Turn the mold over onto parchment paper and pop the Fizzing Whizzbees out of the mold. If there is any condensation on the chocolate, gently blot them with a paper towel. Moisture on the chocolates can cause sugar bloom later (see FAQ below for more details on this). Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.

The difference between milk and dark chocolate is the amount of milk and sugar that is added, as well as the amount of cocoa solids used in the chocolate. Cocoa butter is the fatty part of the cocoa bean whereas cocoa solids refers to the powder that is left behind. It takes about 200 cocoa beans to make 1kg of chocolate and each cocoa tree produces about 2500 beans. The scientific word for the tree that cocoa beans grow on is Theobroma cacao, which means ‘food of the gods’.It wasn’t until 1847 that the first chocolate bar was produced. The British chocolate company J.S. Fry & Sons created the first edible chocolate bar from cocoa butter, cocoa powder and sugar. Soon, many other companies, such as Cadburys, Lindt and Hershey’s all started producing their own solid chocolate bars and the modern obsession with chocolate was born! Melt the chocolate in a double boiler (a metal or glass bowl set over a saucepan with about an inch of boiling/simmering water—make sure the bottom of the bowl doesn't touch the water). Stir chocolate until smooth.

White chocolate is technically not chocolate at all because it only uses cocoa butter and not cocoa solids. A study carried out at the Columbia University Medical Centre suggests that chocolate can improve your memory.

This recipe makes 30 Fizzing Whizzbees. You'll either need 3 bee molds (each makes 10 bees), or will need to make them in 3 batches using the same mold (or reduce the recipe to make only 10). If you make them in 3 batches, you can melt⅓ of the chocolate at a time in the double boiler. Cocoa trees can live for 200 years but usually only produce beans that can be used to make chocolate for 25 years of their lives.

So many Toblerone bars are sold every year that if you laid them out end to end, they would stretch further than the whole circumference of the world! Work in the ideal room conditions. Room temperature should be 68-72°F and room humidity should not exceed 50%. Use an air conditioner to regulate conditions if needed. All our truffles are hand mixed, using only the finest ingredients & infused with natural flavours, to create delicious chocolates. Cocoa farmers have to work really hard to grow and harvest cocoa beans, and they often aren’t paid well for their work. Big companies buy the beans cheaply, often leaving the cocoa farmers without enough money for their crop.

What is chocolate?

Cocoa trees are very delicate. Cocoa farmers often lose about 30 per cent of the cocoa beans in their crop each year. It is estimated that around 7.5 million tons of chocolate is eaten around the world every year! A ton is about the same weight as a polar bear.