Chocolate-Making with Natural Ingredients

By Sherry Li October 17, 2011 10 Comments

Benchic Chocolate

Handmade chocolates with raw cocoa, wild honey, and other organic ingredients.
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SkillShare has become a recent obsession of mine and since I moved to San Francisco (holla! A4G in SF starts now!), it’s the perfect way to do fun things and meet new people. So, when I saw a chocolate-making class, I signed up immediately!

 
 

Ben Tsetlin, our instructor for this class, has been making chocolate by hand for 3 years, ever since he discovered how delicious and healthy raw chocolate was. His recipe was surprisingly simple to follow, even for a kitchen klutz like me. With just a few ingredients, some mixing, and 30 minutes of time, I was able to make 12 pieces of bittersweet ganache-y chocolate!

The best part about Ben’s chocolate recipe is that all the ingredients are natural and organic. Most chocolate you buy in stores these days are processed and have tons of preservatives in them. And they don’t taste that great either. With a little bit of money and effort, you can make delicious chocolate at home with ease! Ben’s recipe calls for raw cocoa powder and butter, wildflower honey (which he procures from farmers market), lucama powder, and extras like almonds, goji berries, and coconut shavings.

Ladies (and chocolate-loving gents), this is it… chocolate can be delicious AND healthy! If you’re not in San Francisco to take Ben’s class, you can order his chocolate online for $30 a box.

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10 Responses to “Chocolate-Making with Natural Ingredients”

  1. torviewtoronto Reply October 17, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    lovely post of the chocolates

  2. The Chocolate Priestess Reply October 18, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    I’ve never heard of these before. Thank you for introducing them to me.

  3. Jennifer Eloff Reply October 18, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    Beautiful!

  4. Evelyne@CheapEthnicEatz Reply October 18, 2011 at 11:02 PM

    That is so cool and I am checking out skillshare. I bet you chocolates are just awesome.

  5. Liz Reply October 19, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    Oh, I’d love to take a class, but since I’m halfway across the country, I’ll just have to order some of these beauties~

  6. shabs Reply October 19, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    Yummm!!! who can resist chocolates , it looks awesome . Thank you for visiting my blog and introducing me to yours :) .

  7. Kankana Reply October 19, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    It feels nice to connect with a fellow blogger from the bay area :) Not much of a chocolate fan but would love to try that for my husband!

  8. Peggy Reply October 20, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    Oh what a fun class to take! Those chocolates look scrumptious =)

  9. Patrick Chang Reply October 21, 2011 at 12:41 AM

    I agree! I’m not even a sweets fan and this loooks delicious and easy to make :)

    Welcome back! We missed you !