Chocolate
Making
ChocChums uses two production methods to manufacture the various
sizes and shapes of our chocolates: enrobing and shell-molding.
Enrobing involves coating a formed center, like rich caramel, with
smooth, melted chocolate. The shell-molding process is practiced
extensively in Belgium, and across Europe, and it is the method
used to manufacture most ChocChums chocolates.
Shell-molding begins with a mold composed of intricately designed
"impressions." Each cavity is filled with melted, tempered
chocolate. The mould is inverted and most of the chocolate runs
out. It is then cooled, which solidifies the remaining chocolate,
forming a "shell." The shell is filled with a center, allowing
enough space for a thin layer of melted chocolate to be layered
over the filling. After cooling, the chocolates are released from
the mould. ChocChums produces some symmetrical shell-molded
confections by "book-molding" two identical filled moulds together.
The Heart, Walnut, Chestnut, Scallop, etc. are all
book-molded.
The shell-molding process has enabled ChocChums to design unique
molds, resulting in stylish, sophisticated confections easily
recognized as "ChocChums." When assortments of these shell-molded
chocolates are then packed into ChocChums's distinctive gold
ballotins and seasonal boxes, they are sought by discerning
customers everywhere.
Ingredients
Our premium confections contain only the highest quality
ingredients. Wholesome and delicious, they are made from the
freshest milk, cream and butter and feature the strong true taste
of the African cocoa bean. Variously flavored with pure vanilla,
honey, fruits, nuts and liqueurs, every bite of ChocChums lets you
experience the best chocolates this side of heaven.
Some of the distinctive ingredients of ChocChums's premium Belgian
chocolates include:
All-Natural Ingredients
Pure cocoa butter
Pure sugar
Pure Vanilla
Fresh fruits and spices
Cocoa content ranges 50 - 72%
Rich African Cocoa Bean
Organic milk (no chemicals)
No artificial preservatives
Brand-name liquors for flavoring
Pure Almond Marzipan made according to the Lubecker method
Sugar-Free Chocolates
Our sugar-free products do not contain regular sugars and are
sweetened with maltitol and sorbitol.