TAIGA Naturkost Organic Pine Nut Chocolate Cream. Chocolate spread made from pine nuts, dates, and cocoa – three ingredients, vegan, no added sugar.

TAIGA Naturkost Organic Pine Nut Chocolate Cream is a chocolate spread from the Palatinate region with only three ingredients: 68 percent Siberian pine nuts from certified organic wild collection, dates, and 7 percent cocoa powder. 190 g in a jar, vegan, produced as raw food at a maximum of 45 degrees Celsius according to the manufacturer. No added sugar, no palm oil, no other additives – the sweetness comes entirely from the dates.

Pine Nut Chocolate Cream from TAIGA Naturkost is the answer to the question of what a three-ingredient chocolate spread looks like. The base consists of pine nuts, the seeds of the Siberian cedar from the Altai mountains, ground into a creamy paste. Dates provide the sweetness, cocoa powder the chocolate. That is all there is on the label. Sunday morning, the coffee is brewing, the children want rolls with something sweet: then this jar is on the table, and the ingredient list is read in three seconds.

Taste

The cream tastes chocolatey, with the soft, caramel-like sweetness of dates and a nutty foundation that remains fine and mild. The cocoa is present at seven percent, dark and slightly tart, less sweet than store-bought nut-nougat creams. The pine nuts provide a subtle forest aroma that lingers in the finish.

The consistency is dense and spreadable, firmer when stored cool, and soft at room temperature. Those expecting a sweet, smooth nut-nougat cream will find the pine nut chocolate cream to be tart, darker, and less sweet. In return, you can taste each of the three ingredients individually.

Use

The manufacturer recommends the cream on bread, rolls, or pancakes, with fruit such as bananas and apples, for refining creams, desserts, and smoothies, and for pralines. One to two tablespoons is a serving. On a warm roll, it becomes soft and runs slightly; on whole grain bread, it remains firm.

It is easiest with fruit: dip apple slices or banana slices, and the afternoon snack is ready. For a dessert, stir two tablespoons into yogurt or skyr, topped with a few berries. In smoothies, one spoonful replaces both cocoa and nut butter. For pralines, shape the cold cream into small balls and roll them in cocoa or chopped nuts. Store the jar away from light at room temperature. According to the manufacturer, white spots are fat blooms that disappear again when stored in warmer conditions.

Our tip: Spread the cream between two oat cookies and place them in the fridge for an hour. This makes little sandwich cookies that work just as well at a children's birthday party as they do in a lunchbox.

Origin

The pine nuts come from certified organic wild collection in the Altai mountains in Siberia; the dates and cocoa are from controlled organic farming. The cream is produced in the TAIGA Naturkost factory in Harthausen, Palatinate, at a maximum of 45 degrees Celsius according to the manufacturer to preserve the aroma and color of the ingredients.

TAIGA Naturkost states that it has been working with pine nuts from the Altai since 2004. The company was founded in 1999 by the Russian composer Alexander Sojnikow, and today it is run by his son Jaroslaw Sojnikow in the second generation. The chocolate cream is one of the pine nut products made from peeled nuts in the Palatinate, alongside the nut butter, oil, and flakes.

For whom

The pine nut chocolate cream is for families looking for a chocolate spread with a short ingredient list, and for everyone who eats a vegan breakfast. It fits in a lunchbox, on a Sunday roll, and in the dessert kitchen. If you want the pure nut flavor, choose the pine nut butter from the same company. You can find more spreads in our Breakfast & Spreads category, and all products from Harthausen on the TAIGA Naturkost page.

Note: The cream contains pine nuts, a type of pine nut, and may contain traces of nuts, sesame, and cereals according to the manufacturer. It is produced on equipment that also processes creams containing milk powder. It is not suitable for anyone with a nut allergy.

A chocolate spread made from pine nuts, dates, and cocoa from the Palatinate, vegan and without added sugar – for your Sunday roll, lunchbox, and dessert.