Online-live: Creativity Class May 2024
Nostalgic Candy Bars and Chocolate Treats Class
You think childhood treats and nostalgic flavors deserve more iconic reinventions? Then you’re one of us! Join Chef Melissa in this Online Live class as she takes you through three warming recipes that will never fail to make you and your clients smile: Soft Maple Caramel and Pecan Praliné Chocolate “Tarts” French Toast Candy Bar […]
Apricot Ylang Ylang Bonbon Recipe
In this 47-minute class, Chef Josep Maria Ribé (Director of the Chocolate Academy of Barcelona) puts his spin on a classic Belgian butter bonbon: the Manon. Ribé transforms this butter lover’s dream into a rich molded bonbon filled with a fresh ylang-ylang, apricot and citrus gel. Through these added details, Ribé will walk you through […]
Creamy Cacao Butter or “Cocoa Butter Silk” Basics
Seeding with creamy cacao butter (aka “silk”) is our favorite, no-fuzz, pre-crystallization, or tempering technique. In this class, Chef Melissa teaches you how to make and maintain this convenient and essential ingredient, which you can easily prepare with any cacao butter you have in hand. If you always thought tempering chocolate was a cumbersome, long, […]
Vanilla Recipes E-book
It’s time to rediscover vanilla for what it truly is: one of the most luxurious and fascinating flavor profiles nature has gifted us. In this brand new Ebook -the second in this ingredient driven series- Chef Melissa tries to show you the ripples the seeds from this precious Mesoamerican orchid can create in any recipe. […]
Banoffee Tart Recipe
Our newest recipe addition is an inviting Banoffee Tart, bursting with warming flavors and layers of texture. Created by none other than Chef Ramón Morató, this reinvention of the classic banoffee tart works with surprising and rich flavors in each layer. Inspired by one of the most perfectly crafted pairings – bananas and peanuts – […]
Crunchy Gianduja Bonbons Recipe
Practical for any wholesale chocolate business, but with beautifully crafted artisanal gianduja and caramelized hazelnuts, these gianduja-covered bonbons are one of our all-time obsessions. We just can’t seem to get enough of them. Even though this is one of the most traditional flavor combinations in the chocolate world, there is something almost enchanting about biting […]