{"product_id":"tanzania-drinking-chocolate","title":"Tanzania Drinking Chocolate","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"story-heading visible\"\u003eWhat we were thinking\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"story-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing replaces \u003cem\u003ereal chocolate\u003c\/em\u003e melted into hot milk. Water-based hot cocoa is, frankly, an act of beverage vandalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut we live in Florida, where “hot chocolate weather” is a geographic scheduling error rather than a season. So we had a problem: how do you make a cup of drinking chocolate that still feels rich and satisfying, without making it so heavy that it only makes sense under a blanket next to a fireplace?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe needed a hot, satisfying, chocolatey cup, built for the other 351 days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"story-text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"story-text\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"story-heading visible\"\u003eHow we did it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"story-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe start with Tanzanian cacao because it does exactly what we wanted here: light, fruity, flavorful, elegant, and naturally suited to a cup that feels rich without getting heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen we treat it like all our other chocolate, because it is chocolate. We refine it the same way, to the same smoothness, that we would for any of our bars. The difference comes at the end. Instead of tempering it, molding it, and turning it into a finished bar, we let the chocolate rest in a climate-controlled space, then crumble it into drinking chocolate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntempered chocolate melts more easily into hot milk, giving you a smoother cup with less effort. The crumbled texture also makes it useful beyond drinking: sprinkle it into oatmeal, yogurt, or anything else that could use a little chocolate, and you’ll get the occasional soft “chocolate chip” bite along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"story-text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"story-text\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"story-heading visible\"\u003eThe TL;DR\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"story-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eReal Tanzanian chocolate, refined smooth like one of our bars, then crumbled instead of molded. It melts beautifully into hot milk for a bright, rich, not-too-heavy cup - and doubles as a chocolatey mix-in for oatmeal, yogurt, or anything else that needs the occasional soft chocolate bite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sandhill Chocolate Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45373885022255,"sku":null,"price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0726\/2656\/9263\/files\/TanzaniaDrinkingChocolate.jpg?v=1779905228","url":"https:\/\/www.sandhillchocolate.com\/products\/tanzania-drinking-chocolate","provider":"Sandhill Chocolate Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}