Fritz Knipschildt is the architect behind the most expensive chocolate in the world and is sometimes called the Willy Wonka of Connecticut. He founded Knipschildt Chocolatier in South Norwalk, Connecticut in 1999 and brought his Danish culinary training with him. All of his chocolates are handmade artisan products using only the freshest natural ingredients, with no additives or preservatives. He sells a chocolate called the Madeleine that must be ordered in advance. The Madeleine contains a creamy truffle ganache made from French Valrhona chocolate blended with fresh cream infused with vanilla pods and pure Italian truffle oil.
This extravagant yet simple ganache then has a French Perigold truffle rolled inside of it and the whole thing is dusted with cocoa powder. The ingredients alone don’t explain why this truffle chocolate is the world’s most expensive chocolate ever sold. Mr. Knipschildt’s explanation for the price tag is the tremendous amount of work that goes into producing these chocolates. The ganache is whipped and folded by hand for a long time to make it as silky as humanly possible, and he even has to perform the hand rolling of the Perigold truffle inside of the ganache within a refrigerated room so that the ganache hardens ever so slightly enough to be workable. Each one of these luscious truffle chocolates has a price tag of $250, making the confection cost approximately $2,600 per pound in quantity.
The Madeleine must be ordered in advance, and each chocolate comes with a personally signed card explaining how it was made and a unique serial number. Mr. Knipshildt has certainly created the world’s most expensive chocolate confection, and it’s probably worth every penny.
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that much for a ball of chocolate thats crazy are you for real i mean come on
hmm.. im interested.. for real.. where can i possibly order it from?
what the hell who would pay that much for chocolates… pwahhhh thats what you call a rip off if people are happy to give that money and taste the chocolate.
There is a car out there that costs a million dollars, and houses that can cost 10 million. So it stands to reason that there would be a chocolate that costs $250.00 a piece. I think this type of chocolate appeals to only the finest “chocoholic” Lets face it people, this is not a Hershey bar. I love it and would love to try one!!!
That is insane, I would nnnnnnneeeeeevveeeeeerrrrr buy a choclate that costs that much, even if I am a chocoholic myself!
i got to have that chocolate *drool
OMG!!!, thats pretty expensive for a piece of chocolate… if i were to ever buy it, which i doubt it, it better be good
Speaking about the most expensive chocolate, actually the new collection spring / summer 2008 from COCOA GOURMET. When you look at their website, it’s the top of the top in luxury chocolate. Well looking is free so here’s the link: swisscocoagourmet.com
Knipschildt chocolate is NOT anymore the most expensive, you are right Cecilia. COCOA GOURMET chocolate is now the most expensive specially with their latest collection spring summer 2008 which is based on chocolate and jewellery. It is incredible what this Swiss chocolate company can do with chocolate. And even their precious wooden box are explosive… I will just finish with BRAVO Chef Laurent & Chef Daniella Nessi for bringing us to a new chocolate adventure rich in taste and splendid for the eyes! You are really the best.
Would you please send a price list? Thank you.
geeeze, that much for a little (most likely fattening) ball of chocolate?
youd think it would cost money just to lick your computer screen!
haha
I have no idea how I found this post… Really, I do not. But, reading the description. Reading all of the posts… My heart starting racing and my mouth watering like a busted water main… Wow, kudos to the folks who invested the time in making this little morsel of heaven and even bigger kudos to the folks that can afford to invest by purchasing this little round ball of brown ecstasy. I swear though… I think it must be made out of the souls of orphan babies to cost as much as it does per piece. Would love to try one sometime… probably in my next life where I have plans to be cleanly rich!
I swear… I am not going to be able to sleep thinking about this little brown piece of heaven!
chocolate???…..not worth my money..but if it will make my girl happy…ill give it..yeah
Oh My!!!!! $2600 ….being a chocoholic I would love to order….this is the height of insanity but can’t resist….let the drool drown me
omg it looks like a pice of crap i wouldnt pay 10 buck
if you at the image of the chocolate you will not think that thats the most expensive chocolate in world!gosh!^^,….
Hell Yeah!!! Now thats what i’m talkin about baby!!!!!
i would like to take this baby on along drive .Thats one spicy meatball>>>>>>>
wow that looks cool but not expensive
dis iz a rip off 4 suree lol
relly dony have comment to pass
I find it humorous that people will go to a site entitled “most-expensive” and complain about prices.
it,s to tastyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.i love it.my dearest chocolate.
I think this is wonderful, One could purchase the proper coco and chocolate and Heavy cream and the correct temperatured refrigerated room to handle chocolate. This alone is a heavy cost to the producer of the chocolate itself. If one doesnt want to pay for this kind of elite fancy. Then find out how to make it yourself and you could produce wonderful truffel and have the experience of flavoring it decorating it and presenting. This experince to me is worth more than the $250.00 and if one is lazy or doestn know how is ones lost, Sorry Charley no money no Honey Part of life one cannot be a conosoure with out paying the price. As a Chef its EASY MONEY.
Thats maddess , but at the end of the day its gotta be sum nicee chocolatee
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; i carnt stop eatting chocolate atm , but i eint putting no weight onn ! Ahaaaa (: , its great, i think i wud defoo payy that much forr that ball of chocolatee! Hmmmmm, Lush!
I’ll stick to my Dove chocolate, thank you.
Okay guys and girls.. Why keep saying wooah that’s too much for a chocolate.
THIS IS A SITE ABOUT THE MOST EXPENSIVE STUFF!
Of course it’s too expensive for most people that’s the point. When people have a lot of money they want to experience the best that humanity has to offer and here it is!! (according to the price tag at least)..
It would take me along time to eat that 1 peice. I would take one little nibble savor it as long as I can and then wrap the chocolate back in what it came in and put it away.
With a price like that don’t you wonder what It would feel like and taste like? I sure am and hell.. I would pay for one XD
well they know its not really worth that its just that they know idiots out there with money will buy retarded stuff out there like that
omg this chocolate is really delicious and i
that better be some good chocolate
One word. Wow.
Tha better be sum great chocolate!
Id buy it…. cuz um a chocoholic *drool*
that seems so yummy bt not sooooooooooooooooooo yummy.
it tastes gud i ordered some