The Barry Callebaut 55% Dark Chocolate 10kg is a versatile Belgian dark couverture chocolate with pronounced cocoa notes, gentle bitterness, and a smooth rounded finish. This recipe is designed for a broad range of pastry, bakery, dessert, and confectionery applications, offering a balanced dark chocolate flavour that works equally well in baking, moulding, coatings, mousses, glazes, and frozen desserts.
Made using a carefully selected blend of cocoa beans from Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Ecuador, this dark chocolate couverture combines rich cocoa depth with a warm colour and smooth melt. Its 3-drop fluidity provides excellent workability for enrobing, tempering, chocolate decorations, ganache, sauces, and artisan confectionery, while still performing reliably in cakes, brownies, cheesecakes, ice cream, and dessert fillings.
The flavour profile pairs particularly well with ingredients such as mango, gooseberry, mint, liquorice, goat cheese, pistachio, coffee, caramel, Champagne, and tropical fruits. The chocolate’s balanced bitterness helps complement sweeter ingredients without overpowering them, making it a dependable all-round dark couverture for both classic desserts and more adventurous flavour combinations.
Produced using sustainable cocoa through the Cocoa Horizons programme, this large 10kg format is well suited to busy bakery production, chocolate work, dessert kitchens, and catering environments requiring consistent Belgian couverture chocolate.
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What does 3-drop fluidity mean in couverture chocolate?
3-drop fluidity indicates a balanced cocoa butter level that makes the chocolate suitable for a wide range of applications including moulding, coating, ganache, baking, and dessert work without being too thick or overly fluid.
Why does dark chocolate pair well with savoury ingredients like goat cheese?
The bitterness and roasted cocoa notes in dark chocolate create contrast against creamy, tangy cheeses, helping balance richness while adding depth and complexity to desserts and cheese-based dishes.
What is the Cocoa Horizons programme?
Cocoa Horizons is a sustainability initiative that supports cocoa farmers and promotes responsible cocoa production. A portion of sales from participating chocolates helps fund training, community projects, and improvements within cocoa-growing regions.
Ingredients:
cocoa mass 49,0%; sugar 40,5%; cocoa butter 10,0%; emulsifier: lecithin <1%; natural vanilla flavouring <1% Made with West-African beans. Allergen Statement On Pack Fructose Vanilin Lactose.
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Suitable for a Vegetarian diet |
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