Donya Maries Original Dark Chocolate Barbecue Sauce

Donya Marie's Original Dark Chocolate Barbeque Sauce

Chocolate and barbecue. Things that make you hhhmmmmmm. This is one of them and I must say it was a pleasant suprise.  I opened my box and there were two bottle of chocolate barbecue sauce; one is the Donya Marie’s Original Dark Chocolate Barbecue Sauce and the other is a spicy sauce called Sassy Fiesta which I hope to try next week at my Fathers Day cookout.

First impressions was of a very professional and elegant label on a rather heavy 12 oz bottle. When it comes to marketing visuals are almost as important as taste, especially when trying to tempt someone to pick your bottle up off the shelf over someone elses. I like the simple and classy label. The next thing I noticed was when I tipped the bottle how thick the sauce was inside.  I prefer thick sauces to ones that are thin and transparent.

I opened the bottle and took a whif and immediately liked it. There didin’t seem to be any single overpowering ingrediant and the aroma was very pleasant.  I dipped my finger in for a quick taste and there it was….. bbq sauce with the taste of chocolate. The chocolate was not overpowering but it was there.  As a side note, this would make a great dipping sauce with just about anything, especially just your finger….  I decided to try this with some grilled boneless chicken breasts and put about 5 large pieces in a freezer bag with about half a bottle of sauce and made sure all the pieces were well covered and put them in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.

Finally on the grill they went and it didn’t take long for that aroma to reach me. The chicken cooked through but the suace didn’t burn which was good. I don’t mind a little carmelization but too much seems to steal away from the flavor. Off the grill and onto the plate and we were ready. I poured a little extra sauce in a bowl to dip for a little extra flavor. My first bite was straight up with no extra and the taste was great.  A little more of the tomato and vinegar taste came out after cooking but the chocolate was still there. Once again no one ingrediant overpowering the other.  The next bite I dipped into some extra sauce and it was perfect.  This is some really good stuff !!!!

I really enjoyed this unique sauce and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a good solid barbecue sauce with a little something different.

Donya Marie’s Dark Chocolate Barbecue Sauces and other products including dark chocolate meat rubs and various other sauces, jellys and mixes can be purchased online at www.DonyaMaries.com