Chocolate and fruit do NOT go together
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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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.
dark chocolate and cherries...mmmm
plus, we Canadians just lost these:
I want to vomit just looking at this. Whoever put cherries inside of perfectly good chocolate did it as a sick joke.
Are these not being made anymore?!
Cherry Blossom was a type of chocolate confection[1] produced by Hershey Canada. It was discontinued in 2025.[2]
This is bullshit, why does 2025 hate us?
Don't worry, I'm sure 2026 will be even worse!
These are vile and you are making me start to think I agree with OP
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...
Nope, coconut is a mammal. It's hairy and has milk.
:P
Perfect logic, this is now my explanation and I'm sticking to it.
Yes, dark chocolate with orange is a go-to for me
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.
Yes, coconut is a fruit.
Raspberry here.
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.
What the hell is up with your “th”s, bro. Got some ye olde English shit going on up in your sentences
It's their shtick, I've seen them around before. Though I wish people wouldn't downvote their otherwise on-topic comments.
I like San and appreciate their contributions but we all have our quirks and mine is downvoting every thorny comment I come across. Also, everyone who complains about downvotes in any capacity.
Your argument is invalid because the coca bean is itself the fruiting body of the theobroma cacao; chocolate is a fruit.
Heavily processed though, far cry from 'fruit' as we use the term.
By the lengthy process and how bad it is to begin with, I'm still amazed it was discovered and developed and made to taste so good. So many steps to get there.
Are you suggesting fruit snacks aren't also fruit?
is corn syrup a fruit then?
Upvoted because what’s wrong with you, but mang you fit the subreddit well.
Ah fuck, what have I done?
Sorry, gonna have to ask you to handover your lemmy passport
Trauma
%100 disagree with them, but first time I'm actually seeing something that fits the community
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.
Upvote for unpopular.
Choco and banana. Nothing else matters.
Banana, sliced in half long ways, peanut butter along the whole thing, cut into slices, frozen, dipped in chocolate.
Yesssss
That sounds amazing.
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.
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?
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.
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.
Upvoted. Seek help.
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.
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.
Okay but
Cherry Garcia Ice Cream
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.
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.
You must have missed the part where OP mentioned raspberry bits in a chocolate bar.
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.
I like chocolate with cheese, or with salt. Not really a fan of super sweet chocolate, 90%+ dark for me.
My favorite chocolate is honey almond salt.
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!
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.
I agree with this one too. This and the nuts post, we're on a roll
I'll take fruits on pizza over fruits in chocolate any day.
Upvoted for amusement even if I disagree. Team pineapple on pizza here
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?
Oh, I violently disagree. I find your position to be almost repulsive.
looks at name of sub
…here, have an upvote.
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
I agree! You're wrong on the exceptions though.
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.
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.
dark chocolate and clementines is a nice snack, though
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.
Assuming you ferment the fruit first, yes.
People eat chocolate covered banana and nobody bats an eye, but I eat chocolate covered kebab onc...
You sound like my dad. He doesn't dislike fruit and chocolate. He just dislikes fruit.
Try a chocolate covered habenero. 😊
Chocolate covered banana chips are awesome
Fuck orange chocolate! Only thing worse is mint chocolate.
You missed frozen bananas in dark chocolate on popsicle sticks. They're great.
I think I mostly agree with this. Not bad.
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.
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.
til soc
I’ll take this a stage further and declare that fruit doesn’t go with anything.
Pie crust?
Fruit should only stay with sweet and fruity foods. No fruit in savoury meals, chocolate, or bread/baked goods.
Yeah nah that is a wrong opinion. Literally had a chocolate fondue yesterday and it was divine.
As someone else saud seek help please.
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
Are you 6?
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.
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.
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.
Good Ol Raisins and Peanuts
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! 😁
Yeah, you can go ahead and miss me on mixing chocolate with fruit as well as fruit with pastries.
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.
I once mentioned this, and someone actually suggested that maybe I don't like chocolate.
Unpopular indeed... Hrmmph!
OP, what is your opinion of vegan molé? What do you think of savory chocolate?
i actually like chocolate raspberries because it preserves the raspberries from turning to mush.
Chocolate covered raisins are the worst thing ever.
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.
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.
You've never tried "Terrys Orange". I usually don't like the Chocolate & Fruit combo, either. But this one is surprisingly good.
Ungh, you pick the ONE counterexample that actually proves his point.