A new month, a new topping. But first of all - Happy Hanukkah, to everyone who celebrates! Also, today is World's Aids Day, and we're wearing a ribbon on our Facebook Page today - like it if you support the cause (because that means more people get to see it)!

Now, without further ado, I present you with our newest topping of the month: Crispy Flakes! These are little chunks of crispbread swirled into delicious milk chocolate. Crispy Flakes (in German: Knusperflocken) are a very popular German sweet with a long history. We've tested it on our chocolate and couldn't resist to offer you this mouthwatering treat as our topping of the month December.

Enjoy it while it lasts! You can find Crispy Flakes for your customized chocolate bar in the Grains section.

While we celebrate Thanksgiving later this week, today is a much less commonly honored day- National Cashew Day.

Cashews and Chocolate are a beloved combination, but they're a bit trickier to find than the more common chocolate-covered peanuts, walnuts or even pecans. You may know them as lending a wonderful flavor to Indian restaurant favorite Chicken Korma, and in Brazil, the juice of the cashew nut is popular drink.

This multi-tasking nut also has some medicinal properties. Even its scientific name, Anacardium, refers to its heart-like shape. But the cashew has been used to treat dental abscesses and parts of the plant have been culled to alleviate stomach upset and help with snake bites.

Luckily for us, cashew consumption is generally more for fun than associated with errant cobra attacks or toothaches. We tend to take our cashews combined with milk chocolate and sour cherries, or with a dusting of fleur de sel in a dark bar. Got a craving for cashews? Or even better, stocking up on cashew chocolate treats for the holidays? Today's your lucky day- cashews are free, just for National Cashew Day, in our chocri shop.

What's your ideal cashew and chocolate combination? Tell us in the comments!

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Chocri fans have spoken, and we listened. It seemed like every day, a request would roll in to the hello@chocri.com account seeking one of humanity's most revered foods- real bacon.

As the hunt for the perfect bacon wore on, we wondered- would we ever find chocri's perfect bacon? We sampled, researched and reached out. Yes, a lot of bacon was consumed. (The sacrifices we make in pursuit of the perfect chocolate experience.) And that day is here! Real bacon is available in the chocri shop!

Our pan-crisp bacon is a buttery, savory contrast to our sweet, creamy chocolate. From our official description:

"We just upgraded our Bacon topping to real bacon! Our real bacon bits come from Oscar Mayer, and are de.licious! We credit the chocolate maker Katrina Markoff from Vosges with popularizing dark chocolate with bacon - although our team actually really liked the combination of bacon with milk chocolate! Try this exotic topping on your customized chocolate bar with Pretzels - the perfect treat!"

While the bacon and chocolate trend began as a novelty, feedback indicates the bacon and chocolate flavor combination is one many chocri fans feel strongly about. And now, with the addition of real bacon to our toppings directory, you can create your own chocolate with bacon and any other combination to sample the real bacon flavor.

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It's the first of the month again! And if you're a dedicated chocri fan, you know that each month we introduce a limited edition topping of the month so you can try new things and tell us more about what you like. This month's topping, though, is a special case- ahead of Christmas, we've introduced a topping we're sure is going to be a pretty big hit- Amaretto Cookies!

I have it on authority that the first samples of bars with Amaretto Cookies disappeared fairly rapidly in testing at chocri's headquarters, and with good reason. If you haven't tried the match made in heaven that is cookies combined with chocolate, you haven't lived. Okay, perhaps that's a bit dramatic but it's a seriously delicious pairing.

From the official description:

Amaretto cookies are our topping of the month November. They are light as a feather, yet have an intense sweet almond flavour. They are airy, delicate and crunchy and refine every chocolate bar.

Getting your holiday shopping done early? Combine your Amaretto Cookie bar with our holiday packaging!