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Vegan chocolates

Chocolate, how good is it?

You don't have to give up chocolate, you know?

We have substitutes for some chocolates, some are already basically vegan, others are special, good, colourful, and in my opinion you don't know them all.

Let's go and discover them.

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Let's talk about the 3 basic chocolates: dark, milk, white.

Milk and white chocolate contain milk so they are not vegan and unfortunately we have to eliminate them. But wait because there are alternatives.

Dark chocolate, on the other hand, does not contain milk and is therefore already suitable for those who choose to follow a plant-based diet.

BUT, yes there is a however, unfortunately some companies are naughty and put powdered milk or anhydrous butter even in dark chocolate, where it is absolutely useless. So always check the labels.

And cocoa butter?

On the labels you will find "cocoa butter" written, is it butter? Does it contain milk? No, don't worry.

Cocoa butter is the fatty part of cocoa beans, it is very solid and oily, it is creamy white in colour, tending towards yellow, but does not contain milk.

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Dark chocolate

As for dark chocolate, a chocolate that I use very often is 54% Callebaut.

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Milk chocolate

As for milk chocolate, there is a vegan version and it is always produced by the same company, Callebaut, and is called NXT Dairy free.

To make this chocolate and make it as similar as possible to classic milk chocolate, chufa, a tuber, is used.

These tubers are dried and ground, becoming a creamy, fiber-rich replacement for traditional milk.

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White chocolate

As for white chocolate, there are already some shops that sell soy or rice-based bars, often organic, natural shops.

A version that I like, which however has a more beige color and almond flavour, is Amande chocolate from Valrhona. Unfortunately it is only available in 3 kg bags, and has a significant price, but it is worth it because it is very good. If you have a business you could consider it to showcase a vegan dessert with white almond chocolate.

Amande composition:

38% sugar
30.5% minimum cocoa butter
31% almond

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If you have been following me for a while you know that I also make my vegan white chocolate at home and that it is very easy to make, the complete video lesson is available HERE for Vegan Pastry Club members.

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Special fruit chocolates

Let's now move on to the special chocolates. You can find fruit chocolates and they are vegan, they are made with cocoa butter, sugar, fruit and lecithin, and they are phenomenal, very colorful and very tasty, but the color is from the fruit there are no colors added.

These Valrhona chocolates can be found in both small 250g and large 3kg packs.

This way you can taste them first and then decide whether to make the investment with the large package.