Single-Origin Nicaraguan Drinking Chocolate

Long before chocolate came wrapped in a bar, people drank it.

And once you've had drinking chocolate made from actual ground chocolate instead of cocoa powder, you begin to understand why.

This Single-Origin Nicaraguan Drinking Chocolate from Xocolatl Small Batch Chocolate is made with just two ingredients: Nicaraguan cacao and organic cane sugar. No cocoa powder. No fillers. Just ground chocolate prepared in the European tradition for a drink that's rich, deeply chocolatey, and meant to be savored rather than gulped on the way out the door.

The tin includes three recipes, so you can make it thick and luxurious as European-style sipping chocolate, prepare a classic drinking chocolate, or turn it into the familiar American-style hot chocolate you want when it's cold outside and nowhere sounds better than home.

It also happens to be an Academy of Chocolate Bronze Award winner.

But mostly?

We just think everyone should experience what happens when chocolate gets to be the whole point of the cup.

Why We Chose It

Because this is exactly what we mean by “You have to try this.”

Most of us know hot cocoa.

This is something different.

It's made from ground Nicaraguan chocolate rather than cocoa powder, has only two ingredients, and can be prepared three different ways depending on whether you want a familiar mug of hot chocolate or a small, intensely rich cup of sipping chocolate.

It's the sort of food we love discovering because it makes us curious—not only about how it tastes, but about chocolate itself.

Where has this been all our lives?

How We'd Enjoy It

For the first try, we'd make it exactly as the chocolatier intended using one of the included recipes.

After that? Experiment.

Pour a rich European-style sipping chocolate into a small cup after supper. Make a bigger mug of hot chocolate when the snow starts. Add whipped cream if that's your thing—or leave it completely alone and let the chocolate speak for itself.

And on the First Cold Night, we're pouring it into the Be Still + Know mug, lighting the candles, and calling the evening spoken for.

What Makes It Different

Unlike conventional hot cocoa mixes made primarily with cocoa powder, this drinking chocolate is made from ground Nicaraguan cacao.

The ingredient list is wonderfully short:

Nicaraguan cacao · Organic cane sugar

That's it.

The included recipes let you prepare it three ways:

• European-style sipping chocolate
• Traditional drinking chocolate
• American-style hot chocolate

Details

• Made by: Xocolatl Small Batch Chocolate
• Type: Single-origin Nicaraguan drinking chocolate
• Net weight: 8 oz.
• Servings: Approximately 6 when prepared according to the provided recipes
• Ingredients: Nicaraguan cacao, organic cane sugar
• Dietary information: Dairy-free, soy-free and gluten-free
• No fillers
• Award: 2018 Academy of Chocolate Bronze Winner
• Includes three preparation recipes

Nutrition

Per 28g serving:

120 calories · 7g fat · 18g carbohydrates · 2g protein · 5g fiber · 13g sugars

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