Loco Love Strawberry Vanilla Burst Single
A chewy strawberry centre, lifted by hibiscus and vanilla bean, wrapped in dark chocolate.
Strawberry Vanilla Burst is one of the newer additions to the Loco Love range, and the most fruit-forward truffle they make. The centre is a soft, chewy strawberry ganache with a perfect balance of tang and sweetness, infused with hibiscus flower for a deeper red note, and grounded with Bundaberg vanilla bean. The shell is Loco Love's organic dark chocolate, softer at 30% cacao to complement the bright fruit centre rather than overpower it.
It tastes like the chocolate version of a strawberry cordial: floral, slightly tart, deeply fragrant, with a richness from the cacao that turns it into something more grown up.
Why people love it
- A genuine point of difference: chewy strawberry ganache with hibiscus and vanilla bean
- Dark chocolate shell (30% cacao) made from organic cacao
- Vegan, gluten free, and free from refined sugar, dairy, and soy
- Sweetened with coconut blossom sugar and brown rice syrup
- Handcrafted in Byron Bay by Loco Love
- Single bar format, perfect as an everyday treat or stocking-filler
Ingredients
*Brown rice syrup, *coconut milk, *cacao paste, *coconut blossom sugar, strawberry (6.4%), *cacao butter, hibiscus powder (<1%), caramel extract, vanilla bean (<1%), Australian sea salt, natural strawberry flavour, *MCT oil. [Cacao solids 30.7%].
*Organic.
Allergen advice: May contain traces of sesame, peanut, almond, hazelnut, macadamia, cashew, pistachio, and pecan.
Country of origin: Made in Australia.
A note on shipping in warm weather
Australian summers are not kind to chocolate. Loco Love bars are made without emulsifiers or preservatives, so they soften faster than supermarket chocolate when exposed to heat. We pack carefully, but once a parcel leaves our warehouse we can't control transit conditions. If you're ordering to a warm location in summer, we'd suggest express shipping and a delivery address where someone can bring the parcel inside quickly. We can't replace orders that have melted in transit.
About Loco Love
Loco Love is a Byron Bay chocolatier founded in 2013 by Emica Penklis, a naturopath turned cacao alchemist. Every bar is handcrafted in their Byron factory using organic, fair trade ingredients. The brand has a cult following across Australia for combining genuine indulgence with clean ingredients, and they're one of the few Australian chocolate makers we stock that meet the Santos standard on both ethics and flavour.
Why Santos Organics
Santos has been the Northern Rivers' organic food shop since 1978. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, every purchase supports our work in community food systems, supporting local makers like Loco Love, and the Grow the Growers project. We stock Loco Love because it's everything we love about the Byron Bay region: real ingredients, real craft, real flavour.
Santos Organics is not your average grocery store; it's a not-for-profit social enterprise and environmental charity. Since 1978, we've pioneered the organic wholefood movement. Our stores serve as community hubs where people connect with our team and fellow community members, sharing a journey toward optimal health and wellness. The palpable sense of community forms part of the social and cultural fabric of the Byron Shire and Northern Rivers. Employing over 70 passionate locals, we support hundreds of local farmers, makers, and artisans, promoting the local economy, building community resilience, and strengthening the local food system. Approximately 75% of the food on our shelves is locally grown, produced, or supplied, nurturing interconnectedness and supporting those passionate about clean, wholesome food and sustainable living.
Santos Organics makes conscious shopping easy by sourcing the best organic food and natural lifestyle products. We invest in ethics research through a dedicated Ethics Specialist position, ensuring our products meet rigorous standards before reaching our shelves. Our Care Check process aligns products with our social impact and environmental goals, providing customers with confidence in their purchases. Our commitment to ethical product procurement extends to partnerships with local farmers through initiatives like the Grow the Growers Project. This project helps local farmers establish pathways to the organic retail market, making fresh, locally grown organic food more available and affordable. By incorporating supply agreements and mutual marketing support, we foster connections between customers and the farmers behind their food.
Santos Organics significantly impacts the local community and economy. Over the last three years, our investments in local employment, goods from local suppliers and distributors, rent, and hiring local tradespeople have retained over $26 million within the Northern Rivers. In the past year alone, $5.3 million was circulated back into the local economy through these efforts, supporting over 100 Northern Rivers-based suppliers and distributors. This investment sustains our community's vitality and unique culture. Employing over 70 local team members ensures money stays within the local economy, enhancing opportunities for community interaction and support. Our local suppliers share our vision of promoting creative, sustainable, and healthy product development, strengthening the reputation of the Byron Bay region as a hub for innovation and sustainability.
