Sandhill Chocolate Company
Midnight Orange
Midnight Orange
80% Dark Chocolate
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What we were thinking
Chocolate Orange, all grown up.
A nod to those foil-wrapped chocolate oranges from childhood Christmas mornings in Europe - cracked open on the counter with that absurdly satisfying snap.
A snap we felt was important to preserve in this bar.
The goal was to keep the memory intact, but make it darker, more complex, and far more chocolate-forward.
How we did it
We start with complex Ugandan cacao naturally carrying notes of clove, raisin, and a little plum wine in the background.
To balance the spice and fruit, we slowly infuse heated cacao butter with whole Ugandan vanilla beans for 24 hours before adding it late-stage to preserve more of the vanilla aromatics. Ugandan vanilla is naturally high in vanillin, giving it a deep vanilla character with a subtle floral note that works beautifully with the cacao. The fact that both come from the same origin is also just kind of neat.
The orange stays in the background the entire time - present enough to tie everything together, never loud enough to dominate the chocolate.
The TL;DR
Dark chocolate. Orange. Ugandan cacao and vanilla bean.
Sharp snap, layered spice notes, floral vanilla, and orange sitting in the background tying the whole bar together.
Vibe
Vibe
Sweet: 1/5
Fruity: 3/5
Bitter: 4/5
Orange with Floral Vanilla and notes of Fig Jam, with hints of Clove.
Specs
Specs
80% Dark Chocolate from Semuliki Forest, Uganda.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Ugandan Cacao Beans*
Ecuadorian Cacao Butter*
Unrefined Sugar Cane Juice*
Orange Oil*
Ugandan Vanilla Bean
*Certified Organic Ingredients
Allergens
Allergens
Contains: No Allergenic Ingredients
Prepared in a Facility and on Equipment that also processes Milk, Egg, Tree Nuts, Peanuts, Soy, Wheat, Sesame
Built for Summer Shipping
Built for Summer Shipping
As a Florida chocolate maker, we know heat. We monitor temperatures along the entire transit route. If conditions exceed 73°F anywhere along the way, we automatically add insulated packaging, cold packs, and faster shipping when needed - at no extra cost to you.
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