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Hanami Collection

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Our Hanami Collection — inspired by Japan's Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival) and the custom of hanami (blossom viewing) — was developed in partnership with our Dandelion Chocolate Japan team. 

This 15-piece seasonal assortment features five seasonal bonbon varieties which highlight hanami customs and flavors enjoyed by our Tokyo team. Each exquisite, hand-crafted confection celebrates the fresh, floral beauty of spring, while paying homage to cherished traditions. 

included in this assortment

Included in this Collection:

  • 3 Yuzu Highball
  • 3 Sakura Shiroan & Macadamia
  • 3 Cara Cara Sake
  • 3 Black-Sesame Praliné & Miso Caramel 
  • 3 Shiso Cashew Praliné
INGREDIENTS & ALLERGENS

Yuzu Highball
70% House Blend chocolate (cocoa beans, organic cane sugar), organic cream, Okinawa sugar, organic dark-brown sugar, yuzu juice, glucose, whiskey, fleur de sel, colored cocoa butter (ultra-refined organic cocoa butter [non-deodorized, kosher], natural color [from organic origins])*

Contains: milk, contains less than 5% alcohol

Sakura Shiroan & Macadamia Praliné
70% House Blend chocolate (cocoa beans, organic cane sugar), macadamia nuts, shiroan paste (cannellini beans, sugar, salt, baking soda), sugar, glucose, milk chocolate (cocoa beans from Tumaco, Colombia; sugar, whole-milk powder, cocoa butter, Madagascar vanilla), sorbitol, salt-pickled sakura (cherry blossoms, salt, Japanese plum vinegar, citric acid), cocoa butter (cocoa beans from Camino Verde, Ecuador), morel miso (organic chickpeas, organic kokuho, rose rice, wild foraged morel mushrooms, sea salt, koji culture), pink sakura powder (gluten-free dextrin, sakura paste [salted sakura petals and leaves], agar agar, sugar, sakura extract, converted starch, natural red color [from beets]), white sakura powder (gluten-free dextrin, sakura leaves), fleur de sel, colored cocoa butter (ultra-refined organic cocoa butter [non-deodorized, kosher], natural color [from organic origins])*

Contains: milk, tree nuts (macadamia nuts)

Cara Cara Sake
70% House Blend chocolate (cocoa beans, organic cane sugar), sake, sugar, pectin, 70% chocolate (cocoa beans from Semuliki Forest, Uganda, organic cane sugar), cara cara orange juice, glucose, organic cream, pineapple-ginger purée (pineapple, lemon, ginger pulp, candied ginger [ginger, sugar, citric acid]), orange zest, citric acid, colored cocoa butter (ultra-refined organic cocoa butter [non-deodorized, kosher], natural color [from organic origins])*

Contains: milk, contains less than 5% alcohol

Black-Sesame Praliné & Miso Caramel
70% House Blend chocolate (cocoa beans, organic cane sugar), toasted black sesame, sugar, organic cream, cocoa butter (cocoa beans from Camino Verde, Ecuador), butter, glucose, cocoa nibs (cocoa beans from Tumaco, Colombia), moromi powder (lentils, quinoa, nori, sesame, koji-infused sea salt), morel miso (organic chickpeas, organic kokuho, rose rice, wild foraged morel mushrooms, sea salt, koji culture), fleur de sel, colored cocoa butter (ultra-refined organic cocoa butter [non-deodorized, kosher], natural color [from organic origins])*

Contains: milk

Shiso Cashew Praliné
70% House Blend chocolate (cocoa beans, organic cane sugar), cashews, 70% chocolate (cocoa beans from Costa Esmeraldas, Ecuador, organic cane sugar), organic cream, sugar, invert sugar, butter, shiso, cocoa nibs (cocoa beans from Tumaco, Colombia), cocoa butter (cocoa beans from Camino Verde, Ecuador), whole-milk powder, Madagascar vanilla, colored cocoa butter (ultra-refined organic cocoa butter [non-deodorized, kosher], natural color [from organic origins])*

Contains: milk, tree nuts (cashews)

WEIGHT
6.3 oz (180 g)

Soy free

Dandelion Chocolate Hanami Collection
Hanami Collection

“They’re both sweet and savory, the flavors so intensely seductive that I found myself reaching for one, and then another, chasing the tantalizing tastes — yuzu, black sesame, caramel, miso, sake — swirling through my mouth."


– ruth reichl

Inspired by the
Cherry Blossom Festival

fifteen bonbons featuring five seasonal, sweet-savory flavors
Yuzu Highball

Yuzu Highball

The sweet, citrusy freshness of yuzu shines in creamy caramel enhanced with Suntory Toki Whiskey.

BLACK SESAME WARABI

SAKURA SHIROAN & MACADAMIA praliné

Delicate floral sakura blossoms mingle with toothsome, toasted-macadamia praliné.

Cara Cara Sake

Cara Cara Sake

Fragrant cara cara orange jelly tops creamy 70% Semuliki Forest, Uganda ganache accented with Den Blanc sake.

Black-Sesame Praliné & Miso Caramel

Black-Sesame Praliné & Miso Caramel

Luxurious miso caramel — made with Shared Cultures Morel Miso — offers perfect, sweet-savory balance with textural black-sesame praliné.

Shiso Cashew Praliné

SHISO CASHEW praliné

Lightly herbaceous shiso-infused Costa Esmeraldas, Ecuador ganache is complemented by salty-rich, house-made cashew praliné.

The Hanami Collection represents a nod to our colleagues at Dandelion Japan, and to the Cherry Blossom season, evoking the brightness and freshness of spring.


– Head Chocolatier Nicholas Bonamico
Cherry blossom tree

hanami

[həˈnämÄ“] noun


The Japanese custom of viewing cherry blossoms in full bloom

Dandelion Chocolae Confections Team

From left: Dillon, Nick, Ajani, Shelby, Martha, and Madison

Hand-Crafted by Our Confections Team

Head Chocolatier Nicholas Bonamico, with Assistant Head Chocolatier Dillon Zell, runs Dandelion’s Confections program; their small team produces our Single-Origin Truffle Collection, Single-Origin Chocolate Nut Spreads, and seasonal confections by hand. Nick takes inspiration from the abundance of locally grown California produce to create elegant confections that tell a story. His ultimate mission is to honor and showcase the farmers and producers behind each ingredient, through origin-focused, indulgent "mementos" to savor.