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Mesquite White Chocolate

Three varieties of mesquite are native to the Sonoran Desert, and the pods they produce have fed people in this region for thousands of years. When toasted, the dried pods develop a flavor that reads somewhere between roasted nut and dark caramel — complex in a way that has nothing to do with added sweetness. We incorporate mesquite as a flour into a white chocolate base built from single-origin Peruvian cocoa butter, where it finds a natural home alongside milk and unrefined cane sugar.

What we taste – 

caramel, toasted nuts, sweetgrass

Awards – 

Silver, 2019 International Chocolate Awards Americas

Ingredients & Allergens

Contains Dairy (Milk & Butter)

Cocoa Butter*, Unrefined Cane Sugar*, Milk Powder*, Mesquite Pod, Butter*, Salt*

*Organic

Made in a facility that handles tree nuts, wheat, milk, eggs and peanuts. May not be suitable for people with allergies to these foods.

Craft Notes

We source our mesquite flour from the San Xavier Co-op Farm, which employs tribal members to wild-harvest pods from desert trees, sun-dry them whole, and mill them on a hammer mill on site. San Xavier operates on the Tohono O'odham Nation just south of Tucson, one of the few places in the region where mesquite harvesting has remained a continuous cultural and agricultural practice. The flour is toasted before being incorporated into the chocolate, which deepens the caramel and nutty character and integrates it fully into the white chocolate base.

Care & Storage

Our white chocolate bars are best consumed within 12 months of the manufacture date, and you can find this information printed on the back of the package itself. It is best stored between 65 and 70°F, away from direct sunlight, and protected from moisture. We don't recommend refrigerating our products unless absolutely necessary. If you choose to refrigerate, please make sure to store in an airtight container and allow cold products to come to room temperature before consuming.

Shipping & Returns

Shipping

All orders ship from our Monsoon Chocolate shipping hub in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. We ship Monday and Tuesday through USPS or UPS to help prevent packages from sitting in transit over the weekend. During summer months, all orders ship via expedited service through UPS or USPS Express in a deluxe insulated liner with cold packs, arriving within 4-10 days of ordering. Summer shipping is a flat rate of $25. At this time, we cannot ship to PO boxes or APO addresses.

Returns

Because our products are perishable, we cannot accept returns. If your order arrives in less than ideal condition or something is not as expected, please contact us and we will review your concern with care.

Traceable and responsible ingredients

We believe that establishing a sustainable and traceable supply chain should be a baseline standard for any business, but especially when working in an industry that is still wrought with human rights abuses and corruption. We are dedicated to driving positive change through responsible purchasing, and through establishing long term relationships with our producer-partners.

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