Craft Chocolate

Finding a reliable way to make hot chocolate without cocoa powder is hard work! Over the years I’ve perfected mine using my chosen coconut milk base, but feel free to …

Fair trade as a movement has a long history, and it didn’t actually start with Fair Trade cocoa or any other food product. In fact, it started with the roots of …

Back in 2014, before starting my chocolate blog, I wrote a long paper on the pros and cons of Fair Trade chocolate. There were several points on either side, and …

When you were younger, the many types of chocolate were all just sweet candies: nothing more, nothing less. But it turns out that the differences between the various chocolate types …

How do you like your hot chocolate; sweet? Salty? Savory? I’ve had all of the above from some of the best chocolate makers in the world, and now I want …

If you’ve recently set up a chocolate fountain for a special gathering, you’re probably also wracking your brain for what to dip in chocolate fountain. There are so many options, …

I developed this chocolate fountain recipe with cream to help celebrate a friend’s engagement party, and we fixed several issues before everything was flowing smoothly. When I was first searching, …

The modern movie experience isn’t complete without a trip to the snack bar. And in many instances, chocolate of some form or another is on offer, from Raisinettes and Milk …

The key to long-term chocolate storage boils down to just two things: heat & water. While chocolate can’t go bad, for the most part, it can taste markedly less good. Chocolate …

Contrary to popular belief, chocolate is not native to Belgium or France. In fact, it wasn’t introduced to Belgium or France— or anywhere else in Europe for that matter— until …