Cacao for Coffee

Real 100% cacao made to melt into your coffee. Break off a piece, drop it into a hot cup, and stir for 30 seconds. One ingredient, from the La Convención valley in Cusco, Peru.

100% Chuncho Cacao Bars

from$49.00

About 20 to 30 cups · 30-day money-back guarantee

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Why 100% cacao works in coffee

Most "chocolate" coffee is made with syrup or cocoa powder. Powder has most of its cacao butter pressed out, so it clumps and floats. Our bars are the whole cacao bean, ground with all its butter (47.7% on our latest lab test), so a piece melts straight into hot coffee and makes it rich and smooth.

There's no sugar in it. It's deep and dark, closer to very dark chocolate than to hot chocolate, and it rounds off the sharp edge of black coffee. Sweeten it or don't; it's your cup.

How to use it

  1. Break off 13–20 g, about a fifth of a bar or a little less.
  2. Drop it into hot coffee.
  3. Stir for 30 seconds, or froth for 10.

Full guide: how to put cacao in coffee without clumps. Recipes: cacao mocha and cacao latte.

What's in it

  • One ingredient: 100% Chuncho cacao, the native cacao of La Convención, Cusco
  • Never alkalized. Nothing added, nothing pressed out
  • Lab tested: lead below the detection limit, cadmium 0.17 mg/kg (lab results)
  • Labeled by hand in Cusco, shipped from California
  • About 20 to 30 cups per four-bar Starter Pack, about $1.65 to $2.45 a cup
  • 30-day money-back guarantee

Want the story behind the cacao? Read what is Chuncho cacao, or see our Peruvian ceremonial cacao.

Questions people ask

Can you put cacao in coffee?

Yes. Use 100% cacao (paste or a bar), not cocoa powder. Break off 13–20 g, drop it into hot coffee and stir for 30 seconds.

Does it make coffee sweet?

No. 100% cacao has no sugar. It adds richness and a dark chocolate flavor. Add sweetener if you like.

Does cacao have caffeine?

Cacao naturally contains some caffeine, less than a typical cup of coffee.

Will it work in iced coffee?

Yes. Melt it into 2–3 tablespoons of hot water or coffee first, then pour it over ice.

How long does a pack last?

A Starter Pack (four 100 g bars) makes about 20 to 30 cups, depending on how strong you like it.