Bonbons and truffles are even more of a luxury this Valentine's Day. For the third year, cocoa harvests are coming up short due to abnormal weather, which has led to cocoa beans being so expensive ...

Mary Leonard’s busy season that started pre-Halloween wraps up post-Valentine’s Day on Monday. But the chocolatier and owner of Chocolat Céleste in St. Paul said it’s already felt like an “off” season ...

World-famous chocolatier and pastry chef Jacques Torres joins WIRED to answer the internet's most flavorful questions about ...

After soaring for nearly two years, cocoa prices dropped sharply in 2025. However, chocolate, in demand ahead of the festive holiday season, has seen prices rise. AFP examines the reasons for the ...

Unlike some other cocoa-free chocolate powders entering the market, this invention relies on just one raw material: the humble broad bean. Cocoa-free chocolate is having a moment. As the darker side ...

We could soon taste new kinds of chocolate after the discovery of fungi and bacteria that produce fruity and caramel notes from cocoa beans. Chocolate is typically made by fermenting cocoa beans from ...

(The Conversation) – A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the two countries responsible for 60% of global production. With chocolate ...

These chocolate shortbread cookies give you a quick chocolate fix with a buttery, crisp, tender, not-too-sweet bite and ...

This story comes from the Institute of Culinary Education, which has campuses in New York City and Los Angeles, as well as online programs. If I were to ask you to describe the physical ...

It doesn’t look or taste like cocoa-colored chocolate, so what is this sweet treat? We dug into its history to find out exactly what white chocolate is. The first modern chocolate bar was invented in ...