See exactly why recipes work before you start. Track your experiments. Scale with confidence. Recipe creation made simple.
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The chocolate industry is facing unprecedented challenges.
See fat content, cocoa percentages, and critical ratios in plain English. Know if your recipe will seize before you start. No chemistry degree required.
Begin with an existing recipe and make it yours. Or build from scratch with confidence. Every change shows you exactly what it does to your chocolate.
Save every experiment. Compare versions. See what worked and why. Build on your successes, learn from your attempts.
Scale any recipe knowing the math is right. From 1 pound tests to 20 pound production runs. Ratios stay perfect, melangers stay happy.
Every chocolate maker starts the same way: following someone else's recipe. But what happens when you want to use different beans? Or make a smaller batch? Or add something new?
Craft Cacao shows you the why behind every recipe. Understand fat content, predict results, and create with confidence. Your chocolate journey starts here.
We know you're not starting from zero. You have recipes you love, beans you trust, and a process that works. Craft Cacao fits into your workflow, not the other way around.
Add the specific beans, butters, and inclusions you actually use - with their exact properties. Copy our standard library for consistency and convenience, and add your own custom values --long term we hope to partner with suppliers to make to ensure you always have the most accurate information for your recipes.
See exactly what happens when you swap ingredients or change proportions before you commit. No more guessing or trial and error. Clone a success and make it even better
Track what worked and what didn't. Build your knowledge base one recipe at a time
"This is THE chocolate making app you didn't know you needed. Will this 72% chocolate recipe work with no added cocoa butter. Yep, it shows you green, yellow and red zones for your formulations. Will it tell me how much fat is in my 60% semisweet chocolate recipe. Of course, with just a couple clicks you have that in hand. My cocoa nibs have extra high cocoa butter. Can I adjust the default of 50%. Absolutely. And you can input or adjust any ingredient you want. Is this AI driven. No, it isn't. It is better. It has been vetted and tested by the Alchemist himself. Super intuitive to use. All the information you need to craft your chocolate. And it probably won't become murderous and try and kill you."
Absolutely! Start by loading a recipe you like, then experiment with small changes. Craft Cacao shows you exactly what each change does to your chocolate. You'll understand why recipes work and gain confidence to create your own.
No formulas to break, no cells to accidentally overwrite. Just enter your ingredients and see the results. We handle all the math - you focus on the chocolate. Plus, every recipe is saved and organized automatically.
That's exactly why we built this. You'll see plain English explanations: 'This recipe has enough fat to flow properly' or 'Warning: may seize in melanger.' Learn by doing, with safety rails.
Yes! Enter your recipe once, then scale it to any size - from test batches to production runs. All the ratios stay perfect, and we'll warn you if your melanger can't handle the volume.
Yes, Craft Cacao is developed with input from John Nanci at Chocolate Alchemy. It's designed to make recipe formulation accessible to everyone - whether you've used his spreadsheet formulator or are starting fresh.
Join chocolate makers who are moving beyond trial and error. Limited early access spots - help us build the tool makers deserve.
