The question, โ€œhow do you take your coffee?โ€ has traditionally been answered with some combination of cream and/or sugar or black. But thereโ€™s another option: ground into an untra-fine powder, mixed with cocoa butter, and turned into a low-sugar confectionary treat. This new answer comes via Nudge, the makers of coffee bombs and coffee bars who says that โ€œwhatever you can do with chocolate, we can do with coffee.โ€ And I hope you donโ€™t judge or begrudge the Sprudge, but weโ€™re into the Nudge coffee not-fudge.

Made by The Whole Coffee Co, Nudge uses โ€œa patented process that unlocks a broader and more complex array of flavors and aromas than brewed coffee (as only about 20% of the flavors in the coffee beans are water soluble),โ€ per Food Navigator USA. Part of this process includes grinding roasted coffee ultra-fine then combining it with cocoa butter, โ€œwhich encapsulates the roasted coffee particles, preserving their aroma and flavor.โ€ The chocolate-like confection then gets tempered into a shelf-stable product that can be molded into bars or pellet-shaped โ€œbombsโ€ (think: M&Ms).

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A competitor in the recent Best New Product competition by the Specialty Coffee Association, Nudge touts a 60-99mg dose of naturally occurring caffeine per tin, while keeping the sugar content to around 2-3g per serving. Flavor options include Caramel Macchiato, Vanilla Latte, Brazilian Reserve, and Colombian Reserve.

The Whole Coffee Co has recently brokered a deal with Kroger to carry Nudge in 2,000 of their locations across the United States, so thereโ€™s never going to be a Nudge too far away. Or, if you are not Kroger-adjacent, you can get a Nudge of your own via their website, in 4-packs for $12 and $18 for the bars and coffee bombs, respectively.

Like all good drugs, coffee should have the option of micro-dosing, and thanks to Nudge thereโ€™s now a much more convenient way. For more information, visit Nudgeโ€™s official website.

Zac Cadwaladerย is the managing editor at Sprudge Media Network and a staff writer based in Dallas.ย Read more Zac Cadwaladerย on Sprudge.