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A guide to pairing chocolate with wine.
As two terroir-driven, polyphenol-rich delicacies, wine and dark chocolate seem like a natural pairing. Both are collaborative end products of fruit fermentation, shaped by climate, soil, genetics, microbes, and human touch. Every cuvée of wine and batch of chocolate has its own story to tell. But these similarities are exactly what makes them tricky to pair. Sometimes the outcome is an overwhelming amount of bitterness; a clash of the tannins! But when the pairing is right, the flavors of ch...
Heart Shaped Choux with Chocolate Crèmeux and Pecan Praline
This recipe is for the big project bakers or anyone that’s looking for a fun challenge: Raaka chocolate maker Katherine’s Heart Shaped Choux with Chocolate Crèmeux and Pecan Praline! Choux is a French style pastry dough commonly used for profiteroles, cream puffs, and eclairs. But don’t be intimated! The process does require your full attention, but if you follow instructions you’ll have a beautiful, twice-cooked pastry dough that you can be proud of. This recipe calls for our Classic Dark B...
Rose Cardamom Chocolate Mousse (V)
In case you haven’t noticed, we’re endlessly inspired by the lovely, aromatic florals of our NYBG botanical collection… which brings us to today’s recipe: Rose Cardamom Chocolate Mousse. With Valentine’s Day on everyone’s mind this week, we wanted to craft a recipe just for you, with self love in mind. This recipe is vegan, refined sugar free, and incredibly simple. We want you to take a night to yourself, whip this recipe up in less than 20 minutes..and then maybe read that book that’s bee...
Pink Magic Grapefruit Bars (V & GF)
Our limited batch Pink Magic white chocolate inspires us endlessly, so, of course, we couldn’t resist carrying that inspiration into the kitchen. With citrus season in full force, we wanted to create a tangy treat that’ll brighten even the dullest of winter days. To keep it on theme, we chose or favorite pink citrus, grapefruit, as the star of the show. Enter, Pink Grapefruit Magic Bars. Grapefruit and white chocolate are a naturally perfect pairing, perhaps gone widely unnoticed and unappre...
Matcha Swirl Green & Black Cookies (V & GF)
 The Black & White Cookie is a New York City icon. We’ve paid tribute to it before, with our celebrated (if very difficult to make) First Nibs rendition. The pairing of creamy vanilla and dark cocoa icing is delightfully dramatic looking and a pure pleasure to eat. We’ve taken it one step further with our Green & Black Cookies, an homage to both the iconic cookie and our iconic (for us, anyway) Matcha Swirl bar. The vibrant green matcha frosting and marbled cookie creates a charming a...