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!

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[–] 110 points 10 months ago (17 children)

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.

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  • [–] 15 points 10 months ago (6 children)

    dark chocolate and cherries...mmmm

    plus, we Canadians just lost these:

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Are these not being made anymore?!

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  • [–] [S] 8 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    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...

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

    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.

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  • [+] -12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 58 points 10 months ago* (4 children)

    Your argument is invalid because the coca bean is itself the fruiting body of the theobroma cacao; chocolate is a fruit.

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  • [–] 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Heavily processed though, far cry from 'fruit' as we use the term.

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  • [–] 13 points 10 months ago

    Kudos to your truly unpopular opinion. I disagree but wouldn't fight you on it. But what are your thoughts on nuts and caramel? That's a hill I would die on.

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  • [–] 32 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    Upvoted because what’s wrong with you, but mang you fit the subreddit well.

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  • [–] 27 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    subreddit

    what’s wrong with you

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  • [–] 19 points 10 months ago

    Upvote for unpopular.

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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago

    90% agree. Chocolate paired with actual fruit sucks, but chocolate with fruit flavoring (e.g. Terry's chocolate orange, chocolate-covered fruit-flavored ganache or nougat, etc.) can sometimes be good.

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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago

    Okay but

    Cherry Garcia Ice Cream

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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago

    Yessss!! Hahaha. My whole life people have been trying to convince me that I’m crazy because I don’t like orange chocolate. (Not even the actual fruit, just the flavour in chocolate.)

    I agree with this wholly. I love fruits. I love chocolate. But I don’t want them together.

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  • [–] 25 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

    Upvote because your opinion is wrong.

    That said, the things you described seem like they have a high potential to be underwhelming. I've had versions of almost all of them where the chocolate is cheap, grainy and too sweet.

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    The problem is the ratios. All your examples are basically fruit as the main ingredient with chocolate as the accompanying ingredient. That just means you don't like chocolate on your fruit.

    The other way around is better, chocolate with some fruit as accents. One of my favorite chocolates is a flat dark chocolate bar and small cranberry pieces that make the texture feel like a crunch bar, and the cranberry flavor is not strong enough to overpower the chocolate.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Put it better than I would.

    Although some dry-fruits (I mean nuts, not dried-fruits) might do differently and be pretty good when wrapped in chocolate, most fruits are better off being present in tiny amounts to add flavour to the chocolate.

    I have tried a chocolate with orange rinds in it, which definitely does better then just normal picked rinds. Then one white-chocolate with little bits of cranberry and blueberry, which did pretty well too and while those berries might be tastier, that's definitely a subjective thing and I might be in a mood for either one at any time.

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I like chocolate with cheese, or with salt. Not really a fan of super sweet chocolate, 90%+ dark for me.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    My mother in law used to make a treat - really simple peanuts in chocolate. But the peanuts had to be salted cocktail peanuts for the perfect consistency and that contrast salt cs sweet!

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago

    Do you know, I've just kind of accepted it my whole life, despite never really caring for it. I'll enjoy chocolate and caramel, or chocolate ice cream with stuff in it, or ice cream with chocolate pieces. Even chocolate truffles with different creme fillings. And I love yogurt covered raisins!

    So it's not a general aversion to things in chocolate, for me. Fruit is definitely always better on its own.

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago

    I agree with this one too. This and the nuts post, we're on a roll

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago

    Finally someone else!

    I was a strong defender of this position for a long time. There is a Venn diagram with a circle of dairy in the center. It overlaps heavily with chocolate on one side and fruit on the other. But the fruit and chocolate circles should not touch.

    Or so I thought. One day a friend was arguing with me about this and she pointed out a banana split, which has all three. Ok so maybe the fruit and chocolate circles barely touch for this one exception but otherwise - say no to chocolate with fruit.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago

    I am genuinely amazed that you have this opinion, and also that a significant number of other comments do as well.

    I cannot even begin to describe how strongly I disagree with this, but I guess there just is a whole section of people who agree...

    I... I want to cook for you, make something you've not tried before, show you the light lol.

    If you don't mind me asking, can you taste cilantro, or does it just taste like soap to you?

    Do you like nutmeg?

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago

    I largely agree except one: bananas.

    I know it’s not truly chocolate, but still in the realm, I like to make a peanut butter, Nutella, and banana sandwich sometimes.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago

    Oh, I violently disagree. I find your position to be almost repulsive.

    looks at name of sub

    …here, have an upvote.

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  • [–] 11 points 10 months ago

    Upvoted. Seek help.

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  • [–] 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Choco and banana. Nothing else matters.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I completely agree with very few exceptions

    Banana and chocolate is a good combo because bananas are so "mild" in sweetness

    Also down with chocolate-covered raisins. Not grapes, though

    But I can't think of a single other fruit I like with chocolate. I will eat the chocolate off a chocolate-colored strawberry and eat the strawberry alone

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  • [–] 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I'm with you.

    Raspberries and chocolate? Each brings out the bitterness in the other.

    I don't get fruit and chocolate at all, each diminishes the other.

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I think it's about balancing the sweetness of the chocolate with the tartness of the raspberries. It's one of my favorite chocolate and fruit combos. I've never had any bitterness with that. It's odd that's the case for you. Have you tried in freshly made desserts or just chocolate or chocolate bars?

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago*

    Except it doesn't.

    The bitterness of chocolate just enhances the tartness of the raspberry and the reverse.

    Its fucking awful.

    Edit: And yes, I've tried it every which way, from crappy chocolate bars to fine desserts made by expensive chefs in Paris.

    Chocolate and fruit sucks - the tart/bitter in both amplify the other.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    Assuming you ferment the fruit first, yes.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    Fuck orange chocolate! Only thing worse is mint chocolate.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    I totally agree, I'm like that Squidward setting up a chair meme when I see a chocolate bar. And immediately pack up if it has any kind of fruits in it.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    dark chocolate and clementines is a nice snack, though

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago*

    People eat chocolate covered banana and nobody bats an eye, but I eat chocolate covered kebab onc...

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    You missed frozen bananas in dark chocolate on popsicle sticks. They're great.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago*

    You sound like my dad. He doesn't dislike fruit and chocolate. He just dislikes fruit.

    Try a chocolate covered habenero. 😊

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    Or do you feel about chocolate oranges, or candied orange dipped in chocolate?

    I might not be able to be friends with you depending on the answer.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    Chocolate covered banana chips are awesome

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I'll take fruits on pizza over fruits in chocolate any day.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    When I'm sitting down with a nice single origin chocolate, it's nice to have some fruit to compare the acidity to. Priming the taste buds really does bring different dimensions of the chocolate to the forefront. It's not something I indulge in often, but if I'm going to be paying for it, I'm going to also go through the trouble of trying it with as many suitable seeming pairs as possible.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    Yeah I disagree with every single one of these. Contrast in food is good. Varied textures are good. Sweet and sour is good. Congrats, I think you have an actually unpopular opinion.

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    I agree with all of your examples but what about bananas and chocolate? I think the less "fruity" and more heavy taste of bananas goes quite well with chocolate.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Wtf is gorp? You mean trail mix?

    Chocolate oranges are great. As is chocolate with raspberry.

    Maybe you're just eating too low-quality of chocolate.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    Yeah nah that is a wrong opinion. Literally had a chocolate fondue yesterday and it was divine.

    As someone else saud seek help please.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    OK, I disagree but raise you one more. Chocolate covered popcorn and chocolate covered bacon are treats sent by the gods as the secret food of the initiated in the misteries of taste.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    I have to strongly disagree. I think chocolate is delicious with strawberries, raspberries and raisins. Heck I even love dipping banana slices in a chocolate fondue. I know, I’m weird! 😁

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago*

    Candy apple? It works because you get the sour apple and sweet shell. One offers a palate cleanse from the other, allowing you to avoid sensory adjustment. If you don’t like sour, it’s not pleasant. But otherwise, I don’t get it

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I’ll take this a stage further and declare that fruit doesn’t go with anything.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    I think I mostly agree with this. Not bad.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    I once mentioned this, and someone actually suggested that maybe I don't like chocolate.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Chocolate covered raisins are the worst thing ever.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    i actually like chocolate raspberries because it preserves the raspberries from turning to mush.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Like it's okay, i don't hate it, but it becomes too much sweetness and unless there's something non-sweet to balance it out i won't be able to manage more than a few bites.

    What goes well with chocolate is stuff like chips and nuts, salty carbs.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Unpopular indeed... Hrmmph!

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Chocolate covered/dipped strawberries are nice. I like the flavors. The only issue is the shell like chocolate just breaks off of the strawberry, so maybe separate chocolate and strawberry could achieve the same or better. Still, a good flavor combo and traditional fruit/chocolate.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Yeah, you can go ahead and miss me on mixing chocolate with fruit as well as fruit with pastries.

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago

    Yes! Fruit and chocolate are gross together. It is nearly impossible to find an ice cream with fruit that doesn't have chocolate or white chocolate or stripes of some cocoa variety. Chocolate has absolutely ruined dessert.

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago

    You've never tried "Terrys Orange". I usually don't like the Chocolate & Fruit combo, either. But this one is surprisingly good.

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