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How Dilettante Makes its Peppermint Chocolate

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Refreshing Chocolate Peppermint Flavor

Unique for its fresh scent and cool flavor, mint has made its way into many confections. Peppermint, gum, and chocolates all use this familiar flavor to achieve different sweet and clean flavors. There may be many flavors to choose from, but none compare to Dilettante’s Peppermint TruffleCremes.

These miniature mint truffles release a fresh smell after their green foils are unwrapped. Each TruffleCreme features Dilettante’s premium-quality milk chocolate enrobed in an additional outer layer of milk chocolate. As the name implies, TruffleCremes resemble a traditional chocolate truffle but are smoother and lighter in appearance and taste.

Dilettante’s TruffleCreme flavors are made with all-natural ingredients, but peppermint remains a clear favorite. The pronounced flavor of mint complements the sweet taste of milk chocolate. These TruffleCremes use natural peppermint in its recipe and leaves a lingering refreshing feeling.

As the name implies, TruffleCremes resemble a traditional chocolate truffle but are smoother and lighter in appearance and taste.

Benefits of Natural Peppermint

Natural peppermint has numerous health benefits. Mint is a naturally occurring muscle relaxant and is used in medicine often. These qualities help people feel relaxed after eating it.

Apart from making people feel great, peppermint has a terrific flavor on its own. Mint has a cool and refreshing taste, with an underlying sweetness. This flavor is bolstered by pairing it with milk chocolate, which doesn’t overpower the natural fresh taste of peppermint.

Peppermint TruffleCremes infuses natural peppermint oil in each of its ganache centers. Milk chocolate itself is a subtle flavor, able to draw out the flavor notes of mint without overpowering it. In addition, the chocolate itself is remarkably smooth, offering a soft peppermint candy experience.

Natural peppermint has numerous health benefits. Mint is a naturally occurring muscle relaxant and is used in medicine often. These qualities help people feel relaxed after eating it.

Dilettante's Peppermint TruffleCremes

Since Dilettante started making this flavor in 2006, Peppermint TruffleCremes remained as a staple mint chocolate. These small and beautiful treats can be given as a gift or kept around a house or office. View the many ways to enjoy these iconic green mint candy below.




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Ryan

Raised in the Pacific Northwest, Ryan has a fondness for the outdoors, music, and coffee. Some of his favorites are Dilettante's Chocolate-Covered Bing Cherries and L'Orange Truffles. Through his writing and content, he hopes to grow the Dilettante community.

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