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made from (also known as “baba”). These are such an indulgent treat. Buttery and balanced . 🥰

Better yet – a completely unexpected treat from two incredible - and who joined forces to deliver this sweet and unexpected care package to our door.

I (Kim) am completely torn, because I want everybody to be able to taste them, and I want them all for myself…

You can find cacao fruit pulp powder and puree sourced ethically and directly from in Ecuador at and these lovely caramels by # incredible Genevieve at chocomotions.com.

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If you’re missing - check out this gorgeous bar from ChocolateSpiel inspired by our Strength flavor (a personal favorite of both Angi and me). Don’t those bright colors just remind you of the flavor journey? 😍

The bar is remarkably smooth 🌶️ and orangey 🍊- yet somehow the beloved signature flavors from Koptan Masagena shine through. 😋

PS - watch the video to see how small batch makers develop recipes. 🎉🥳 Always an adventure- even for the pros. 😅

HUGE Congrats to - now featured at 🥂

Having tasted their incredible 🍫 box last year and attended several of their tastings, I (Kim) can NOT wait for a replenishment – and to try their drinking chocolate. ☕️

A few excerpts – to make your mouth water…

St. Lucia Spice is a 50% cacao drinking chocolate sweetened with brown sugar and spiced with nutmeg, cinnamon, bay leaf, cloves and orange peel. Malawi Baobab is a 70% cacao drinking chocolate featuring the mild tang of nutrient-rich baobab powder. 😋

Collection Box - nine 20g dark chocolate bars from three of the following origins: Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 70% cacao, Ghana 🇬🇭 70% cacao, Grenada 🇬🇩 75% cacao, or Nigeria 🇳🇬 67% cacao spiced with coffee and cardamom.

The Cross Atlantic Chocolate Collective aims to the market by enabling members to participate at ALL stages of chocolate production—from owning and managing the farm to harvesting and processing the beans to refining, tempering, molding and selling their own chocolate. The collective is the only black-led organization uniting African and Caribbean cocoa-growing and chocolate-making communities behind a single brand. By sharing their knowledge, insight, talents, support, and encouragement, they are committed to their dream of turning into . Equal Exchange is proud to partner with Cross Atlantic to offer you these unique and delicious chocolates and help them see their dream come true!

Stock up and give tasty gifts this Christmas at this link - https://shop.equalexchange.coop/collections/cacc

We are enjoying our first ever by . It’s so beautiful and fun! Way more classy than the felt board I grew up with. 🤣

So excited for our Delight [Salted Caramel] to have a day - for more reasons than one. Some new friends were over when I (Kim) opened the box and they got to try for the first time 🥳 I hadn’t thought to save myself any… 😖

Day 1 was perfect. I (Kim) love to indulge in during the holidays. And the “snowed in” was the perfect way to get me in the holiday spirit. 🥰🎄

Wishing you a wonderful countdown to the greatest gift of all time. ❤️

Happy ❤️ from endless hugs and chocolate this weekend . We were too busy catching up to remember to take 📸 with people… 🤦🏻‍♀️

Our top highlight… SO MANY makers from origin countries. 🎉 what a gift!! Beyond grateful to have met, learned from, and tasted –
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Wishing you each safe travels home and countless new friends & customers in and beyond!! 🤗

. We have completely sold out of our Seattle-based .

I (Kim) don’t believe this is goodbye forever. 🙏🏻 Our goal is to connect you DIRECTLY with the incredible communities who grow and make your snacks. We haven’t achieved that goal YET. It’s taking much longer than imagined, but there is still HOPE. Maybe that should be our first flavor name from origin? 😉

If you need a final fix, our friends in AZ [who love a good non-melting ] can send a little Delight, Harmony, Love, Arise, and Abound your way – if you hurry.

In the meantime… we created a 501c3 nonprofit – Cocoa Future Collaborative! Our goal remains the same – to support cacao growing communities in their progression from growers to makers - whether they sell to us or not. Please sign-up for our monthly email at cocoafuture.org, follow us on Facebook and, of course, donate – because cacao growers worldwide should be able to and products.

Finally (and quite importantly), if you’re in a cocoa growing community and we haven’t formally met yet – hello! 👋🏼 Please DM us. We’d love to get to know you!

A joyful reward! 🎉 It was steep – but clearly worth the view. 😍 Eunice [Glacial] Lake below. Mt. Rainier ahead. Blue skies above! Perfect day. 🥰

The trail was dusty… Joy’s mouth-watering combo of refreshing mint with a touch of sea salt was a perfect reward to keep me (Kim) energized. Because what goes up must come down. 🙃

Hello! 👋🏼 We were back on the trail last weekend. And, I (Kim) have a confession.

I bought our last bag of Strength… 😳

I couldn’t help myself. I love the spicy, smoky, tangy chili 🌶 & orange 🍊 combo with .

And, we needed it! The beginning of this hike up to this point was pretty easy (swipe 👉🏻 for more pics). But, then, there’s a nice climb to the top to that tiny lookout tower 🥵.

Stay tuned for the views and the flavor that I rewarded myself with at the top.

Final pic from our days in . Arising above Grand Canyon Falls at Artist Point. Didn’t see any painters 👩🏼‍🎨🎨, but plenty of photographers! 📸

Ha ha - and you’ll notice the bag is getting low… My (Kim’s) favorite flavor - especially for an afternoon . , and a splash of coconut cream for that indulgent coffee candy-like crunch. 😋

Skies aren’t quite as blue at the end of our trip… sigh. 🙏🏻 for the firefighters, first responders, and our beautiful 🌎.

Delightful morning at in . 🥰 so many trails to explore in this vast national park!

The temps rose quickly (50F degree swing in

Arising - quite literally - in . From 7,500 to 9,000 feet! 😲

Admittedly, I (Kim) felt a *little* guilty munching on this lightly sweet, mocha caramelized while watching incredible athletes finish a 28k with 7,800 ft. elevation gain from a chairlift. 🤣

Fun to dream of one day being included as a finisher snack. 🏅🙌🏼