{"title":"Bean to Bar Chocolate Maker: Carobeans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBean to Bar Chocolate Maker Location:\u003c\/strong\u003e Saint Paul, Minnesota\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChocolate Maker(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Caroline Houghton\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWebsite: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/carobeans.square.site\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eCarobeans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate Established:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\/2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients Used: \u003c\/strong\u003ecacao, organic cane sugar, organic cocoa butter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCurrent Chocolate Production Output: \u003c\/strong\u003e100 bars per month\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllergy Information: \u003c\/strong\u003eMilk. All of Carobeans bars are nut free and made on nut free equipment\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/USI8stASvEw?\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eClick here to watch the chocolate tasting recording with Caroline from Carobeans.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vg_oo1Qqdh0?\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaroline Houghton, founder of Carobeans, has worked with chocolate in pastry for nearly 20 years. Her journey began at age 18, after developing a nut allergy and realizing she could no longer safely enjoy most sweets due to cross-contamination risks. Determined not to give up dessert, she began making her own confections from scratch. Over time, her passion grew beyond pastry into a search for chocolate that was not only ethically sourced but also truly delicious. When she couldn’t find it, she decided to make it herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2022, Caroline transformed Carobeans from a hobby pastry business into a full-fledged bean-to-bar chocolate company. She started small — with a tabletop melanger and just two pounds of Bolivian cacao — and made her first batch. Encouraged by enthusiastic feedback, she dove into the deep end of chocolate making, learning through experimentation, failure, and persistence. After hundreds of batches, Carobeans has grown from her home kitchen into a commercial facility and now supplies wholesale clients.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaroline’s creativity shines in her recipes, like her award-winning Passionfruit, Orange, and Guava (POG) bar, which earned recognition for innovation at the Craft Chocolate Challenge. While Carobeans offers a rotation of seasonal and inventive inclusion bars, the heart of the brand is in celebrating single-origin cacao and telling the stories behind each origin — letting the unique flavors of the beans speak for themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cimg id=\"socialpilot-extension-hover-button\" style=\"cursor: pointer; display: none;\"\u003e\u003cimg id=\"socialpilot-extension-hover-button\" style=\"cursor: pointer; display: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dak-lak-vietnam-70x","title":"Dak Lak, Vietnam 70%","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeans fermented by T Bros in Vietnam\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest Year:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBean Origin:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDak Lak Province\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients Used: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3 - cacao, organic cane sugar and organic cocoa butter\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrganic:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eNo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVegan:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eYes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoast Profile:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMedium Roast\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConche Time:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e48 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCocoa Content:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e70%\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCacao Variety:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eTrinitario\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1.94 oz\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllergy Information:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade on shared equipment with milk. 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