Preferred Morsel:  the Butterscotch Square

Year and Location of Discovery: 1999 (estimated), downtown Santa Barbara with great friend (Maya). We loved taking long walks from our apartment, especially ending with a little, sweet destination. One day the See’s Candies store attendant handed us this sample…. the taste mesmerized me. This dessert undoubtedly belongs with the best of them. And, as far as I am concerned, they don’t need an entire store of diversified chocolates….they simply need a stand of butterscotch squares.

Allow me to explain my weakness.

Of course, the majority of milk chocolate truffles with fillings (aside from the ever-present fruit/nut ones) are obvious contenders for greatness. But, if this were poker, See’s milk chocolate (coating) would be an ace and the butterscotch filling would give you a top pocket pair.

Now, milk chocolate is milk chocolate- it may not have the “flavonoids” or other “health benefits” of dark chocolate— but, what’s not to like, it’s the Tom Hanks of chocolate! That being said…it IS the butterscotch bite that takes this good-after-any-meal-treat to new heights. The butterscotch filling is rich and dense, sweet and powerful, creamy and sensational.

Warning: Consumption has been known to cause a state of euphoria.