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Easy Chocolate Making: All the Basics from Bean to Bar (Skillshare)

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Easy Chocolate Making: All the Basics from Bean to Bar (Skillshare)

Join Raaka Chocolate's Peter Gray and Nate Hodge for a decadent, 30-minute class on making your own dream chocolate bar. This short-and-sweet class is perfect for chocolate lovers who want to learn what to look for in the perfect cacao concoction, how to identify ingredients and nuanced flavors, and even how to craft homemade chocolate for you and your loved ones.

Peter and Nate break down the process into easy steps that anyone can do at home:

  • selecting your beans
  • cracking and separating the beans
  • grinding them
  • tempering
  • packaging
  • and most importantly, tasting!

You’ll walk away from this class with a newfound appreciation for the world’s favorite sweet treat, and ultimately, a delicious chocolate creation of your own.
Invent your dream chocolate bar.
Get ready, this may be the most delicious homework you've ever received...
Your assignment is to invent your dream chocolate bar. Go crazy! Get creative with it.

  • What toppings would you sprinkle on your chocolate bar?
  • Any secret ingredients you’d mix in?
  • How dark would it be (% of cacao)?
  • What would the label look like?
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