Moka – Toffee Almond, Ghana, Dark 72%

About the bar

Made in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, this nutty dark bar from Moka features crunchy almonds on the surface of smooth Ghanian 72% dark chocolate. The chocolate itself has tasting notes of coconut, cashews, and raisin, which balance beautifully with the toffee-covered almonds.

About the maker

MOKA’s journey started in 2007, when co-founders Jeff and Ishan were working on humanitarian community development at the Himalayan Institute in Cameroon, they noticed the centrality of cacao and agriculture to the country. Cameroon is the 4th largest exporter of cacao in the world. They also noticed the cracks in the industry, there was a lack of investment, farmers weren’t being fairly paid and the cacao being produced was low quality –  each factor playing into each other in this broken system. Witnessing the negative impact the chocolate industry was having on so many lives, Jeff and Ishan set out to change this.

The beans

The beans to produce this bar were sourced from ABOCFA (Aponoapono Biakoye Organic Cocoa Farmer’ Association),  a Fair Trade cooperative based in Ghana. The farmers are paid 43% more than other local cocoa producers.

Allergens*

May contain cereals containing gluten, may contain eggs, may contain soybeans, milk, nuts

Ingredients

Organic cacao beans, organic cane sugar, organic cocoa butter, organic almonds, organic toffee (organic sugar, organic butter, salt)

*Allergen advice: We directly import, and purchase, all products from independent makers and have these shipped by our partner warehouse (which is not certified allergen-free), and so we cannot guarantee that any product will be allergen-free. Even where an allergen is not listed, products may have been produced, shipped, or stored in facilities which handle allergens.

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