The Oakland Chocolate Company

Downtown Wine Merchants is Reopening at their 14th and Broadway location in downtown Oakland! So pleased to see our chocolates on their menu. Congratulations to Susanne Breen for her persistence and patience through the Covid shutdowns.

The Oakland Chocolate Company's new confection for May is a Vegan Peppermint Latte Truffle. The ganache is made with Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee and homemade almond milk. The top layer is vegan royal icing made with finely ground organic cane, organic rice syrup and Peppermint oil. The chocolate is from Bachelors Hall, Jamaica.

Mothers Day is next week. Don't forget to order your chocolate dipped strawberries. $12.50 for a box of 5. Pre-orders due by Monday night, May 3 for pickup by appointment only, May 7. Order at [email protected]

The Oakland Chocolate Company's new lower sugar collection for a Box of the Month option. It includes a Heart Medley Box (almonds, hazelnuts, dried cherries and ginger - 48 pieces with 80% cacao), an 8 oz. bag of cocoa tea (no sugar), a 4 oz. jar of roasted cocoa nibs (no sugar), a 1 oz. packet of dried mango and one of spicy mango dipped in 70% cacao, a black salt bar (85%). All of our chocolate is from Bachelors Hall Farm in St. Thomas parish, Jamaica #chocolatier #chocolatemaker #BachelorsHall #jamaica #darkchocolate #lowsugar

The Oakland Chocolate Company is now offering a new Box of the Month for our customers who love Chocolate but want LESS SUGAR and Vegan. I have tried many sugar substitutes but haven't liked the taste of any. So instead of sugar substitutes, I will package a collection of chocolates with 80%, 85% cacao or no sugar at all. The collection will include: 1. a Heart Medley box with 80% cacao hearts, 1/4 with almonds, 1/4 hazelnuts, 1/4 ginger and 1/4 dried cherries; 2. An 8-oz. ...sack of finely grated cocoa tea (100% cacao) 3. A 6 oz. Jar of cocoa nibs (no sugar) 4. 2 1-oz 85% bars - 1 plain and 1 with black salt If you want to be a Box of the Month Club member with this collection, the cost of one Month is $48. If you want it for the year, the cost is $480 paid upfront. If you want it delivered, add $15 a month for shipping. See more

Strawberry season brings gluten-free strawberry chocolate cupcakes from the Oakland Chocolate Company, pre-order by messaging me and pickup by appointment.

It was a long process from foraging, to peeling, washing, drying, roasting, cracking and then using these beautiful bay nuts for my chocolate truffle of the month. #chocolatier #chocolatemaker #BachelorsHall #jamaica #baynuts

These are a sample of the 80 that were ordered by a school in Mtn. View for their overworked teachers: trio boxes with two salted caramels and a Hint of Mint truffle chocokate ganache rolled in minted ground chocolate . The chocolate I use is from Bachelors Hall, Jamaica.

Filling a second wave of orders. All our chocolate is made from cocoa beans from Bachelors Hall, Jamaica.

Wine and chocolate lovers, these caramel trios (cardamom, sweetheart salted, and pink peppercorn) are on their way to Downtown Wine Merchants Broadway and 14th St. OAKLAND.

The Oakland Chocolate Company's December Box of the Month. Season's Greetings.

I am pleased to announce that my Hot Ginger Coconut Grapefruit bar received some recognition in the San Francisco International Chocolate Awards competition: Gold for best Dark Chocolate, Bronze for Most Unique, and Honorable Mention for Best Flavored Chocolate. The chocolate is our Bachelors Hall, Jamaica 70% cacao. #chocolatier #chocolatemaker #ginger #coconut #grapefruit #cayenne

My new favorite bar. I don't make many 2 oz. bars but this is so delicious and I like the thinness of the 2 oz mold. Available for pickup or shipping.

The October confection of the month at The Oakland Chocolate Company is my riff on traditional Jamaican tamarind balls. Of course, mine have chocolate. These chocolate truffle balls are enhanced with tamarind concentrate and organic coconut palm sugar, then rolled in crushed candied orange peel and organic cane. The chocolate is from Bachelors Hall, Jamaica.

It is World Chocolate Day! Who knew? What a perfect day to introduce The Oakland Chocolate Company's October confection of the month: Tamarind Orange Truffles made with our delicious Bachelors Hall, Jamaica cocoa beans. The ganache was mixed with tamarind concentrate and coconut palm sugar. And then the balls were rolled in finely chopped candied orange peel and organic cane. It's a riff on traditional Jamaican tamarind balls which don't have chocolate. #chocolatier #chocolatemaker #BachelorsHall #jamaica #tamarind #candiedorange peel.

Special thanks to the East Bay Activist Alliance and Alice Medrich for the wonderful online chocolate tasting and progressive candidate fundraiser we all did on Sunday. It was fun and a great fundraising success.

The Oakland Chocolate Company's September 2020 Box of the Month includes our new confection: rum walnut fudge made with 70% cacao from Bachelors Hall, Jamaica and flavored with Myers Jamaican dark rum. #chocolatier #chocolatemakers #Jamaica #artisanchocolate #beantobartobonbon #Rum

Looking for a delicious healthy fruit and nut snack? These fit the bill.

My plethora of plums has led to the Oakland Chocolate Company's August box of the month.

Looking for a delicious gluten-free treat? The Oakland Chocolate Company's dipped gluten-free grahams come in plain (dairy free) or with a layer of caramel. The chocolate is 70% cacao from Bachelors Hall Farm, Jamaica. #chocolatier #chocolatemakers #Jamaica #artisanchocolate #glutenfree #caramel

The Oakland Chocolate Company's July Box of the Month includes hazelnuts 2 ways, one with garlic to strengthen your immune system and the second is a 70% cacao shell filled with gianduja. All our truffles and bonbons are made with cocoa beans from Bachelors Hall, Jamaica. #chocolatier #chocolatemakers #artisanchocolate #Jamaica #beantobartobonbon #BachelorsHall #hazelnuts #garlic

Mmm cardamom caramels dipped in 70% Bachelors Hall, Jamaica cacao and topped with cocoa nibs and fleur de sel.

Assembling just a sampling of the truffles and bonbons for orders this week and early June. Sorrel ginger tea truffles, scotch whiskey truffles, Jamaican jerk caramels, mezcal truffles, Janis bonbons (named for Janis Joplin these are filled with pecans, honey and Southern Comfort), all in 70 % cacao from Bachelors Hall, Jamaica.

Yesterday, for the first time, I made chocolate covered pecan pralines. The remaining ones are dipped in 70% cacao from Bachelors Hall, Jamaica. They are luscious. Also made some strawberry cardamom caramels this week. The Oakland Chocolate Company is operating. To place an order and arrange a time for pickup (typically Fridays when it's ready) look at the website, and if you are local and can pickup, drop me an email with your order. #chocolatier #chocolatemakers #artisanchocolate #Jamaica #pecanpraline #caramel #cardamom