The difficulty of harvesting cacao pods from the rain forest and processing the seeds into the paste that was the basis for the chocolate, and its stimulating effect, elevated the drink to the ...

So rich. And when you combine chocolate and peanut butter to create fudge, it's out of this world. As usual, I'm challenging myself to make the fudge from a cacao pod, but you can simply start ...

A helpful guide to purchasing and working with chocolate, including an easy recipe for ganache that transforms into decadent frosting, mousse and truffles.

One whole cacao pod is needed to make a bar of dark chocolate. Worldwide, between 40 and 50 million people depend on cacao or chocolate for their livelihood. One billion cacao trees are needed to ...

It's possible to process the pods to create a cocoa-like powder. This chocolate alternative has a long history, however – and not a very happy one. A New Yorker article claims a generation was ...