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 ...

open cacao pod full of cacao beans with an intact pod behind it on a bed of cacao beans - Atlantide Phototravel/Getty Images When you hear "cacao," your mind probably jumps to decadent chocolate ...

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 ...

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 makers around the world ...

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 ...

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 ...

The first thing that hits you is the immense smell of cocoa, almost overbearingly so by the decadence of the aroma. By smell alone, if you had no idea of what kind of chocolate manufacturer Chomp!