IxCacao Heavenly Cacao Drops - Hispaniola Fermented Beans

Bite-sized buttons for snacking, melting into hot milk for the best hot chocolate and all your favourite recipes

Luxurious, pure cacao liquor/paste. Rich, dark and heart-warmingly fruity. Crafted from the highly prized organic Hispaniola bean. Our heavenly drops are single-origin, made in the traditional manner by fermenting and sun-drying the cacao beans. Carefully fermenting the cacao allows all the subtle flavours to develop and reduces the cacao's natural bitterness. Hispaniola cacao is highly sought after for fine chocolate making.

"Ixcacao" is the goddess of cacao, fertility, abundance and happiness! She was loved as a compassionate goddess who stood watch over the fields and was also known as the Queen of love and pleasure. We couldn't think of a more delightful name for these heavenly cacao drops - naturally high in antioxidants and deliciously nourishing

These special drops are from family-owned farms in the Dominican Republic where the cacao plants are grown under a canopy of native citrus, banana and avocado trees to preserve biodiversity and sustainability

Cacao paste, also known as cocoa liquor or cocoa mass, is the purest form of chocolate.

This essential element of chocolate production is produced directly from the cacao beans, the seeds of the cacao tree.

The process of creating cacao paste starts with carefully harvesting and fermenting the cacao beans. Once fermented, the beans are carefully dried and then roasted to unveil their intricate flavours.

The roasted beans are then cracked and de-shelled, revealing the soul of the cacao bean, and its chocolatey essence. The de-shelled beans are then finely ground into a velvety, unctuous paste - this is pure cacao paste or cocoa liquor.

This pure natural paste is unadulterated, without any additives or sweeteners, imparting a bold, bittersweet chocolate taste. This pure paste is then put into the moulds to produce the chocolate buttons you find inside your Na'vi pouch.

• Pure Cacao Paste - single origin from the Dominican Republic.
  Made exclusively from Organic Hispaniola beans (fermented and sun-dried)
  
  

No added fillers or preservatives
Product carefully sourced from the Dominican Republic
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The rich, naturally fruity flavour of these luxurious drops means they can be eaten straight from the bag for a heavenly treat.

Makes the perfect, most authentic Hot Chocolate! Melt approximately 10 drops in milk - works wonderfully in both dairy and nut milks. Add our Organic Rapadura to sweeten. Unadulterated goodness - free of all additives for a truly organic and soothing hot chocolate.

Perfect for baking and using in your favourite recipes.