Organic Chocolate Products
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Delicious Organic Chocolate, Chocolate Recipes and Facts!
Chocolate is one of the world's most favorite flavors, and one of the biggest commodities on the planet is the cacoa bean. It's also one of the most heavily treated with pesticides. Cacoa bean farming is also invasive towards native birds and species. However, organic cacao is grown under more sustainable conditions and earth friendly techniques. Hormones are also not used (for the dairy) in any USDA certified organic chocolate. Organic chocolate is becoming more and more popular for its rich taste, a for healthy benefits, and as an eco friendly alternative that will help out the environment.
Here you'll find a variety of organic chocolate products as well as unique recipes, videos on chocolate production, pictures and chocolate themed merchandise that will compliment your love (or lust) for cocoa perfectly!
didn't you know that chocolate is good for you...sort of?
Dark chocolate contains flavanoids like epicatechin, which are thought to have some benefits in combatting cardiovascular health problems in small amounts. An excuse to eat more chocolate? Maybe!
Organic Hot Chocolate
Heat up your own cup of intense, flavorful organic hot chocolate!
Cacao pods on Martinique, Caribbean island
Exquisite Organic Chocolate
Be a little greener and earth friendly by making the switch to organic chocolate!
Fun Chocolate Themed Shirts
Chocoholics, don't shy away from your love for chocolate, embrace it with this cool shirts!
Organic & Vegan Chocolate Recipes
More recipes for chocolate lovers
- Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
- Make yourself a batch of these too-good-to-be-vegan chocolate chip cookies!
- Vegan Chocolate Chip Brownies
- Makes for a truly unique brownie, calls for banana amongst other ingredients. Sounds tasty!
- Vegan Chocolate Cake
- A delicious fudgey cake that's 100% vegan!
- Vegan Chocolate Whoopie Pies
- This used to have tons of fat and butter...no more!
White chocolate is still chocolate, right?
White chocolate is actually not true chocolate! No solid cocoa is used in the production of white chocolate, so it technically is just a confection.
Ghirardelli's Chocolate Bible: The Ghirardelli Chocolate Cookbook
The ultimate chocolate book, highly recommended!
The Ghirardelli Chocolate Cookbook: Recipes and History from America's Premier Chocolate Maker
Amazon Price: $12.22 (as of 02/16/2012)
Used Price: $5.00
I personally can't say enough good things about this book. So, I'll just tell you some of the recipes that are in it: chocolate cinnamon buns, double chocolate chip cookies, chocolate dipped lemon cookies, peanut butter fudge bars, ultimate blondies, flourless mocha torte...all of these recipes are incredible!!
Use Organic Chocolate in all of your Recipes!
Be a little healthier and greener!
Tell us about your Addiction to Chocolate!
Take our choco poll!
Chocolate Videos: How It's Made
Find out how chocolate gets from the farm to you!
Above: a delicious selection of chocolate postage stamps. Click any to get a closer look.
Every wondered how exactly they cook up chocolate in the first place? These videos will tell you about the process of making chocolate, from cacao bean to chocolate bar.
Brew up a Pot of Organic Coffee with your Organic Chocolate Recipe!
Impressive, tasty organic coffees!
Throw your Organic Chocolate Gifts Into Reusable Bags!
The perfect canvas totes for your grocery trips!
Coffee
Can we function without coffee?
The two above blends are offered by Starbucks. Click to view.
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Unique Mugs for your Hot Chocolate!
Sip your organic hot chocolate in style!
Green Tips and Products from TheGreenerMe!
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What's your favorite chocolate recipe?
Or do you have any thoughts of your own on organic chocolate?
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Rewards4life
Feb 15, 2010 @ 3:01 am | delete
- What a wonderful chocolate lens. I'm definitely an addict!I'm pleased that there are other "organic chocolate fans" like me. Well done!
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JoyfulPamela
Jan 21, 2010 @ 6:38 am | delete
- I didn't know about organic chocolate before, but I certainly will search for it from now on. Thanks for your excellent info! :)
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JanTUB
Jun 3, 2009 @ 11:34 am | delete
- I'm a chocoholic from way back! I can smell it and taste it when I'm REALLY craving it. But.. it seems I have possibly become allergic to it. Boo hoo! Love this lens. 5* and faved!
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TopStyleTravel
Mar 27, 2009 @ 12:50 pm | delete
- Great job. I love chocolate and eat organic occasionally. This lens reminded me I need to try other organic varieties to replace my regular chocolate favorites.
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purplesheep
Mar 20, 2009 @ 11:36 am | delete
- So, you like chocolate then?
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StephanieManning
Mar 11, 2009 @ 9:11 am | delete
- Nice lens...I added your lens to my featured Chocolate Lens module on my Hershey's Chocolate Recipes Lens www.squidoo.com/hersheyschocolaterecipes. 5*
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Randumosity Mar 8, 2009 @ 7:49 pm | delete
- Great Lens! Very Informative. Mmmm Chocolate :)
I love it! 5 Stars
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ElizabethJeanAllen
Mar 3, 2009 @ 5:55 pm | delete
- I love chocolate but I didn't realize they used so many pesticides. I will start looking for the organic alternative.
Thanks for the info.
Lizzy
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MattTaylor
Feb 15, 2009 @ 12:15 pm | delete
- Not to mention that most of the Chocolates comes from the eastern African counties that are rainforests... and they still use leaded gasoline in those countries... ugh!
If you like Chocolates, be sure to check out my Chocolate Lens... Nice job!
Matt
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monarch13
Jan 30, 2009 @ 11:34 am | delete
- Congratulations, you were nominated for The Healthy, Wealthy and Wise Group Excellence Award!
Good Luck and Good Health!
Monarch 13 (Michelle)
(PS- 5 Stars)
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Michelle Ovens
Jan 19, 2009 @ 9:30 pm | delete
- This is such an incredible lens! The amount of info, the quality of pictures, the products offered for sale = a top class A#1 super duper lens! You've got my vote!
I wish I had pages this good........
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daria369
Jan 15, 2009 @ 3:17 pm | delete
- Thank you for joining my Squidoo group!
"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful."
-- Buddha
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KimGiancaterino Dec 28, 2008 @ 12:53 pm | delete
- Trader Joe's has organic chocolate bars that are pretty tasty. I love high quality chocolates and truffles, especially this time of year. Welcome to Culinary Favorites From A to Z.
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