Question

What´s the process to make chocolate

Answer 1

Harvesting and Processing cocoa:
These cocoas grow in wet lowland tropics of Central and South America, West Africa and Southeast Asia 

1: Opening the pods
Cocoa beans grow in pods that start sprouting off the trunk and branches of cocoa trees. They start out green and turn orange when ripe. They collect them and put them in baskets and take them to a place where they process them

2: Fermenting cocoa seeds
Seeds, placed in large, shallow, heated trays. Workers stir em up.

3: Drying cocoa seeds
Pretty self explanatory

4: Manufacturing Chocolate:
They break down the cocoa beans into cocoa butter and chocolate. They will be heated  and will melt into chocolate liquor. Lastly, they will blend the chocolate with sweet stuff and sugar. After they mold it they package it and send it to wherever it needs to be sent to.

Answer 2

Step 1.

Grate 1/2 cup of the cocoa butter. It will melt easier when it’s grated. Measure also 1/2 cup of coconut oil.

Step 2.

Place cocoa butter and coconut oil in a water in a small, heat-safe cup or bowl. Then place the cup or bowl in a shallow pan containing a small amount of warm (not boiling, but nearly) water. Stir the oil and butter occasionally until it’s smooth.

Step 3.

Measure 1/2 cup cocoa powder.  If you’d like to add any other dry ingredients, measure them out now and stir them together with the cocoa powder.  Note: In this recipe, I used 1/4 cup lucuma powder and 1 tbsp. maca. Natural vanilla or vanilla extract would work here also.

Step 4.

Pour the dry ingredients in the bowl with melted oil and butter. Stir continuously until smooth.

Step 5.

If you want to sweeten your chocolate, pour 4-6 tbsp agave nectar into the mix and stir.  If not, skip this step.

Step 6.

Have someone check the quality. Meaning… go ahead and check if the chocolate is sweet enough. You can also add the rest of the additions at this point – like chili/cayenne, dried fruit, nuts etc.

Step 7.

Pour the melted chocolate on a pan / plate / ice cube tray. You can also throw some of the additions on top of the chocolate, it looks nice. Place the chocolate for 30 minutes in the freezer or 60 minutes in the refrigerator.

Step 8.

Enjoy in moderation with good friends or family. The more you share, the more you enjoy I can assure you your friends will be astonished by how delicious REAL chocolate is!