Caramelized Onion

2024 Good Food Award winning sweet-savory dark chocolate bar made with single origin El Carmen cacao from Nicaragua and dried caramelized Safrane Globe onions from Wolfe Farms, New York. Onions are refined alongside the chocolate in stone grinders for melt-in-your-mouth umami depth.

At a glance

• Style: Sweet and savory single origin dark chocolate bar
• Award: 2024 Good Food Award winner
• Bean origin: El Carmen, Matagalpa, Nicaragua
• Featured ingredient: Dried Safrane Globe caramelized onions (Wolfe Farms, Finger Lakes region, NY)
• Partner: Burlap and Barrel, Public Benefit Corporation sourcing single origin spices
• Cocoa butter: Freshly pressed from the same single origin beans
• Tasting notes: Brown sugar, pear, allium umami
• Vendor: Goodnow Farms Chocolate (Sudbury, MA)

Best for

• Adventurous foodies and chefs
• Cheese boards and charcuterie pairings
• Gifting to home cooks and award chasers
• Wine and beer tasting accompaniment
• Holiday and dinner-party gifts
• Pairing with savory desserts

Pairings

Pour a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon, a Belgian dubbel or a porter to match the savory umami. The bar also pairs beautifully with aged gouda, blue cheese, prosciutto or a French onion soup course.

Flavor profile

Tasting notes of brown sugar, pear and allium umami. The caramelized onion brings deep, savory sweetness without sharpness, layered over the earthy El Carmen cocoa base.

About Goodnow Farms Chocolate

Goodnow Farms is a Sudbury, Massachusetts bean-to-bar maker that presses its own cocoa butter. The Safrane Globe onions are sourced via Burlap and Barrel from Wolfe Farms (established 2018), who pull onions within days of harvest to concentrate sugars and deepen flavor.

Made by Goodnow Farms Chocolate, based in Sudbury, Massachusetts.