Maui Specialty Chocolates

We found this place on Unilocal and were NOT disappointed by the amazing reviews!
The milk chocolate and peanut butter Mochi is PERFECTION. When you barely graze the side of a Mochi and it jiggles, you KNOW it’s amazing. And this was one of the softest and most pillowy mochi I’ve ever had. My sweet tooth was satisfied by the peanut butter and milk chocolate mixture. The service was very friendly and fast.
TIPS
–call ahead to reserve
–no seating, grab and go
–credit cards accepted
–get more than you think you can eat because it’s THAT GOOD

Off the hook mochi. The best I ever had in the states. Softest pillowy mochi even rival the ones I ate in Asia. Blessed to eat this good of mochi in Maui. This is paradise!!!

Tried the azuki and truffle mochi. Both were good, the mochi was fresh and had a soft texture.
The azuki seems to sellout fairly often. One time I went right after 10am and there was only 1 box left. If you want azuki, go for a pre-​order.

The mochi is fresh, soft, and soooo good! I got the peanut butter and chocolate mochi — it was delicious.

so delish and so fresh! tip: you can email your order the day earlier and they will have your order ready! my fav is the peanut butter mochi. it is a must pick up.

You know… if it wasn’t for my Unilocal buddy Nat N. who told me about this place, I would have never known about this place.
Maui Specialty Chocolates… but they do mochi too! And apparently they are known for this Peanut Butter & Milk Chocolate Mochi!
The 1^st time I came here was a few months ago (April 2015)…i bought up a few boxes of mochi, but ended up giving them all away, so I could not properly write a review about this place, as I did not try and eat anything.
Today, I went back to this place… mainly for me, so I could try this «Peanut Butter & Milk Chocolate Mochi». They also make a Truffle Mochi, but today when I went here in the late afternoon, they did not have any of that on the table.
What can I say about the mochi? Well, I like mochi, but I can tell you right off hand, I’m definitely not a connoisseur of mochi!
I purchased a box of mochi ($ 6.00) for myself, as well as another box of mochi for my sister. They also sell chocolates here… and I am assuming this is chocolate make here locally? I purchased a small bag of Dark Chocolate Covered Macadamia Nuts ($ 2.60).
What can I say about these treats?
The mochi was soft, and it was filled with a Chocolate Peanut Butter concoction… as I bit into it, I could clearly taste the peanut butter (they use chunky peanut butter, as it had nuts), but I could not taste the chocolate. The peanut butter was kinda overpowering the chocolate. I guess I wasn’t crazy about this mochi, because I’m not a big fan of crunchy peanut butter… or peanut butter as a whole. (Ate too much peanut butter as a kid, now I hardly eat it at all) But what I did like, was the texture of the mochi…
If you asked me about my personal option about this mochi? To each it’s own… but I’d rather eat a tray of Chi Chi Dango mochi from the super market, but that’s just me… cuz I love Chi Chi Dango!
As for the Dark Chocolate Macadamia nuts (you get 4 in a little package), it was great… But again, it was no better than if I ate a box of Hawaiian Host Dark Chocolate Macadamia nuts… so you get what I mean?
Maybe I just don’t get it, or maybe it’s just not for me…

Great chocolate flavored Mochi covering a chocolate truffle. Must warn that this can be a very expensive addiction. U can easily pop a half a dozen w no effort, cause it’s Ono & the buggah melts in ur mout.

Price a little high but boy was it worth it. I ate their chocolate peanut butter filled mochi. I think that’s their speciality or what people come here for. The texture of the mochi was very good too. It’s a good thing I live on Oahu so I can’t eat this all time. Next time I’m in Maui this will be my last stop before heading to the airport.

Dark truffle mochi & milk chocolate peanut butter mochi — so good :)
I also got the white chocolate covered waffle straws & a white chocolate covered rice krispie!
Everything was soooo good!!! This is also a great place to stop before heading to the airport to take with you back to Oahu!

Just had someone drop off a dozen of the peanut butter & milk chocolate mochi. Very fresh, soft and can’t stop eating them… Can’t say enough but Amazing, its a must have when you go to Maui Just checked Unilocal and I need to try the Dark Chocolate Truffle Mochi that has chocolate pudding and a piece of chocolate in the middle.
Maui Specialty Chocolates
180 E Wakea Ave
Kahului, HI 96 732

Maui Specialty Chocolates makes super craveable, soft, chewy daifuku mochi. The Dark Chocolate Truffle Mochi has chocolate pudding and a piece of chocolate in the middle, the Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate Mochi is a game changer for anyone who loves crunchy peanut butter. The mochi is made fresh and sells out, so call ahead to make sure you can get yours. These indulgent treats make great gifts.
Besides the mochi, they dip a wide variety of items in their signature chocolate – candies, Oreos, cuttlefish, rice crispies, nuts – pre-​packed and perfect for any sweet tooth.
Definitely worth a stop by to pick-​up goodies for you or a friend.

The chocolates here are amazing. I came here while on vacation in Maui and I couldnt get enough it. MMMMMMM!!!
Do you take delivery orders to California?

Are you even serious right now? How did I not hear about this place until yesterday!?! Anyway, someone said dark chocolate truffle mochi and this became our first stop on our Maui day trip. And I almost died and went to heaven when I tried it. I also got some peanut butter milk chocolate mochi, but haven’t tasted it yet.
Sounds like you either wanna get there early to get mochi or maybe you can pre-​order cause they run out I hear. Not sure on that but you need this. The staff is really friendly. The next time I’m on Maui, this’ll be my first stop. Wow. *stuffing my face right now*

OMG sooo good! A friend told us about this place and put it on our to do list. I don’t really like chocolate or things too sweet but with the mochi it’s just the right combo! I tried the chocolate peanut butter and the dark chocolate mochi! Both were amazing!!! The softest mochi I’ve ever had and my family makes mochi each year so I know what it’s like coming out of the machine. Nothing compares to this! In our week stay in maui I think we stopped by three times. On our last day we told the owner that we wanted to take some home to california to our friends and family to try. So he suggested freezing the mochi and then bring them home. We did just that and they were still perfect.
My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Definitely worth checking out!!!

First time we came in and we got the peanut butter mochi… how bah… so soft and so good… you actually get mochi and peanut butter not like most where get plenty of the white stuff all over or/​and the mochi kinda not so soft… the best I had on maui

I was first introduced to Maui Specialty Chocolates when a coworker brought home some from their trip to Maui.
During my 2013 trip, I decided to go ahead and bring back the whole Stillwell’s treat. I wasn’t as impressed as I thought I’d be but that’s another review. Before I left for my 2015 trip, a coworker mentioned bringing back mochi.
We stopped by the Saturday before we left (came home on Sunday) and came at what I thought was fairly early. 11ish. Walked in and discovered the dark chocolate truffle was sold out! Ahhh! I wandered the store hoping some how they would restock the supply but alas they did not. I settled on buying my coworkers the azuki and peanut butter. I’ve tried the dark chocolate and the peanut butter before. Both were delicious and extremely soft. A warning though, the peanut butter mochi is the crunchy type so if you’re not a fan, it may throw you off.
Overall, the staff was nice and didn’t hover or make you feel like you’re being watched. I even scored a free bag that day which made carrying my goodies easy on the plane ride home. :)
#16 of 100 2015

I never even went to Maui, but the mochi boxes that my sisters bring home for me when they vacation in Maui are the BEST I have ever tasted! They’re made fresh because not only can I tell from the soft, gooey, melts-​in-​your-​mouth texture when you take a bite into it, but because their label even says «Made Fresh Daily!» I haven’t been to the store, so I don’t know a lot about what they sell, but I do know that the fillings in their mochis include peanut butter, red bean, dark chocolate, and possibly more. I have only tried the dark chocolate, but that was enough to convince me that Maui Specialty Chocolates is pure heaven. When you bite into the dark chocolate mochi, the dark chocolate filling tastes partially soft and melted, giving you that creamy chocolate texture that we all know and love. I literally think of the dark chocolate mochi as a «dark chocolate mochi lava cake», since the interior feels like a fresh, melting river of chocolate as soon as you take a bite. If I’m correct, it was $ 7.50 for a box and that to me sounds like a sweet deal (did you catch my pun?).
I swear, if I could order these Dark Chocolate Mochi boxes online and have them ship it to my house, I’d have a monthly subscription of them shipped right to my door.

Dark chocolate truffle mochi? Really!!! How genius is that? My friend told me about it and I had to see it for myself. My first visit was around 1pm and the only flavors that were left were the red bean and peanut butter chocolate. I kept the red bean mochi and gave the peanut butter chocolate away — it just didn’t do much for me. I was told to call the day before to place an order for the dark chocolate mochi. So I placed the order the day before I was set to leave and picked it up on the way to the airport the following day. It was noon and they were sold out of the dark chocolate mochi for the day. I’m so glad I pre-​ordered!
Being a huge red bean mochi fan and was very skeptical about trying other flavors because sometimes you shouldn’t fix what ain’t broken. Let me just say the dark chocolate truffle mochi is divine! No disrespect to the traditional red bean mochi, but the truffle is delish! Not too sweet, it’s just right and the texture is spot on.
My next trip back, I will order more so I can freeze them and enjoy them back in Cali!

I love myself a good mochi so when I saw that Maui Specialty had chocolate mochi, bookmark! We stopped by right after our Ocean Vodka tour and ended up having dessert before lunch as we had to try a piece right in their parking lot. We got the dark chocolate truffle mochi which was $ 7.25 for 5 pieces and was creamy with a piece of truffle on the inside. I so wish we had time and a bigger stomach to come back again or had frozen some to bring back as my mouth is watering for it right now.

Hands down best mochi I ever had! It’s near the airport so I come here before my flight back to the mainland. Either call in your order or come early because it sells out quickly.
I’ve tried the red bean, truffle and peanut butter. My favorite is the dark chocolate truffle. Perfect amount of sweetness and a hard chocolate center. Yum!