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At Choco Estates we grow the finest cacao in the world, aromatic and potent spices, freshly picked tropical fruit, and nourishing seeds on our farms or ultra locally sourced from our neighbours or local shops. In addition to farming cacao we handcraft each creation with the same care and respect we give to the land that gives so much to us. Your purchase supports land regeneration and living wages for farmers
What we always include
Fine flavour single origin Nacional cacao harvested from our farms
fruit, spices, and other inclusions harvested directly from our farms or
locally sourced products grown sustainably and processed nearby
whole, natural ingredients like panela (raw cane sugar), local honey, and pure cacao butter
What we never include
Bulk grade cacao or cacao from unknown or untraceable origin
inclusions with big carbon footprints (shipped long distances or grown unsustainably)
fractionated or highly processed ingredients like seed oils or white sugar
gluten, soy, or dairy
Canadian Order Process:
Please be aware that our website checkout is configured for U.S. orders only. To place your Canadian order, please follow these steps:
· Initiate Your Order: Email Tiffany at chocoestates@gmail.com directly
· Choose Your Payment Method:
· Interac e-Transfer (Recommended): Avoids extra processing fees.
· PayPal: Accepted, but includes additional fees that will be added to your total.
· Precise Shipping Costs: We calculate your final Canada Post shipping rate once your order reaches our Canadian facility, ensuring you only pay the exact cost. This will be a separate, pre-approved charge
Classic Collection
What makes this cacao ceremonial grade?
There is no official standard or certification for ceremonial grade cacao. To ensure you are getting cacao of the highest quality produced ethically and sustainably, it's important to know not only the brand, but the producer and the farmer.
At Choco Estates, we are the farmers and producers who work with cacao every day.
To us, ceremonial grade means:
Heirloom and ancestral varieties of cacao, shade grown in forest gardens like the Nacional cacao we grow
Trees cultivated by us from seed, carefully tended according to the moon cycle
Seeds carefully fermented and sun dried onsite
Fire roasted and hand shelled, by skilled people instead of machines
Stone ground, Poured, molded, and wrapped by hand
Everyone involved in the process is treated with dignity and paid a just wage
Ceremony Collection
How to make the perfect ceremonial cup:
Traditional Block: with a sharp knife, shave off the desired amount of cacao paste and add to hot water, or milk.
Drops: put 4 or 5 into your favorite mug, add hot water, or milk. Cover and allow the drops to melt.
Once the shaved paste or drops have melted, whisk until frothy and sweeten if desired
WINTER CEREMONY SPICE BLEND ELIXIR
100% ancestral cacao enhanced with health-boosting herbs, fruit,
Pantry Collection
Stock up with these pure, health boosting items for cooking, baking, brewing, or snacking
How to use these products every day:
Snack on whole cacao beans or add to your favorite trail mix
Sprinkle cacao nibs on oatmeal or in place of chocolate chips in cookies
Brew ground cacao in your coffeepot or french press for an energizing hot drink without the caffeine jitters
Melt couverture for a silky chocolate syrup over vanilla ice cream. Use in any baking recipe that calls for cocoa powder and taste the difference
Use turmeric to make soothing golden milk. Add to soups, stews, curries, spice rubs and salad dressing. Or stir a small amount into hot water with a squeeze of fresh lemon to aid recovery from a cold or achy joints
Seasonal Collection
Original recipes and unique offerings sourced from the Choco Andino Cloudforest
What are the benefits of local and seasonal ingredients?
Amaranth is a protein and fiber rich seed native to the Andes mountains
Pumpkin is one of the most important indigenous crops of Ecuador. The seeds are an excellent source of iron, calcium, selenium, protein, and fiber
Macambo, aka “jaguar cacao” trees provide shade on our cacao farm and a crunchy, nutritious seed with an almond-like flavor
A small carbon footprint and more reward for small farmers and local communities
