Organic Echo Fudge Review

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Fudge is probably the most common of the homemade candies but really doesn’t seem to get made at home very often anymore. It’s relegated to being a treat for when you’re at the beach or when visiting relatives who do make it which means that no one gets as much fudge in their lives as they deserve. The problem with buying fudge is that you very rarely find it outside of specialty shops and probably have about a 50/50 chance of finding out what’s in it. Even if you do find out what ingredients were used, many commercial types use a lot of ingredients that you might not be so thrilled with if you’re trying to stick to an organic diet. Enter Organic Echo, an online purveyor of all manner of organic goods, edible and otherwise. Amid the myriad products they stock is this lovely gift box of organic fudge.

Most organic chocolate products I’ve tasted have honestly not always been that wonderful. Organic Echo fudge, fortunately, does not fall into that category. While it may not be the best fudge ever (that title belongs to my Aunt Teri’s), it is a very solid offering that really has a lot going for it. The texture is more of a firm/semi-crystalline fudge rather than a creamy one, but it does soften and melt nicely on the tongue. I was sent a box of “Rich Rainforest Dark Assorted” which consisted of a half pound of plain fudge and a half pound of fudge with walnuts. I tend to favor plain fudge over that with nuts or other crunchy bits, but the walnuts used here were of good quality and lend a satisfyingly bitter/rich note that contrasts the deep cocoa flavors of the fudge quite nicely. I noted the addition of marshmallow creme in the ingredients list, and I generally see that as a major plus given that most of the recipes that I favor also contain it. The ingredients also include things like minimally processed sugars and the addition of “Love and Gratitude” at the end of the list.

One thing I was somewhat surprised to see included in the ingredients list was palm oil listed in the “natural oil blend” given how controversial that can be and how carefully the rest of the ingredients have been selected. The only other concern I had was that every square contains 120 calories and 7 grams of fat, but that’s really more of a problem with fudge in general and not terribly specific to this type.

All in all, this would make a great gift for the organically-inclined types in your life. It comes in an attractive package that makes it easy to save or share and is a good excuse to go browse through the Organic Echo site.

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One lucky winner will receive 2 lbs of assorted organic fudge from Organic Echo.. This giveaway is open to the U.S. and will end on April 29, 2010.

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In compliance with the new FTC Guildlines, please note that this is a sponsored post. I was given Organic Echo fudge to review free of charge, however, I was not paid for the review and the opinions are my own.

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