Easter Bunnies are Here
We know! Almost too cute to eat!
Each bunny is filled with all kinds of deliciousness making them the perfect Easter treat.
The Root of All Chocolate
Cacao nibs are the fermented, dried, and then roasted seeds of a cacao tree...and they are the root of all chocolate.
Maya Mountain Cacao
Our Maya Mountain 72% Dark Chocolate bar uses cacao from Maya Mountain Cacao, in Belize. MMC was the first exporter in the country to produce high-quality, centrally-fermented cacao for the craft chocolate market.
Coffee and Chocolate
Our Midnight Mocha Dark Chocolate Bar contains two iconic flavours, using cacao from Oko Caribe in the Dominican Republic and coffee from local Toronto roastery, Pilot Coffee.
Easter 2023
DesBarres Chocolate is a small batch chocolate maker situated in beautiful Uxbridge, ON, the Trail Capital of Canada.
DesBarres Chocolate is a small batch chocolate maker situated in beautiful Uxbridge, ON, the Trail Capital of Canada.
New Bar/New Packaging
We're changing! We have a new, larger bar size and sparkling, new packaging. Our goal was to deliver the very best chocolate experience by creating a somewhat thinner (easier melt), larger (more for you) bar and clearer information on the package label all the while producing packaging that is fully compostable or recyclable. Please bear with us as we move from the old to the new!
New Packaging
Testimonials
Oh my goodness! The chocolate hearts just arrived and they are SO delicious!!! Thank-you so very much!!
S.B.
I loved them all; had a soft spot for the Monte Grande 72% but really enjoyed them all.
L.M.
I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate and am impressed with your chocolate!! It's my 2nd or 3rd time ordering, and I love everyone of your single origins. Every single one of them is so tasty and the flavour profile is insane."
J-F. S.
Making Chocolate
DesBarres Chocolate is a small batch, bean to bar chocolate maker. This means we source ethically produced cacao from various cacao producing nations around the world. Then we handcraft fine flavoured chocolate from the cacao in our factory in Uxbridge. Our goal is to share with you all the distinct and varied flavours of natural cacao in our single origin bars, and offer innovative and delightful flavoured bars and seasonal treats.
The Process
Harvest, Ferment, and Dry
At Farm
The hard work of growing, caring for, harvesting, fermenting, drying, sorting, bagging, and shipping the cacao falls to the growers we work with.
Clean and Roast
In Factory
We sort and clean the beans. Removing stones, leaf litter and cracked beans. Then we roast to manipulate the flavour.
Crack and Winnow
In factory
Winnowing involves removing the hard outer shell of the bean. We do this by cracking the bean and using a vacuum to separate shell from nib.
Refine and Age
In Factory
This is where cacao nibs are turned into chocolate in our melangeurs. Nibs are ground for 2-4 days along with sugar for our single-origin bars and fruits and spices for flavoured bars. We age the chocolate after grinding to let the flavours mature.
Temper, Pour, and Wrap
In Factory
Tempering involves heating and cooling the chocolate to align the cacao fat particles making the chocolate stable over time, less apt to melt in your hands, and giving the chocolate that wonderful snap. After tempering and pouring, we hand wrap each bar.
Spotlight: Our Johnson Mountain 100% bar contains nothing but the flavourful cacao from the Bachelors Hall Estate in St Thomas Parish in Jamaica.
Spotlight: Our Johnson Mountain 100% bar contains nothing but the flavourful cacao from the Bachelors Hall Estate in St Thomas Parish in Jamaica.
Where to find DesBarres Chocolate?
Order our chocolate online, pick up our chocolate from shops listed in our stockists page, or join us in person at any of the events, markets, and shows listed below.
Events
613 Flea
@613flea ❤️
Saturday, March 18th
10am-4pm
Aberdeen Pavilion, Ottawa, ON
@lansdownelive
♿️ Accessible Venue
140+ Vendors!
Free Admission!
Sugar Bush Maple Syrup Festival
We'll be bringing seasonal maple products!
Bruce’s Mill Conservation Area, Stouffville, Ontario
March 11 and 12, March 25 and 26, April 1.
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Tickets at maplesyrupfest.com
Uxbridge Winter Market
Join us on April 2nd and pick up your Easter goodies!
Uxbridge Arena, 291 Brock Street
10 am - 3 pm
Free Admission
Passion for Chocolate
We have a passion for the flavours, the history, the science, the community, and the sheer adventure of fine flavored, craftmade chocolate. Join us.