We pack our truffles in red ballotin boxes.
Boxes hold 2, 4, or 12 pieces, and can be
stacked in any combination.
Chocolates
All of our chocolates are made with fine dark chocolate (cocoa liquor, sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla; no soy) and cashew milk (pine nut milk for the Pine Nut flavor; coconut milk for the Coconut flavor) and flavored with liqueur or infused with spices. Nothing else. No artificial sugars or flavorings, no extraneous fats or emulsifiers.
See below for available flavors -- mix and match as you please.
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Group 1 :Orange/Matcha NOT AVAILABLE(Matcha Green Tea from EARTH HEALERS) CoconutA creamy coconut and chocolate center with a depth of flavor from toasted coconut Ginger NOT AVAILABLEGinger and dark chocolate are a match made in heaven PepppermintA classic holiday combo: peppermint in dark chocolate |
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Group 2 :Nog NOT AVAILABLENo eggs, just rum and nutmeg for another holiday classic Pine Nut NOT AVAILABLEPine nut milk adds a uinque flavor to a creamy dark chocolate center Orange/CardamomExotic yet familiar, orange- and cardamom-infused chocolate is a taste adventure Espresso/SambucaChocolate, coffee, and anise -- an after-dinner drink in a bite |
| Item | Truffles: Shipped in 4 and 12 piece boxes | Select Item | Add to Cart |
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Group 3 :Noisette NOT AVAILABLEToasted hazelnuts and chocolate create a classic confection Maple NOT AVAILABLEThis maple truffle emphasizes the smoky aspects of maple flavor for a savory treat RaspberryFramboise liqueur and dark chocolate create a perfect pairing AztecAlmond, cinnamon, and hot pepper -- a classic combination from where chocolate began |
All of our truffles are dairy-free and made with nut milk; if you need nut-free truffles, we can do that, too. We keep dedicated nut-free equipment to accommodate your needs. We require minimum quantities or an additional charge for special orders; contact us and we can work out the details. We aim to please.
Chocolate Information
Chocolate has complex flavor profiles, and much depends on where the cacao was grown and how it was processed. In addition to differences in flavor, labor issues and farming practices are important to us. Some cacao plantations use child and slave labor. Fair trade certification ensures that farmers receive a fair price for their products and that workers are paid a fair wage.
Due to production and distribution problems, we have replaced the Conacado chocolate we used to use with Felchlin's Elvesia. It is also certified organic (the cacao and the sugar). It is not, however, certified fair trade. Felchlin is one of the most responsible companies I've dealt with in terms of their labor practices and transparency. Scharffen Berger and Valrhona are also known to monitor their cacao producers for farming and labor practices, but none of their chocolates have as yet been certified as fair trade or organic. To be certified fair trade and/or organic, manufacturers pay a fee to a certifying agency or organization. We use fair trade matcha in our matcha truffles.
When we use a percentage when referring to chocolate, that number is the percentage of cacao beans and cocoa butter, by weight, of the total composition of the chocolate. The higher the percentage of cacao, the less room there is for sugar (1% is typically lecithin and vanilla), so the higher the number, the less sweet the chocolate. All of our chocolates are dark chocolates, in the semisweet and bittersweet range.
Information on each chocolate follows, and you decide which chocolate we will use to make your confections.
Felchlin Evesia :
Certified organic
We use 74% chocodrops in our chocolate chunk cookies, and to make truffles and other confections. This is the highest percentage chocolate we use, yet it is surprisingly sweet and very chocolatey. The beans come from the Hacienda Elvesia in the Dominican Republic. The chocolate is manufactured in Switzerland.
Ingredients: organic cacao beans, organic cane sugar, organic cocoa butter
Processed on shared equipment; may contain traces of milk and soy
Valrhona:
Many people say that Valrhona makes the best chocolate in the world. I used to think this was pure snobbery, until I ate some last year. And then I ate some more. And then I ate the rest that I had bought to use to make some holiday gifts. We use 66% Caraïbe semisweet; it is very smooth with a very full taste, and is made with beans from the Caribbean. The chocolate is manufactured in France.
Ingredients: cacao beans, beet sugar (vegan), cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla
Processed on shared equipment; may contain traces of milk and nuts
Scharffen Berger: NOT AVAILABLE
We use Scharffen Berger's 62% semisweet and 70% bittersweet chocolates; both are full-flavored and slightly fruity. Scharffen Berger blends a variety of beans carefully chosen from plantations around the world, and is a small-batch artisanal producer located in the USA. Due to similar production/distribution problems as with the Dagoba that we previously used, we will be discontinuing use of Scharffen Berger when we run out.
Ingredients: cacao beans, cane sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin and vanilla
This Scharffen Berger chocolate is made in a facility that is 100% dairy - and nut-free