Pure cocoa can help prevent tooth decay. It is only the sugar added to chocolate that makes it bad for our teeth. A study carried out at the Columbia University Medical Centre suggests that chocolate can improve your memory.

In the UK, it is estimated that people eat on average 11kg of chocolate every year. This is the same as about 3 bars a week, or 156 bars every year! All our truffles are hand mixed, using only the finest ingredients & infused with natural flavours, to create delicious chocolates. However, studies have shown that eating a little chocolate every month has a range of health benefits, including lowering cholesterol levels, keeping your brain functioning well and reducing the risks of heart problems. This is particularly true of dark chocolate; the higher the cocoa solid content, the higher the benefits. So if you want to eat chocolate, consider swapping milk or white chocolate for dark chocolate next time you have a craving!On that note, M&Ms were invented in 1941 during World War 2 so that soldiers could enjoy chocolate without it melting. The liquid is then dried into a crumb-like consistency before being squashed together by a giant roller. The chocolate is then tempered, which involves heating and cooling the mixture several times until it reaches the right consistency. The history of chocolate began in Central America, in an area that is now southern Mexico. The Maya, who lived in the area from about 250-900 AD, first used chocolate as a cold drink, as well as for currency; instead of trading coins, they would trade cocoa beans.

The difference between milk and dark chocolate is the amount of milk and sugar that is added, as well as the amount of cocoa solids used in the chocolate. Cocoa butter is the fatty part of the cocoa bean whereas cocoa solids refers to the powder that is left behind. This recipe makes 30 Fizzing Whizzbees. You'll either need 3 bee molds (each makes 10 bees), or will need to make them in 3 batches using the same mold (or reduce the recipe to make only 10). If you make them in 3 batches, you can melt⅓ of the chocolate at a time in the double boiler.

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Cocoa trees can live for 200 years but usually only produce beans that can be used to make chocolate for 25 years of their lives. Please scroll to the bottom of the post for the full recipe (in a printable recipe card) including ingredient amounts and detailed instructions. Expert tips and FAQs Spoon a thin layer of melted chocolate into each bee mold. Then, tap the mold on the counter to remove any air bubbles. Milk chocolate was first invented in Switzerland in 1875. It took him 8 years to get the recipe right! Chocolate is a sweet, brown food made from cocoa beans. It usually comes in solid bars but can also be powdered or melted. Chocolate is a sweet treat that is eaten all around the world.

Freeze the tray for 15 to 20 minutes until chocolates harden. The mold will look cloudy rather than wet, and after removing it from the freezer you'll even hear a few of them "pop" as the chocolate starts to release from the edges of the mold.

White chocolate is technically not chocolate at all because it only uses cocoa butter and not cocoa solids. The scientific word for the tree that cocoa beans grow on is Theobroma cacao, which means ‘food of the gods’. Cocoa trees are very delicate. Cocoa farmers often lose about 30 per cent of the cocoa beans in their crop each year.