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We're so delighted to interview sisters Penny McGrory & Hayley Clarke of Elements Chocolate Co. from Perth, WA.

They create authentic bean-to-bar chocolates in small batches combined with Australian bush foods! 😋🍫

Chocolate Maker Interview: Elements Chocolate Co. | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts Chocolate Maker Interview: Elements Chocolate Co. We’re delighted to catch up with sisters Penny McGrory & Hayley Clarke of Elements Chocolate Co. in Perth, WA. Elements Chocolate Co. was founded in 2020 in a time of great change as a way of rebuilding hope and a sense of control in a year where t...

A cup of coffee ☕ or a cup of hot chocolate🍫? Coffee gives us a “frenetic energy” ☕💫 and chocolate a “lively energy”🍫✨.

The choice between a cup of coffee or a cup of hot chocolate really depends on the effect you are looking for in a specific situation!

https://www.cocoabox.com.au/caffeine-in-coffee-vs-chocolate/

Caffeine in Coffee VS Chocolate | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts How Much Caffeine Does Chocolate Have Compared to Coffee? A sleepless night, an early alarm and the urgent need to wake up properly for the busy day ahead. Around the world, two billion cups of coffee are consumed every day. But you won’t find the biggest coffee drinkers in Italy, France or the US...

Why doesn’t chocolate go bad quickly 🍫??⁠⁠ Did you know us chocoholics have months, years & even decades to safely enjoy our delicious treats?! 😋⁠⁠

https://www.cocoabox.com.au/understanding-the-expiration-date-of-chocolate/

Understanding The Expiration Date of Chocolate | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts Chocoholics have months, years and even decades available to safely enjoy their delicious treats. But what makes chocolate so resistant?

⚡️ GIVEAWAY TIME ⚡️⁠⁠ ⁠⁠
Its been too long since our last GIVEAWAY!! So we're giving you the chance to WIN some FREE CHOCOLATE! 👅 ⁠⁠

And not just ONE Box.... THREE Boxes are up for grabs! So three lucky people can WIN a box & you can choose from Mixed, Deeply Dark, Mellow Milk or Wicked White! 🍫 🍫✨🙋🏼‍♀️ ⁠⁠
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Australian residents only. Competition closes Midnight Sunday 28th November 2021. Winner will be announced via Instagram.

Looking for Sugar-Free Chocolate? Here Are All Your Options!

https://www.cocoabox.com.au/looking-for-sugar-free-chocolate-here-are-all-your-options/

Looking for Sugar-Free Chocolate? Here Are All Your Options! | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts According to the FDA in the USA, a food is considered sugar-free if it contains less than 0,5 grams of sugar per serving.

Making ice cream without an ice cream machine is possible, and the result is super easy & delicious! 🤤🍫🙌✨ The secret is in 3 ingredients:

1) whipping cream,
2) condensed milk - which you can make at home as we explain...
3) and natural flavourings

👉👉👉 See FULL Recipe https://www.cocoabox.com.au/quick-easy-mini-ice-cream-popsicles-recipe/

Quick & Easy Mini Ice Cream Popsicles Recipe | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts Quick & Easy Mini Ice Cream Popsicles Recipe Making ice cream without an ice cream machine is possible, and the result is super easy & delicious! The secret is in three ingredients: whipping cream, condensed milk (which you can make at home as we explain below), and natural flavourings. Mix everythi...

16 tips that will make you taste chocolate like a real pro! 👨🏻‍🍳🍫🙌

👉 https://www.cocoabox.com.au/16-tips-to-taste-chocolate-like-a-pro/

16 Unexpected Tips to Taste Chocolate Like a Pro | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts With the explosion of the craft chocolate mania, there is no shortage online of articles explaining how to taste chocolate like a pro.

These cupcakes are addictive, but easy to put together & are sure to impress your kids and family. Warning - you won’t be able to stop at just one!! 🍫🍫🧁🧁

👉 https://www.cocoabox.com.au/double-chocolate-cupcakes-recipes/

Double Chocolate Cupcakes Recipes | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts Double Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe I’ll warn you ahead of time that you won’t be able to stop at just one! These cupcakes are addictive, but easy to put together and they are sure to impress your kids and family. The soft and tender cakes are made extra tasty with the addition of regular cocoa pow...

Cacao Pulp - Have you ever wondered about the mysterious substance inside Cacao Pods?! 🍫 🤔

👉 https://www.cocoabox.com.au/cacao-pulp-all-you-need-to-know/

The Cacao Pulp: All You Need to Know About That Mysterious Substance Inside the Cacao Pod | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts Cacao Pulp: All You Need to Know About That Mysterious Substance Inside the Cacao Pod Chances are that, even if you’re not a hardcore chocolate nerd, you’ve probably seen the cacao fruit before. Pictures of open cacao pods are now triumphantly shown on the packaging of many chocolate bars. More ...

These ridiculously delicious chocolate eclairs filled with chocolate pastry cream are nearly foolproof to make & will be gone in a flash! 😋 🍫

Chocolate Eclairs are a delicious elongated dessert with a crunchy choux pastry shell & a greedy filling of chocolate cream. Perfect for all occasions, enjoy with tea, fruit juice or a good coffee! ☕

See Full Recipe 👉 https://www.cocoabox.com.au/delicious-chocolate-eclairs-recipe/

For our next Chocolate Maker Interview, we’re delighted to catch up with Cailo Chocolate from Perth, WA.

Their new Ransiki 70% bar 🍫 that was featured in our May subscription boxes just won gold🥇 at the Perth Food Awards 2021(Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia):
👉 https://www.cocoabox.com.au/chocolate-maker-interview-cailo-chocolate/

Chocolate Maker Interview: Cailo Chocolate | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts Chocolate Maker Interview: Cailo Chocolate For our next interview, we’re delighted to catch up with Cailo Chocolate in Perth, Western Australia. Cailo was established late in 2016 by Mark & Simona. And their new Ransiki 70% bar was featured in our May subscription boxes(& it’s stocked in our sho...

Sharon, The Chocolate Journalist, talks about how theres never been a higher demand for joyful moments of relaxation and self-reflection🥰✨. And what's better than pairing spirituality with the most delicious food of all? 🍫🍫🍫

https://www.cocoabox.com.au/ceremonial-cacao-what-is-it-and-how-is-it-different-from-bean-to-bar-hot-chocolate/

Ceremonial Cacao: What Is It and How Is It Different from Bean-To-Bar Hot Chocolate? | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts Ceremonial Cacao: What Is It & How Is It Different from Bean-To-Bar Hot Chocolate? Mindfulness, awareness and spiritual healing. With all that has happened around the world in the past two years, there was never a higher demand for joyful moments of relaxation and self-reflection. And what’s bette...

These Rice Puffed Chocolate Crackles are super-simple, easy to make & delicious!! 😋 🍫

All you need to make this Rice Puffed Chocolate Crackles is, a good quality dark chocolate, coconut oil, desiccated coconut, icing sugar and of course some puffed rice! ✨ 🙌 👩🏻‍🍳

https://www.cocoabox.com.au/rice-puffed-chocolate-crackles-recipe/

Rice Puffed Chocolate Crackles Recipe | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts Rice Puffed Chocolate Crackles Recipe These Rice Puffed Chocolate Crackles are super-simple, easy to make and delicious!! Chocolate crackles are a popular Australian and New Zealand children’s treat commonly found at birthday parties and fetes. They are made with a block of Copha (vegetable shorte...

Find out which Australian Chocolate Makers won Gold & Silver 🥇🥈 in their chocolate categories 🍫 at the International Chocolate Awards (Asia-Pacific Bean-to-Bar & Chocolatier 2020) 🎉🙌✨

👉 https://www.cocoabox.com.au/international-chocolate-awards-2020-australian-winners/

International Chocolate Awards 2020: Australian Winners | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts International Chocolate Awards 2020: Australian Winners We have the results for the International Chocolate Awards 2020, Asia-Pacific, for Bean-to-Bar and Chocolatier entrants and we’ve done a round-up of the Aussie competition winners. The 2 categories Australian chocolate makers won in 2020 year...

Tree-to-Bar Chocolate in Australia?🍃🍫 It’s Already Happening! Read about the amazing achievements growing cocoa trees 👨‍🌾 (& making chocolate) in QLD by Daintree Estates & Charley's Chocolate ! 🙌✨

https://www.cocoabox.com.au/tree-to-bar-chocolate-in-australia-its-already-happening/

Tree-to-Bar Chocolate in Australia? It's Already Happening! | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts Tree-to-bar chocolate in Australia: cocoa produced in North Queensland is just a tiny portion of the huge national demand.

Chocolatiers vs. Chocolate makers: What's the difference? 🍫👨🏻‍🍳
Each one has a different level of involvement in the chocolate-making process. But both are distinct art forms and should be respected in their own right 🙌✨

Discover the difference 👉 https://www.cocoabox.com.au/chocolatiers-vs-chocolate-makers/

Chocolatiers vs. Chocolate Makers | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts If you are you thinking of buying craft chocolate read this to help you understand the difference between Chocolatiers vs. Chocolate Makers.

Tired of eating the same types of flavoured chocolate all the time? Try some of these unusual flavour combinations from these artisan chocolate makers ✨🍫🤤!

👉 https://www.cocoabox.com.au/7-unusual-artisan-chocolate-bars-you-need-to-try/

7 Unusual Artisan Chocolate Bars You Need to Try | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts Artisan chocolate makers have been busy in their kitchens testing new and unusual flavour combinations, here are 7 chocolate bars to try.

This Aztec Spicy Hot Chocolate Drink 🌶️🍫 is a super-tasty recipe to enjoy this winter! ☕🙌This recipe features dark chocolate enriched with dry chilli for an extra boost of energy & complexity! 😋

https://www.cocoabox.com.au/aztec-spicy-hot-chocolate-recipe/

Aztec Spicy Hot Chocolate Recipe | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts This Aztec Spicy Hot Chocolate Drink is a super-tasty recipe that can be enjoyed hot in winter and chilled during the hot season.

Bean-to-bar craft chocolate 🍫 is not like the chocolate you buy in supermarkets 🛒 ... so no wolfing it down in one go! 😝
Why? Because you miss all of the beautiful flavours & subtle tasting notes 😋✨.

👉 https://www.cocoabox.com.au/how-to-taste-bean-to-bar-craft-chocolate/

How to taste bean-to-bar, craft chocolate | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts Bean-to-bar craft chocolate has beautiful flavours and subtle tasting notes. And you miss them all if you wolf it down in one go.

Can chocolate be considered a luxurious food? 🍫✨🙌

Bean-to-bar chocolate can... why because it's made with only the finest & most flavourful cocoa beans from around the world. And it's only getting more popular year after year 👯‍♂️👇

https://www.cocoabox.com.au/here-is-why-chocolate-is-the-most-affordable-luxury-in-the-world/

Here is Why Chocolate Is the Most Affordable Luxury in The World | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts Here is Why Chocolate Is the Most Affordable Luxury in The World “Luxury will always be around, no matter what happens in the world.” – Carolina Herrera The definition of luxury has many connotations and nuances and it can mean different things to different people. What is a normal state, expe...

This is truly the ultimate chocolate layer cake recipe 🙌! A moist rich chocolate cake with dark & milk chocolate ganache!🎂🍫

Simple to prepare, it has a secret ingredient that makes this chocolate cake super moist.. 🤤

Get the recipe 👉 https://www.cocoabox.com.au/the-ultimate-chocolate-layer-cake/

The Ultimate Chocolate Layer Cake | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts This is truly the ultimate chocolate layer cake recipe. A moist rich chocolate cake with dark & milk chocolate ganache!

Is Chocolate Vegan? Not all chocolate is created equally, so therefore not all chocolate is vegan. 😱🍫

We answer all your burning questions 🔥... click to learn more:
👉 https://www.cocoabox.com.au/is-chocolate-vegan/

Home | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts Australia’s own Artisan Chocolate Subscription Box. Enjoy the finest chocolate made bean-to-bar delivered to your door every month.

Chocolate types and what you need to know! Chocolate 🍫(our favourite treat yay🙌) can be grouped into 3 main categories, dark, milk & white.

👉 https://www.cocoabox.com.au/chocolate-types-dark-milk-and-white/

Chocolate Types: Dark, Milk and White | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts Chocolate has 3 main types: dark, milk & white. Dark the oldest at 4,000+ years & white the newest kid on the block, only around since 19030s

Did you know... In the U.S. in the late 1990s & early 2000s, a handful of people 👨‍🍳 figured out how to make chocolate 🍫 more flavourful than anything they could buy at the supermarket!? What they made tasted delicious 🤤, and soon their small companies had big followings.🙌✨

Flash-forward 20 years & a few visionaries in the U.S. have grown into hundreds of companies and fans across the globe 🌏

Are you ready to taste the great 🇦🇺 Craft Chocolate Revolution? 🙌✨
👉 https://www.cocoabox.com.au/join-the-craft-chocolate-revolution/

Home | Cocoa Box | Chocolate Subscription Box & Gifts Australia’s own Artisan Chocolate Subscription Box. Enjoy the finest chocolate made bean-to-bar delivered to your door every month.