Biscotti Comparison Test In Progress

I've been tast-testing different brands of biscotti at the high and mid-level to see whay Joanne's biscotti is so wonderful.

1. I tried a popular supermarket brand, at least it's the only brand I've ever seen in this large national chain supermarket. It was called Decadence and was dark in color, had an almond piece or two, and dipped in dark chocolate on one side. The best thing about that bite was the dark chocolate the biscotti was dipped in, must be Belgian. The cookie itself was slightly stale, tasteless, and dry.

2. I tried a pastry chef's biscotti at a popular local chain coffee shop where they roast the beans and have a good variety of pastries including scones, Danish, muffins and biscotti. The biscotti was light in color with dark chocolate drizzled across the top. It looked prettier than the supermarket brand and cost five times as much. It tasted bland and dry, but had a nice sweetness, probably from the chocolate drizzle.

3. I tried a fresh-made local brand biscotti sold in Nieman Marcus that cost more than the pastry chef's because the packaging is beautiful, but the label wouldn't stay on and it was a tall box that takes a lot of space. The biscotti was skinny and unadorned compared to the others, and medium brown in color. I took a much anticipated bite, ack! It was awful tasting, what a shock! It was the espresso flavor and did remind me of coffee in the aftertaste, but it was very dry and unpleasant in the mouth.

Joanne's biscotti by contrast, are plump, chewy-crunchy, substantial, flavorful, tasty, and eating one makes me want another, a different variety or the same repeated, I love them all! Joanne can change the world of biscotti eating forever with these delightful treats! How can people live without Joanne's biscotti?

Warm Biscotti

I wake up, get up, drink green kamut, make coffee, put biscotti in the toaster oven on toast, light. Oh yeah, I love biscotti warm, not hot but warm. Joanne likes it at room temp with coffee. I like to warm it, being careful not to really toast it, just watching so it heats through but doesn't cook. It gets that homemade, just from the oven taste, yum! A great way to start the day, then I do my yoga routine, go to work and don't get hungry until lunch.

Sugar-free and scrumptious

Have you ever had sugar-free baked goods that taste really good? It is rare to find yummy cookies that taste as good as those with sugar. Joanne Holmberg has created the most wonderful sugar-free biscotti in several flavors that taste as good as her biscotti with sugar. I am delighted with the texture and flavor she manages to pack into each sugar-free treat and with less calories I can eat more! I just had a plain biscotti and a dark chololate with my morning cup of coffee, both sugar-free and both delicioso, I feel so lucky to have Joanne as my Kailua Gourmet neighbor.

Dark chocolate lovers biscotti

Today Joanne gave me a fresh batch of her new dark chocolate biscotti! These gorgeous biscotti are so rich and deeply chocolate tasting they satisfy all of my chocolate cravings. One of Joanne's chocolate lovers biscotti with a cup of coffee is like a taking mini-vacation!

Joanne Holmberg has created the most scrumptious biscotti ever tasted!

This biscotti is nothing like the usual dry as dust, twice-baked toast you have to dunk in liquid to swallow. Joanne's biscotti is heaven in the mouth, soft enough to eat on its own, yet keeps its crispy texture when dunked in coffee, tea, milk or juice. Joanne's biscotti have a fresh, rich flavor and chewey texture, and they're uniquely good at room temperature, slightly warmed or cold from the fridge, and taste even better the next day. Joanne uses a secret family recipe and adds a few secrets of her own devising to create a most satisfying biscotti experience. We LOVE this boscotti!