Modica Chocolate With Vanilla

Made from the ancient Aztec recipe, cacao beans are crushed and blended with spices and large grains of sugar. Created by a process in which the chocolate is never heated above 105 degrees Fahrenheit, called "a freddo" meaning "cold," it allows the mixture to heat up just enough so that it can be pressed into bars, but cool enough so that it will not melt the spices or sugar granules, resulting in a grainy, crunchy texture with a toasted, rich aroma. The ready chocolate is not uniform in texture and can sometimes look discolored or "bloomed" with the shiny sugar crystals and spices appearing throughout the bar, however, this is natural. This special process is what makes this Modica chocolate different than the conventional chocolate bar! With no cocoa butters or fats, it is the healthy chocolate bar.