experiment with desserts more often. The desserts tasted excellent. The chocolate mouse was top notch. I have had lots of chocolate mousse in restaurants and this was just as creamy and tasty especially for an already prepared frozen desert. The hazelnuts on top were soft when served and really added to the overall taste of the domes. The one thing I was nervous about though was the center brulee crème filling. I had never heard of this crème let alone tasted it. The creamy center had a vanilla like taste to it and really brought the whole dessert together.
Final Thoughts
My fiancé and I loved the deserts and hope to try some more of White Toque's other desserts in the near future. They have a whole shop online section on their webpage (www.whitetoque.com) with lots of other good looking deserts as well. I am glad I experimented with these Chocolate Crème Brulee Domes and would recommend these to anyone that is tired of the same old deserts and wants to have a little gourmet splurge in their home.
