chocolate is WHY, so let’s talk how-do-I

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what is drinking chocolate?

~~It’s our favorite chocolate enjoyed as a beverage, hot or cold~~

~~It comes in different forms~~

~~can be made with any type of chocolate~~

~~melted with whichever liquid we choose~~

Infographic explaining the process of making drinking chocolate, including steps for selecting chocolate type, preparing the ingredients, and serving the drink.
A chart illustrating various forms of chocolate used for drinking, including bars, inclusion bars, filled bars, chocolate shreds or flakes, high percentage chocolate syrup, chocolate sauce, spreads, bonbons or truffles, and whipped chocolate cream.
Illustration of different types of chocolate and their cocoa content percentages, including dark, milk, and white, with hand-drawn style boxes.
A visual guide for drinking chocolate, 1.0, showing different ways to prepare and enjoy chocolate drinks: Solo, iced, mocha, with water, milk or almond milk, water and milk, spiced, moussed, and flat brown.

make it like you crave it.

Hello!

that’s been my motto, since the very first batch of bean to bar that filled my tiny kitchen with the amazing aroma of freshly~made chocolate. Before that first batch in 2014, I ate “chocolate,” and had no idea what I was missing out on: in a word,

CHOCOLATE.

Apologies for shouting, but the good stuff changed my life. There’s a lot to be said for embarking onto a new path. I write about drinking chocolate, and talk with fellow fans and makers over at the Cacao Barista on Substack.

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