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It’s all about chocolate

Welcome to my page devoted to chocolate — Sweet, Pure and Savory!

In my search for great recipes and foods that I love, I discovered The Cocoa Exchange, and I was in heaven.  Combining chocolate with cooking, two things I am passionate about — perfect!  Not only do they have premium delicious DOVE chocolates, they have a Pure Organic Dark line and the yummiest sauces, spice mixes and drinks.  I am devoting this page to recipes that I’ve tested and are husband approved.  Yes, I am selling these products, but I really signed up so I could get all of the products discounted.  However, they are so good I want to share some of the best recipes and if you are ready to try upping your cooking game — You can order product from me at:  Farm Girl’s Cocoa Exchange Site


Fall In Love With Korean Honey BBQ Skewers

I love food; cooking it, grilling it, baking it and especially eating it.  But just like most everyone else about 4:30 every afternoon I start to think — what am I going to make for supper tonight. There begins the search –looking in my cookbooks, opening every cupboard, digging through the freezer, and scouring the fridge to see what I can put together that my husband will like. Not that he is picky, but he… Read More

The Cocoa Exchange Information

Chef-Curated Products. Ethically Made. Crafted to delight.

Quality

Quality is the foundation we rely on to deliver consistently high standards across our brands. At THE COCOA EXCHANGE, our quality principle touches our entire business and guides every aspect of creating our products.

Quality Ingredients

We take careful consideration in how we source our beans and how we manage the entire production process from bean to bar and beyond.

Our spices and inclusions are selected by our classically-trained chefs.

Quality Manufacturing

We adhere to world-class food safety practices in our manufacturing sites.  All DOVE® Dark Chocolate is manufactured using Rainforest Alliance certified beans.

Quality Packaging & Shipping

We put careful consideration into how we ship things to you – even adding extra cooling materials during the summer months (at no added cost to you) to make sure your products arrive in great shape.

Ethical Sourcing

We are committed to ethically sourcing all raw ingredients for our products. We seek only to work with suppliers that can consistently meet our standards and specifications and are committed to standards of conduct compatible with our Five Principles.

American Made

Our products are manufactured in the USA and we print all packaging in the USA.

Chef-Curated Flavors

Our chefs carefully curate flavor profiles ranging from nostalgic to cutting edge, designed to pair perfectly with our bean-to-bar chocolate.

Innovation

As part of Mars, Inc., we share our passion for innovation through flavors, product types, packaging, and all aspects of our product development.

Exclusivity

All products are 100% exclusive to us and our Curators – not available for sale anywhere else.

I am a Independent Curator for The Cocoa Exchange. The only compensation I receive is off of any sales made through my website that is linked in this post. The above thoughts are my own and honest opinions!~

Comments

  1. Kelly Steenhard says

    September 7, 2017 at 12:43 pm

    28 pretzels is my guess. And I prefer milk chocolate. Though dark chocolate is growing on me.

    Reply
  2. Chelsey says

    September 7, 2017 at 12:52 pm

    I think there are 32 pretzels!

    Reply
  3. Beth Ann says

    September 7, 2017 at 3:07 pm

    I love this giveaway! I guess 30!! Thanks for the chance to win! And I am officially adding you to my Bloglovin’ feed as I think I have missed doing that! Thanks again!

    Reply
    • Mary says

      September 7, 2017 at 10:00 pm

      Thanks Beth Ann — who doesn’t love chocolate…

      Reply
      • Beth Ann says

        September 8, 2017 at 6:57 am

        Oh and I love dark!!!!

        Reply
  4. Donna Hup says

    September 7, 2017 at 9:04 pm

    I’m guessing 30 and I like dark chocolate 🙂

    Reply
    • Mary says

      September 7, 2017 at 9:40 pm

      Yup — I am loving the dark chocolate these days also!

      Reply
  5. Andrea Bates says

    September 13, 2017 at 8:51 am

    I love ANY chocolate, and originally was a milk chocolate fan my entire life, but I’ve grown to appreciate a good dark chocolate, too!

    My guess is 24! (I had to reassess my guesses!)

    Reply

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