5 Things You'll Learn from Online Chocolate Making Classes

Whether you have an aching sweet tooth or you want to excel in your baking skills, online chocolate making classes are a great cure for both. You'll soon be making artisan level chocolate at home! With chocolate classes online you can learn to master the art of this universally loved treat, without leaving your kitchen. 

All of our virtual chocolate classes are designed for complete beginners, meaning you can dive straight in with no previous experience. In fact, you don’t even need to be a chocolate fiend to take part. Classes take you beyond grocery store candy bars and introduce you to a whole new realm of chocolate. Trust us, you’ll never look back once you’ve created a melt-in-your-mouth truffle or learned to identify the tasting notes of Belizean bittersweet dark chocolate. 

Ready to revolutionize your idea of chocolate? Read on to find out more about the top five things you’ll learn from our online chocolate making classes: 

1. Artisan chocolate making techniques 

Making chocolate is an art and like any skill, it calls for certain tricks and techniques. In our online chocolate making classes, you’ll be walked through the entire chocolate making process from start to finish by an expert chocolatier. Chocolate tempering is one of the trickiest techniques to master unless of course, you’re under the watchful eye of Belgian extraordinaire, Emma Martens. If you’ve ever watched this hypnotizing technique unfold on shows like MasterChef and wished you could recreate it at home, now is your chance. 

Can’t resist the allure of mouthwateringly creamy chocolate truffles? Led by expert chocolatier Rhonda Kave, make your own truffles workshops teach you how to make indulgent chocolate ganache from scratch. Your truffle making kit is delivered directly to your door, though by the end of the class you’ll have the skills and confidence to head to the grocery store and stock up on your own supplies for future chocolate-making endeavors. Savor them for yourself or wrap them up and give them away as gifts. 

2. The bean to bar journey

Homemade chocolate classes don’t just teach you how to create your own gourmet treats. They also unlock a fascinating glimpse of where chocolate is grown, how it’s harvested and how it’s processed. We call this the “bean to bar journey” and it will completely reimagine how you enjoy chocolate. 

New York-based boutique chocolatier Roni-Sue's is passionate about pairing the finest Belizean grown chocolate and organic Mayan cocoa with high-quality ingredients from across the United States. The company is zealous about supporting the direct-trade model, which sees local farmers sell their ‘wet seed’ cacao fruit to a wholesale company that oversees the drying and fermentation process. As you learn to roll your own truffles, your teacher will cover important stages of the bean-to-bar journey and help you gain a whole new perspective on the origins of your chocolate. 

3. Chocolate is more than just Hershey’s 

If your idea of chocolate is limited to Hershey’s and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, these rainy day activities will redefine your definition of delicious. A guided chocolate tasting at home experience shines the spotlight on 24 different chocolates, each with its own unique flavor profile. Tasting kits are delivered straight to your door and are brimming with award-winning, small-batch chocolate sourced from cacao-producing regions across the globe. Led by chocolate goddess Roni-Sue, you’ll learn how to pick out the unique flavors, textures and tasting notes of each sample. 

Chocolate making classes make excellent virtual team-building activities, bringing together your squad for an afternoon of melting, tempering, and decorating. Fun and hands-on, your team will enjoy serious bonding time as they make jumbo peanut butter cups, crunchy pecan turtles, dipped Oreos, almond bear paws, and chocolate-covered strawberries. 

4. Chocolate is for everyone

Our chocolate making workshops will expand your horizons and prove that cacao is for everyone, not just sweet tooths. Sure, a Hershey Bar or a Snickers may seem sickly sweet to some people. But when you learn how to make artisan chocolate from scratch, you’ll quickly find there’s so much more to chocolate than sugar. In fact, sugar is just the beginning. Ingredients like bittersweet dark chocolate with a cacao mass of 70% will tantalize your tastebuds and unlock a whole new perspective on chocolate.

The great thing about chocolate is that it can accommodate many different dietary restrictions. Vegan? Gluten-free? No problem, many chocolate recipes are vegan and gluten-free, and your instructor will be able to teach you how to effectively use substitutes and make chocolate everyone can enjoy. Soon you'll be able to make easy gift ideas for all your friends and family and include their favorite ingredients and flavor combinations. 

On the search for unique virtual bachelorette party ideas? A chocolate tasting and wine pairing experience combine two things that every bride-to-be will love. As well as your local besties, online chocolate making classes make it easy to invite guests from across the United States. Whether you’ve got a bridesmaid in New York or a future sister-in-law in San Francisco, virtual parties mean your guest list knows no borders. 

5. You’re more creative than you think

Chocolate making classes can be an incredible way to connect with your creative side. If you’re not partial to activities like painting and drawing but still want to unleash your inner artisan, a chocolate decorating and tasting experience could be the activity for you. After learning how to melt, pour, mold, and fill chocolates you’ll move onto the stage where you’ll really get to shine – decorating. Using fleur de sel and a fine artist paintbrush, you’ll learn how to customize your chocolates and create something utterly unique. 

Looking for unique gifts for couples? Online chocolate academy classes are for everyone, meaning you don’t need any previous experience to take part. All classes are tailored towards complete beginners, making them great experience gifts for all kinds of recipients. 

Expand your horizons with virtual chocolate classes

With so much to learn in our online chocolate making classes, there really is no excuse to settle for a quiet night of takeout and Netflix. Instead, why not invest in yourself and expand your horizons as you learn how to make chocolate at home? Whether you want to find out more about the origins of chocolate, refine your palate and gain the skills to identify different tasting notes, or simply take your chocolatier skills from zero to hero, a chocolate-making virtual experience is the kind of class you want to join.