Chocolate Maker's Notes

December 24, 2022

Honoring Place

Our lived traditions are do not just sweeten our lives on occasion, but become the rhythm and soul of our seasons, bringing us to recreate tastes out in and out of the garden, the maple woods and the events held at Star Isle or near Minnesota’s over 14,000 lakes.

December 19, 2022

Cacao Fermentation

Did you know that there is a fermentation step in making chocolate?

It's true! There is a lot that goes into good quality cacao.

November 21, 2022

What is WHITE Chocolate?

White chocolate is a mixture of sugar, milk powder (or milk powder alternative like coconut or oat), and cocoa butter. When we make white chocolate, we use 100% pure cocoa butter. All the oil that we use is derived from the cocoa bean. So that is why our white chocolate is still chocolate.

November 17, 2022

ARTICLE: Fergus Falls Chocolatier Racks Up International Awards as Minnesota's Lone Bean-to-Bar Chocolatier

Josh and Kristin Mohagen started a small craft chocolate business just nine years ago, but its chocolate is now being carried by national grocery chains and it has produced an award-winning golden chocolate which Josh calls "one of the best white chocolates in the world."

November 02, 2022

Hello!

For me, what I do is so much more than just a job, it's something I picture myself doing for years to come because it allows me to be creative. I am passionate about food and then get to share my gifts with you, and I honestly couldn't imagine doing anything else.

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ABOUT AUTHOR

My appreciation for food began as a child around the communal pots that the ladies tend in Cameroon, Africa. My respect for ingredients grew from my time in the French Alps. Today, my chocolate honors the hands that have touched the ingredients before they reach my Northern Minnesotan kitchen.