The 10 Most Expensive Chocolates

  I love chocolate.  I am a chocaholic.  I adore chocolate and could sit there and eat pounds of it in one sitting.  I don't need to have a reason to enjoy it, I will eat it just because.

Unfortunately, I am a bit of a heathen.  I can't tell a good chocolate from a great chocolate. I do know if its really bad but otherwise, I just go for what tastes good to me.  However, if you have money and you want to spend it on something special, check some of these out because they are considered the most expensive chocolates in the world.

1. Vosges Haut Chocolate is produced by a chocolate company in Chicago, IL.  The chocolate has a reputation for having unusual ingredients mixed in to produce unique flavors.  For instance you'll find chocolate with bacon, or chili, or wasabi.  The owner, Katrina Markoff, decides what flavors go into her chocolates which start at $90.

2. Amedei Porcelana created by Amedei who used the word Porcelana because of the special type of cocoa bean from Venezuela used in the chocolate.  This particular chocolate has won many different awards and the price begins at $90 per bar.

3. Gran Cru by Pierre Marcolini of Belgium.  This chocolate uses only the highest quality cocoa beans from the best producers in the world.  Pierre developed a special way of flavoring his chocolates with vanilla that has won him awards.  This chocolate goes for $102.50.

4. Richart's chocolate is another chocolate where the creator mixes in unusual flavors and ingredients in mouth watering combinations.  The beans come from Venezuela, Haiti, and Madagascar, three of the top growers in the world.

5. The Aficionado's Collection by the House of Grauer  from Switzerland.  This particular chocolate claims to be able to bring to life the tastebuds of cigar smokers.  They use a variety of ingredients such as Japanese Matcha Tea,  Organic French Bee Pollen, or Turkish Star Anise to create up to 14 unique chocolates.  This chocolate goes for $210.

6.  Amedei Toscano Black Truffles are unique  mix of black truffles, champagne, and gold into the chocolate before being placed into a box with Swarovski's crystals making these extremely desirable. They are only sold at Harrod's and the London department stores in London.  A box of these sell for $294.

7. DaLefee sells chocolates made with edible gold.  The company gets the beans which produce an extremely rich chocolate from Equador before adding edible gold flakes.  These go for a measly $508 which makes them quite expensive.

8. Debauve and Gallais, a company from the 1800's, produces Le Grand Louis XVI which is quite different from most other chocolates in that it is 99 percent cocoa making it quite bitter.  This company has provided royal houses with its famous chocolates including this one which sells for $900.

9. Cadbury, the everyday chocolate company produces one version that sells for $1,600.  It is a bar of chocolate wrapped in an edible gold leaf.  Its said they are worth every penny.

10. The most expensive chocolate in the world, selling for $2,600, is Chocopologie Chocolate Truffle made by Fritz Knipschildt, a Danish citizen.  This chocolate is made of 70% Valrhona Dark Chocolate, vanilla, truffle oil, sugar, and heavy cream to create a rich, luxurious delight. This delight cannot be purchased directly off the shelf.  It must be special ordered and it must be eaten within 7 days of purchase but its so good, most people eat theirs within a couple hours of buying them.

So if you have any extra money you want to blow on a good quality chocolate, check one of these out.  Let me know what you think, I'd love to hear.  Have a great day.