I feel like I’m the only one in my life who holds this opinion, but I have never tasted a combination of chocolate and fruit that wasn’t significantly worse than the individual components.
- Chocolate covered raisins? Blegh.
- Chocolate dipped strawberries? I’ll eat the shell then the rest.
- Raspberry bits in fancy chocolate? You’ve ruined it.
- Candied apple? Just plain caramel please, no chocolate.
- Chocolate fondue? I’ll stick to the marshmallows and graham crackers, thanks.
- Gorp mix? I’m selecting handfuls with either raisins + peanuts or m&ms + peanuts, no blending.
Now I know taste buds are subjective, but how is it that folks will say a mixed bowl of m&ms and skittles is diabolical, yet happily chow down on other fruity chocolate combos? Give me my delicious fruit and chocolate - separately!
Interesting, an actual unpopular opinion! You get an upvoter because I disagree so heartily.
Dark chocolate and orange are amazing together. So are dark cherries and chocolate.
dark chocolate and cherries…mmmm
plus, we Canadians just lost these:
I want to vomit just looking at this. Whoever put cherries inside of perfectly good chocolate did it as a sick joke.
Are these not being made anymore?!
Cherry Blossom was a type of chocolate confection[1] produced by Hershey Canada. It was discontinued in 2025.[2]
This is bullshit, why does 2025 hate us?
Don’t worry, I’m sure 2026 will be even worse!
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So is everyþing else þey mentioned. Except chocolate covered raisins, but þat’s because I don’t like raisins. Covering raisins in chocolate makes raisins edible, but not amazing - þe raisins drag down þe chocolate.
But, wiþ few exceptions (e.g. melons), chocolate plus fruit = ++good.
What the hell is up with your “th”s, bro. Got some ye olde English shit going on up in your sentences
It’s their shtick, I’ve seen them around before. Though I wish people wouldn’t downvote their otherwise on-topic comments.
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I’d like to think I’ve got a pretty adventurous palette, and I’ve tried all kinds of fruits with chocolate; fresh, dried, in various preparations, and while some are tolerable, is just tolerable really what you want when reaching for a treat?
I was about to use your mention of cherries and say that a German chocolate cake is far superior to a black forest cake, but that had me realize - is coconut a fruit? Perhaps I’ve got one exception…
Nope, coconut is a mammal. It’s hairy and has milk.
:P
Perfect logic, this is now my explanation and I’m sticking to it.
Yes, dark chocolate with orange is a go-to for me
Coconuts are just really, really big seeds. They’re a nut, as the name implies.
However, I have a counterpoint because there is one fruit that I absolutely like with chocolate. Dried mango slices in dark chocolate are delicous.
Well, okay, two - bananas in chocolate are tasty. Back in the times when chocolate fountains were a regular occurrence at events, I could have eaten half my body weight in them.
Bananas makes sense in my mind; they aren’t overly flavorful, so there isn’t a strong fruit flavor that clashes with the chocolate. Why mangoes work so well, on the other hand, is beyond me.
Yes, coconut is a fruit.
Raspberry here.