Ideal for enthusiasts, budding chocolate makers or industry professionals wanting to explore more of the character and transformation from cocoa to chocolate.

Crafting Chocolate - Learning Program

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Duration
Duration
3 days
Price
Price
£850
Suitable for
Suitable for
Enthusiasts/ Connoisseurs/ Professionals
Take home
Take home
3kg of your own crafted chocolate
Capacity
Capacity
1-8
Difficulty
Difficulty
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Crafting Chocolate - Learning Program

Learn the full magic of working with chocolate from the raw cocoa beans to making actual chocolate. We’ll share with you the secrets of the chocolate making process, to create your own signature chocolate recipes. Each participant will work with the base chocolate ingredients to make their own signature blended chocolate that they can take home to use in their own chocolate creations.

Itinerary:

- Learn the origin of cocoa, how to identify qualities and defects and to source quality, speciality cocoa for your chocolate recipes.
- Learn how to develop flavours and qualities from each stage of the cocoa bean processing
- Learn how to combine ingredients to create desired chocolate recipes
- Make a personalised signature chocolate blend to your own recipe
- Learn how to work with sugars and milk sources to create your own preferred chocolate recipes.
- Beautifully package up your creations so you can enjoy them or re-use them at home in your own recipes
- Go home with recipes and your newly found chocolate knowledge
- Your visit to our Chocolate Manufactory will also include a behind the scenes tour of our own chocolate making process, speak with our team of chocolate makers and learn how to develop your own chocolate making ideas.

Tickets:

The cost of this 3 day workshop is £850 per person inc VAT.

A non-refundable deposit of £100 is required to secure your place with the outstanding balance due 1 month prior to your workshop. 

This includes 3kg - 4kg (2 batches minimum) of your own chocolate recipes to help start your own chocolate making journey at home. 

What's Included?

Your workshop includes all equipment and materials to craft 3kg - 4kg of your own chocolate as well as the recipes and technical worksheets to be able to make your own and perfect your skills at home.

What's Excluded?

Chocolate refreshments from our Chocolate Cafe are provided but lunch and evening meals are not included.

Chocolate Ingredients can be purchased following your workshop with a 10% discount for workshop participants.

What do I need to bring?

Feel free to bring any of your own cocoa beans, moulds or ingredients to learn more about your own application techniques.

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BOOKING TERMS AND CONDITIONS

CANCELLATION POLICY:

  • Your booking will be refunded if cancelled at least 2 days before the event.

NOTE ABOUT DIETARY REQUIREMENTS:

  • At York Cocoa Works looking after our chocolate loving guests is one of our most important priorities. We believe the chocolate industry should be open and transparent so our guests can make informed choices. We therefore want to ensure that we are able to cater for all of our visitors, whatever their needs. This workshop is accessible to most dietary requirements but we appreciate you sharing any details of specific needs that you or participants in your party have when booking.

    For more information about how we cater for Allergies and Special Dietary Requirements please visit: https://l.ead.me/YCWAllergies

CHECK IN DETAILS

  • Arrive at the workshop desk at York Cocoa Works, 10 Castlegate, at least 5 to 10 minutes prior to your workshop.

    Please note this workshop will finish around 4.30pm on the final day, please get in touch if you need to discuss travel plans and our team will support you with your arrangements.

BOOKING TERMS

  • A non-refundable deposit of £100 is required to secure your place with the outstanding balance due 1 month prior to your workshop. 

    Participants from cocoa origin countries with their own cocoa beans can apply for a partnership discount.

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