Sueños Artisanal Chocolates
Sueños Artisanal Chocolates
Small-batch dark chocolates exclusively made with heirloom cacao varieties imported directly from the Nueva Esperanza Organic Farmers Cooperative in Puerto Quito, Ecuador.
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Farmer Direct • Heirloom cacao varieties • Organic • Shade-grown
I first visited Finca Sueños – a small diversified organic cacao farm owned by Yamile Roldan in Puerto Quito, Ecuador in 2006 – for an internship during my undergraduate studies at the University of Georgia. For four weeks, I lived at Finca Sueños, assisted on the farm, met with other local organic cacao farmers, and attended community meetings at the Nueva Esperanza Organic Cacao Growers Cooperative. All Nueva Esperanza families are committed to growing heirloom Nacional varieties with organic, agro-ecological methods that are regenerative for environmental and human health.. While I was a student living at Sueños’
I heard and saw the difficulties that small, independent producers face when trying to access export markets. And I saw how few farmers received fair compensation for the incredible cacao they were cultivating.

Fast forward to 2019: In the intervening 13 years since living at Sueños, I earned a PhD and completed postdoctoral work. Over this time period, I had kept in touch with Yamile, and had tried to find restaurants and stores that would be interested in buying her cacao. Eventually, I realized that consistent buyer should be me! I incorporated a business, and with a leap of faith our collaborative project to connect small, independent organic producers growing heirloom cacao varieties in Ecuador to consumers in the United States was launched in March 2020.

We hope you enjoy eating and sharing these chocolates as much as the Sueños and Nueva Esperanza team enjoy caring for the trees, harvesting, fermenting and roasting the beans, and creating delicious treats 💕
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  • Latin, American, Fusion
  • Vegan, Vegetarian
  • Snack, Dessert
About Sueños Artisanal Chocolates
  • Women-owned
  • CommonWealth Kitchen Graduate
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Sueños Artisanal Chocolates Products

Nacional variety Cacao

These bars are made from the highest quality Nacional variety cacao imported directly from farmers in Puerto Quito, Ecuador. There are only two ingredients: organically grown and fairly traded cacao, and cane sugar. The result is an intense but smooth bar with floral notes and a smooth finish. Each bar is handmade with love, and no two bars are exactly alike ❤️ INGREDIENTS • Organic Nacional cacao, organic cane sugar TASTING NOTES • Chocolates made from heritage Nacional varieties of cacao are defined by exceptional flavor, floral notes, honey finish and lack of bitterness ALLERGEN WARNING • Processed on shared equipment in a facility where groundnuts and tree nuts are present 50g net weight

Dark Chocolate Bar

The intense taste of Nacional cacao and organic cane sugar in these bars is enhanced by the texture and deep flavor of hand-roasted cacao nibs. Nibs are crushed roasted cacao beans, and add a delightful texture contrast and a touch of additional bitterness. Nibs are crushed roasted cacao beans, and add a delightful texture contrast and a touch of additional bitterness. These nibs are hand-roasted in small batches for a perfect toasted flavor. The nibs and salt are added to the classic 75% dark chocolate bar, which is made from the highest quality Nacional variety cacao imported directly from farmers in Puerto Quito, Ecuador. INGREDIENTS • Organic Nacional variety cacao, organic cane sugar, cacao nibs TASTING NOTES • Chocolates made from heritage Nacional varieties of cacao are defined by exceptional flavor, floral notes, honey finish and lack of bitterness ALLERGEN WARNING • Processed in a community kitchen facility that also processes peanuts and other groundnuts, treenuts, wheat, milk and soy products 50g bar Each bar is handmade with love, and no two bars are exactly alike ❤️

Dark Chocolate Bar with Piquant Candied Ginger

The 75% dark bar topped with piquant candied ginger. Sweet, spicy, and smooth! All Sueños vegan dark chocolate bars are made from heirloom 'Nacional' variety cacao imported directly from a cooperative of small, independent family farmers in Puerto Quito, Ecuador (https://asoanechocolatefino.wordpress.com/). Members of the ASOANE cooperative are committed to growing exceptional yet rare Nacional varieties on diversified farms with organic methods regenerative for human and environmental health. TASTING NOTES • Chocolates made from heritage Nacional varieties of cacao are defined by exceptional flavor, floral notes, honey finish and lack of bitterness INGREDIENTS • Organic Nacional variety cacao, organic cane sugar, crystalized ginger (ginger, sugar, sulphur dioxide) ALLERGEN WARNING • Processed in a kitchen where peanuts and other groundnuts, tree nuts, wheat, milk and soy products are sometimes present 50g bar Each bar is handmade with love, and no two bars are exactly alike ❤️

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