Everyone Told Me These Not-Too-Sweet Chocolates Are the "Most Satisfying" Little Luxury

"It probably won't surprise you to learn that we get a lot of samples sent to our office. The Kitchn editors are constantly testing new (and new-to-us) groceries, appliances, chef's knives ... really anything we might find useful in our day-to-day cooking. As the Director of Groceries, I'm particularly focused on the first category, and am always interested when I receive something that's well-received by the wonderful - and fiercely opinionated - people I work with."

"Inspired by the 2023 viral date bark trend, Joydays soft-launched its chocolate date bark at a food trade show the following January. Similar to the homemade stuff, the recipe is pretty simple: fair-trade chocolate is mixed together with dates and a handful of ingredients to form the base of the bark, then topped with sea salt and a generous sprinkling of either chopped peanuts or almonds."

"The almond and peanut date barks first popped up on shelves at Gelson's Markets, a premium grocer in Southern California, in September 2024. Since then, they've expanded to select retailers across the country, including Fareway and Whole Foods Market. You can also buy a two-pack of the flavors directly on Joydays' website for just under $23, or go all-in on almond and get a case of six bags (which is currently on sale for $50)."

Joydays launched chocolate date bark inspired by the 2023 viral trend and soft-launched at a food trade show the following January. The recipe mixes fair-trade chocolate with dates and a handful of ingredients to form a bark base, then tops it with sea salt and chopped peanuts or almonds. The product contains no artificial sweeteners and provides 14% of the daily value of fiber from dates and inulin, a prebiotic fiber found in plants like onions, chicory root, asparagus, and Jerusalem artichokes. The flavors appeared at Gelson's Markets in September 2024 and expanded to select retailers and the Joydays website, with two-packs priced just under $23 and a six-bag almond case on sale for $50.

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