We are proud to present the results of the 2018 VEGAN CHOCOLATE AWARDS Competition.
The International Chocolate Salon Awards for the 2018 VEGAN CHOCOLATE AWARDS are based on the combined total number of votes received by each entrant from the Judging Panel.
The Judging Panel consists of National and Regional Magazines, Newspaper and Blog Editors, plus Topic Experts, Local Chefs and Food Gurus.
The award winners below have the honor of being able to display and use the Official Award Winner title and award logos, as well as use items (such as the Award Winner lapel pin), as well as use Custom Award Certificates, and logo award merchandise.
Best Ingredient Combinations
GOLD
- Ex Voto Chocolates and Confections Vegan Passion Fruit in 61% Dark Chocolate Hand Painted Bonbon
SILVER
- CocoTutti Chocolates Pink Peppercorn, Dried Cherry, Cashew Chocolate Bark
- Delysia Chocolatier Wheatgrass chocolate truffles: dark chocolate infused with wheatgrass, chia and sunflower seeds, then studded with dried apples
BRONZE
- Chocolate Calling Chocolate Crunch Bar
- Chocolate Calling Peanut Butter Cups
Best Taste
GOLD
- Solkiki Chocolatemaker Yigacheffe Coffee
SILVER
- Chocolate Calling Chocolate Crunch Bar
- Aelan Chocolate Makers Malo dark fine chocolate 70%
BRONZE
- Ex Voto Chocolates and Confections Vegan Passion Fruit in 61% Dark Chocolate Hand Painted Bonbon
- CocoTutti Chocolates Pink Peppercorn, Dried Cherry, Cashew Chocolate Bark
- Chocolate Calling Peanut Butter Cups
Best Texture
GOLD
- Chocolate Calling Chocolate Crunch Bar
SILVER
- Solkiki Chocolatemaker Yigacheffe Coffee
BRONZE
- Aelan Chocolate Makers Malo dark fine chocolate 70%
- Ex Voto Chocolates and Confections Vegan Passion Fruit in 61% Dark Chocolate Hand Painted Bonbon
- CocoTutti Chocolates Pink Peppercorn, Dried Cherry, Cashew Chocolate Bark
- Ex Voto Chocolates and Confections Vegan Blueberry Lavender in 61% Dark Chocolate Hand Painted Bonbon
- Solkiki Chocolatemaker Gran Nativo
- Marich Confectionery Company, Inc. dba MARICH Pancrafted Chocolates Vegan Semi-Sweet Almonds
- Delysia Chocolatier Smoked salted almond bark: dark chocolate with herbed almonds and smoked salts
Most Unique
GOLD
- CocoTutti Chocolates Pink Peppercorn, Dried Cherry, Cashew Chocolate Bark
- Delysia Chocolatier Wheatgrass chocolate truffles: dark chocolate infused with wheatgrass, chia and sunflower seeds, then studded with dried apples
- Chip in a Bottle Earthly Blend: Soy Beet and Spinach Infused Truffle
SILVER
- Solkiki Chocolatemaker Yigacheffe Coffee
BRONZE
- Ex Voto Chocolates and Confections Vegan Passion Fruit in 61% Dark Chocolate Hand Painted Bonbon
- Delysia Chocolatier Smoked salted almond bark: dark chocolate with herbed almonds and smoked salts
- Chip in a Bottle Ecuadorian Arriba 70% Balsamic Red Bean Infused Truffle
- The Good Chocolate Himalayan Salt Zero Sugar Chocolate Bar
Best Dark Chocolate
GOLD
- Aelan Chocolate Makers Malo dark fine chocolate 70%
- Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker 70% Bittersweet Dark Chocolate Bar
- Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker Scharffen Berger 62% Semisweet Dark Chocolate Bar
SILVER
- Aelan Chocolate Makers Epi dark fine chocolate 70%
BRONZE
- The Good Chocolate Himalayan Salt Zero Sugar Chocolate Bar
- Chocolate Calling Chocolate Crunch Bar
- Solkiki Chocolatemaker Gran Nativo
Best Milk Chocolate
GOLD
- Endorfin Foods Coconut Dream
SILVER
- Solkiki Chocolatemaker Gran Nativo
- Endorfin Foods Ginger & Rose
BRONZE
- Solkiki Chocolatemaker Yigacheffe Coffee
Best Flavored Chocolate
GOLD
- Delysia Chocolatier Smoked salted almond bark: dark chocolate with herbed almonds and smoked salts
- Ex Voto Chocolates and Confections Vegan Passion Fruit in 61% Dark Chocolate Hand Painted Bonbon
SILVER
- Endorfin Foods Coconut Dream
- Endorfin Foods Ginger & Rose
- Sweet Alchemy Vegan Selection - 6 piece box
- Solkiki Chocolatemaker Yigacheffe Coffee
BRONZE
- Solkiki Chocolatemaker Gran Nativo
- The Good Chocolate Himalayan Salt Zero Sugar Chocolate Bar
- Chocolate Calling Chocolate Crunch Bar
- Chocolate Calling Peanut Butter Cups
- CocoTutti Chocolates Pink Peppercorn, Dried Cherry, Cashew Chocolate Bark
- Ex Voto Chocolates and Confections Vegan Blueberry Lavender in 61% Dark Chocolate Hand Painted Bonbon
- Delysia Chocolatier Wheatgrass chocolate truffles: dark chocolate infused with wheatgrass, chia and sunflower seeds, then studded with dried apples
- Chip in a Bottle Ecuadorian Arriba 70% Balsamic Red Bean Infused Truffle
Top Vegan Chocolate
GOLD
- Ex Voto Chocolates and Confections Vegan Passion Fruit in 61% Dark Chocolate Hand Painted Bonbon
SILVER
- Sweet Alchemy Vegan Selection - 6 piece box
- Chocolate Calling Chocolate Crunch Bar
- Aelan Chocolate Makers Malo dark fine chocolate 70%
- Aelan Chocolate Makers Epi dark fine chocolate 70%
BRONZE
- Endorfin Foods Coconut Dream
- Solkiki Chocolatemaker Yigacheffe Coffee
- Solkiki Chocolatemaker Gran Nativo
- Chocolate Calling Peanut Butter Cups
- CocoTutti Chocolates Pink Peppercorn, Dried Cherry, Cashew Chocolate Bark
- Ex Voto Chocolates and Confections Vegan Blueberry Lavender in 61% Dark Chocolate Hand Painted Bonbon
- Marich Confectionery Company, Inc. dba MARICH Pancrafted Chocolates Vegan Semi-Sweet Almonds
STAR RATINGS
4 STARS
- Chocolate Calling Chocolate Crunch Bar
- Solkiki Chocolatemaker Gran Nativo
- Chocolate Calling Peanut Butter Cups
- Ex Voto Chocolates and Confections Vegan Passion Fruit in 61% Dark Chocolate Hand Painted Bonbon
- Aelan Chocolate Makers Malo dark fine chocolate 70%
- Solkiki Chocolatemaker Yigacheffe Coffee
- Sweet Alchemy Vegan Selection - 6 piece box
- Ex Voto Chocolates and Confections Vegan Blueberry Lavender in 61% Dark Chocolate Hand Painted Bonbon
- Aelan Chocolate Makers Epi dark fine chocolate 70%
- Marich Confectionery Company, Inc. dba MARICH Pancrafted Chocolates Vegan Semi-Sweet Almonds
3 1/2 STARS
- Chocolate Calling Peanut Butter Cups
- Delysia Chocolatier Smoked salted almond bark: dark chocolate with herbed almonds and smoked salts
- Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker Scharffen Berger 62% Semisweet Dark Chocolate Bar
- Marich Confectionery Company, Inc. dba MARICH Pancrafted Chocolates Vegan Semi-Sweet Almonds
- CocoTutti Chocolates Pink Peppercorn, Dried Cherry, Cashew Chocolate Bark
- Endorfin Foods Coconut Dream
- Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker 70% Bittersweet Dark Chocolate Bar
- Endorfin Foods Ginger & Rose
- Marich Confectionery Company, Inc. dba MARICH Pancrafted Chocolates Vegan Semi-Sweet Chocolate Cashews
3 STARS
- Delysia Chocolatier Wheatgrass chocolate truffles: dark chocolate infused with wheatgrass, chia and sunflower seeds, then studded with dried apples
- The Good Chocolate Himalayan Salt Zero Sugar Chocolate Bar
SPECIAL MENTION AND ACCOLADES
SPOTLIGHT AWARDS / GOLD
- Alean Dark Chocolate Malekula
- Chocolate Calling Chinese 5 Spice
- Endorfin Golden Mylk-Turmeric
- Jardi Bar #4
- Jardi bunny bonbon
JUDGES' COMMENTS
FAVORITES
- Solkiki Yigacheffe cofee and Endoftin Turmeric
- Chocolate Calling Chocolate Crunch Bar
- All the Aelan chocolate bars were lovely. The fruit really shone in the Ex Voto passion fruit truffle
- The Good Chocolate Himalayan Salt Zero Sugar Chocolate Bar.
- Sweet Alchemy selection
COMMENTS
- "Ex Voto Blueberry Lavender Bonbon absolutely melted in my mouth with deliciousness oozing into every pore."
-
Chocolate Calling Chocolate Crunch Bar is delicious and unique! Well done! The Good Chocolate Himalayan Salt is absolutely delicious! Well done!
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