Callebaut 811 Dark Callets 54.5% 400g

Callebaut 811 Dark Callets

Callebaut 811 Dark Callets 54.5% 400g is one of the world's most recognised Belgian couverture chocolates and a recipe that has become a benchmark for consistency, flavour and versatility. Created from Callebaut's signature Wieze blend of cocoa beans from Ivory Coast, Ghana and Ecuador, it delivers a beautifully balanced chocolate flavour with rich roasted cocoa notes, subtle red fruit undertones and a smooth, rounded finish.

With 54.5% cocoa solids and 36.6% cocoa butter, Callebaut 811 offers the perfect balance between sweetness and cocoa intensity, making it an exceptionally versatile dark chocolate for baking, dessert making and confectionery. The callet format melts quickly and evenly, making it easy to work with whether you're creating chocolate ganache, brownies, cookies, mousses or drinking chocolate. At i4C, it's one of our favourite all-round chocolates because it performs consistently across so many recipes while delivering the classic Belgian chocolate flavour people know and love.

From celebration cakes and chocolate tarts to homemade truffles and rich hot chocolate, Callebaut 811 Dark Callets are a reliable choice when you want excellent flavour and professional-quality results.

Key Features:

• 400g pack.
• Contains 54.5% cocoa solids.
• Made with 36.6% cocoa butter.
• Crafted using Callebaut's iconic 811 recipe.
• Produced from cocoa beans sourced from Ivory Coast, Ghana and Ecuador.
• Convenient callet format for easy melting and portioning.
• Suitable for a wide range of baking, confectionery and dessert applications.
• Supports sustainable cocoa farming through the Cocoa Horizons programme.

Recipe Inspiration:

• Melt into a silky chocolate ganache for filling layer cakes, macarons or tart shells.
• Fold into brownie batter for a rich chocolate flavour and perfectly fudgy texture.
• Create homemade chocolate truffles coated in cocoa powder, chopped nuts or chocolate flakes.
• Blend with milk and cream to make a luxurious Belgian-style hot chocolate topped with whipped cream.

Why is Callebaut 811 considered a benchmark chocolate?

Callebaut 811 has been used by pastry professionals, chocolatiers and bakers for decades because of its balanced flavour profile and dependable performance. Its combination of cocoa intensity, sweetness and workability makes it suitable for a huge variety of recipes.

What makes couverture chocolate different from standard chocolate?

Couverture chocolate contains a higher percentage of cocoa butter than standard eating chocolate. This improves its melting properties, creates a smoother texture and produces a more refined finish in desserts, coatings and confectionery.

Which flavours pair particularly well with Callebaut 811?

Its balanced roasted cocoa profile works beautifully with ingredients such as raspberries, cherries, orange, hazelnuts, almonds, coffee, caramel, sea salt and vanilla. This versatility makes it one of the most widely used dark chocolates for both classic and contemporary desserts.

Ingredients:

Cocoa mass 43.0%, sugar 43.0%,cocoa butter 13.0% ,emulsifier lecithins (SOYA) <1%, natural vanilla flavouring <1%.

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