Pure Dark Review and Giveaway: Finally I Know Why Chocolate Has Been Touted as a Mood Lifter!

A number of years ago while hanging out with fellow Moms watching our girls play soccer for Newton, I found myself in conversation with my friend Naomi who when not cheering on the soccer strikers worked as a medical researcher at Harvard. She confided to me in a whisper: “We’re on to something big – dark chocolate has health benefits we’re only beginning to realize.”

This would end up being featured in one of the top medical journals, but at the time, I felt a sense of preliminary euphoria. Permission to indulge in a bite of dark chocolate a day? This, along with revelations about the benefits of red wine, seemed to be biggest news I’d heard when it comes to indulgences.

Now as I eat a piece of dark chocolate daily I reassure myself that it may be improving my heart health and my intake of antioxidants. Add in dried fruits and nuts for added nutrients and flavor? Sounds like a great diet plan to me! The team at Pure Dark (puredark.com) has created a handful of decadent options that will satisfy any sweet tooth looking for a darker indulgence.

Pure Dark tastes like artisan hand-crafted chocolate you would find at a pricey boutique, and comes in an array of offerings from a rich dark chocolate “slab” you can cut like cheese for a gourmet offering to guests to dark chocolate bark topped with nuts, fruits. There’s also Pure Dark’s signature nibs.

When tasting Pure Dark for the first time, I found myself taken back by a crunch that I could not identify. After reading about what I had just savored, I learned that the Classic Bark comes topped with cherries, roasted almonds, and caramelized nibs; The delicious crunch had come from the nibs: which result from the process of roasting and then crushing cocoa beans. As a result a delectable flavor gets released with a satisfying crunch. Nibs show up in almost all of Pure Dark’s products, from their slabs of chocolate to their overloaded barks. You can even purchase nibs alone, perfect for snacking. Most surprising of all, Pure Dark actually got created by a small inventive group from the Mars company kitchens- who went deep gourmet when it comes to perfect dark chocolate.

Enjoy Pure Dark by yourself or give it as a gift. If you can’t decide on certain flavors or styles of chocolate, simply opt for the gift card since all Pure Dark chocolates are available to peruse and purchase online.

How passionate are you about great chocolate? Comment below by Monday, December 27^th for a chance to receive a gift of the dark chocolate slab and gourmet cutting board.

Disclosure: In conjunction with this blog post, Mom Central received samples of Pure Dark chocolate.

Stacy DeBroff

Stacy DeBroff, founder and CEO of Mom Central.com and social and digital consultancy, Influence Central, is a social media strategist, attorney, and best-selling parenting author. A sought-after expert for national media, she trend-spots regularly with national brands and speaks frequently to national and international audiences on a wide range of subjects, including influencer marketing, social media, entrepreneurship, and consumer trends. A passionate cook, gardener, reader, and tennis player, she adores this new chapter of post-college-age parenting.