Recipes & Things

Build your team and cultivate your palate with Mindo Chocolate Makers. Whether it's a holiday party or a casual gathering, we will bring the chocolate to you. You and your team will learn about the bean-to-bar chocolate making process while enjoying a tempting variety of our small-batch chocolate. 

Did you know Chocolate doesn’t have to be a guilty pleasure? It’s true! Quality dark chocolate, over 70% cacao, offers many surprising health benefits when enjoyed in moderation. Sources from The Telegraph, Time Magazine, Cleveland Clinic, and Harvard Medical School are sharing research from across the world that highlight the wide array of health benefits from pure dark chocolate. The list includes benefits for your heard, mind, skin and teeth. Making Mindo's dark chocolate bars the easiest healthy decision you have ever made.

We recently had the pleasure of visiting with a journalist from WEMU, at our facility in Dexter. You can read or listen to his article, "Hidden in Plain Sight," by following the link below. 

This versatile dressing is amazing on a mixed green & goat cheese salad. It also makes a fantastic chicken marinade. 

We at Mindo Chocolate Makers are proud to work with Heirloom Cacao Preservation Fund (HCP). Heirloom cacao beans hold a combination of historical, cultural, botanical, and culinary value. They are the foundation of the best tasting chocolate. Honest and pure, small batch, artisan bean to bar chocolate.

Find a patch of sunshine and enjoy this sweet and spicy summer treat.

This recipe features one of Mindo Chocolate's year-round best-sellers, Miel de Cacao. Its tangy, slightly sweet taste is reminiscent of balsamic vinaigrette or tamarind paste, but packs a punch of flavor all its own. 

At Mindo Chocolate, we want our customers to feel like part of our family so they never feel alone.  The rich flavor tones in our chocolate give our customers a warm, fuzzy feeling.  But it’s the levels of cocoa in our chocolate that have been scientifically shown to ward off holiday blues.