Lava Bar: a melted chocolate bar?

by Nick Vagnoni, Posted Sep 1st 2006 @ 1:03PM

I saw Candy Blog's review of The Original Lava Bar, "the world's first liquid chocolate bar," and it just seemed too odd not to pass along. Basically, this is a pouch of corn syrup, chocolate liquor, butter and sugar, among other things. Cybele likens it to "very, very good brownie batter." That was enough to make me want to steer clear of it, but she goes on to give it a decent review, saying that while slurping it out of the pouch was a little odd, the stuff did well on things like pretzels and almonds. Still, she says, it doesn't satisfy like real chocolate. I also find it a little odd that the Lava Bar site bills it as a "no-mess" chocolate bar. It looks a little messy. I guess this is the opposite of those chocolate bars that won't melt.

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9-01-2006 @1:24PM Rhea said... I remember when I was a kid (in the 1960s) there was a similar candy. It was fudgy chocolate in a pack that you could squeeze into your mouth. I don't think the quality of the chocolate was very high, but I remember adoring this stuff as a kid. The name of the produce escapes me...
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9-01-2006 @2:19PM Mike said... How different this is than just drinking Hershey's syrup straight?

I guess if they packaged it in single serving containers intended to put in a glass of milk you could just suck it down as-is if you didn't want all that extra calcium and lactose.
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9-03-2006 @2:06PM tr said... i'm sure this is similar to the energy gels that are already out in the market. i've had some pretty tasty chocolate flavored gels, so i'm sure this isn't too bad.
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9-05-2006 @1:38AM Ken said... This is nothing like Hershey's syrup, which is thin and runny, or like an energy gel. This stuff is thick, like honey, and it is even better when warm. It is great over ice cream and fresh fruit.
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9-19-2006 @1:38AM Ted Johansson said... I've tried the Lava Bar and I'm a chocolate lover. The chocolate quality of a Lava Bar (and I'm talking about personal satisfaction levels) is very high. I liken the actual chocolate flavor of a Lava Bar to Dove Bar dark chocolate except it seems more intense to me. Anyway, I found the Lava Bar fun to eat and it was actually quite filling. It's not syrup, it's more like goo fudge or peanut butter consistency. I have to say once you open a Lava Bar pack you'll want to suck it all down at once rather than save it for later. Also, Lava Bars aren't messy at all compared to regular bars. I usually find Snickers or Mars bars difficult to handle when driving because you don't want chocolate all over your fingertips. All you do with a Lava Bar is tear off the top and squeeze it into your mouth. Simple.
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