by The Chocolate Salon Comment Closed

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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