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5 Chocolate Recipes that Will Put Your Baking Skills to the Test

Feeling bored in the kitchen? Have your baking skills hit a plateau? Tired of making plain ‘ol chocolate chip cookies every time you turn on the ov...

6 Simple Chocolate Recipes for Newbie Bakers

Chocolate has a reputation for being difficult to work with, and it often lives up to that hype. Because it’s sensitive to moisture and heat, choco...

Is White Chocolate Actually Chocolate?

It’s a question that can stump even your most intellectual friends: Is white chocolate really chocolate? Given that the term “white chocolate” lit...

6 Delectable Sweet-and-Salty Recipes

There’s a reason people love the combination of sweet and salty flavors: Research suggests sweet taste receptors on our tongues are activated by th...

What Cocoa Percentage Tells You (and Doesn't Tell You) About Chocolate

Cocoa Percentage offers you some interesting information about a chocolate, but not the full story…. What Cocoa Percentage Tells You The percent...

Make Your Chocolate Last Longer with These Storage Tips

So you’ve purchased a bar of delicious chocolate (or several) and you aren’t able to finish it all in one sitting. You might be inclined to toss th...

Semisweet, Bitter, Bittersweet, Milk: Your Guide to Different Baking Chocolates

Sometimes the baking aisle seems more like an impenetrable wilderness than a helpful display of options. There are so many different kinds of choco...

The Biohacker's Guide to Chocolate

The biohacking movement has officially gone mainstream, and chocolate is getting a PR boost in the process (not that it needed the help!). While b...

How to Make Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

Is there any decadent treat more classic than chocolate-covered strawberries? They’re simple, they’re delicious, and they work well at virtually a...

A Brief History of the Chocolate Bar

The chocolate bar seems like a relatively straightforward invention, especially compared to some of the world’s major innovations such as refrigera...

5 Ways to Elevate the Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie

Few recipes are more classic than chocolate chip cookies. They’re the ultimate in comfort food and one of the most popular cookies around. And they...

Breaking It Down: What Are Chocolate Polyphenols, Antioxidants, and Flavanoids

For years, headlines have been championing the many health benefits of chocolate, including its ability to boost cardiovascular health, improve cog...