Believe in the magic of Christmas

Believe in the magic of Christmas

Hi Schoc Chocolates lovers, What is it about this time of year that it puts a spring in our steps despite the need for a restful holiday; it has us humming away to Christmas tunes as we temper the chocolate, and we inhale the sweet aromas of citrus and spice that fill...
Chocolate, besides Christmas, you are my favourite

Chocolate, besides Christmas, you are my favourite

Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without Schoc Chocolates under the tree. Here are a few more ideas to help you cross off gifts from loved ones and friends wish lists. 1. Christmas Pudding for TwoMeant to be shared, but it’s so good you might want it...
When Nadia Dropped By

When Nadia Dropped By

Nadia Lim, former NZ Masterchef winner, My Food Bag founder, cookbook author… the list goes on. Maybe we should also now include Schoc Chocolates lover after she popped into our Greytown shop to replenish a supply of our chocolate. Nadia was in the Wairarapa to...
Schocolate Enriched Christmas Cake

Schocolate Enriched Christmas Cake

Ingredients 3 cups of store bought fruit cake mix ½ cup each of prunes and dates chopped ½ cup almonds halved 2 tablespoons of marmalade 1 apple peeled and grated 1 cup of brandy 100gms butter ¾ cup brown sugar 3 eggs  1 ½ cups of plain flour 2 tablespoons of...
Avoid disappointment, plan ahead for Christmas

Avoid disappointment, plan ahead for Christmas

All of our gorgeous festive range is now in production with the shelves here at Schoc starting to look quite pretty. There’s a feeling of excitement building; it is after all our favourite time of the year, a time to show our loved ones and friends how much they...
New Schoc Chef Drum Design

New Schoc Chef Drum Design

Reaching for a drum of Schoc cooking chocolate in your pantry just got a whole lot easier with the new colour range. Of course the base had to be chocolate coloured to remind you how good it tastes when used in desserts, cooking, moulding and drinking. Now though the...
Schoc’n Good News

Schoc’n Good News

We did it! Win our winning chocolates – Schoc triumphs at inaugural NZ Chocolate Awards: Hi Schoc Chocolates lovers, We have to admit that we’re feeling rather proud of ourselves here at Schoc right now having received five awards in the...
Bill drops in for chocolate tasting

Bill drops in for chocolate tasting

It’s not every day that a Prime Minister pops in for chocolate. Rt Hon Bill English was on a pre-election whistle stop tour on September 5 when he called in at Schoc and Murray wasted no time in offering to read his ‘chocolate personality’ (or was...
Schoc Brownie Recipe

Schoc Brownie Recipe

Ingredients: 170g Unsalted Butter170g Schoc Chef Bittersweet Chocolate (or Schoc Chef Dark)175g Caster Sugar3 Eggs (room temperature)60gm Plain Flour60gm Schococoa Powder100gm Roasted Skinless Hazelnuts – very roughly chopped. Method: Preheat the oven to 180°...

Events & Celebrations

Wedding Service, Civil Union, Hatched, Matched & Dispatched Parties Personalise your day Handcrafted chocolates add a personalised touch in to your special day. Whether it’s exquisite chocolates, elegantly boxed, bagged and bowed to match your colour theme...

Greytown’s chocolate expert opens in capital

Greytown is a long way from (Baghdad) but “choc and awe” sums up the approach of the town’s successful chocolatier. “We’ve got over 80 flavours for people to taste . . . It’s the awe-factor, if you like, of the taste,” said...

Schoc on the Today Show, Australia

A past visit from Australia’s Channel 9 brought great fun and excitement to our small part of the world. The exquisite Lisa Wilkinson, host on the Today Show, visited Schoc Chocolate in early June. She was a happy participant in ‘Chocology’ the...

History of Chocolate One Bite At A Time

In the beginning The beginnings of chocolate are shrouded in secrecy. Once a magical elixir, the religious aspects of chocolate are now lost in the mists of time. What we do know comes from the home of the Gods, the mountains of South America, the Olmecs, the Mayans,...

Chocolate Behaviour

This health page exists to pass on to you information about health issues relating to chocolate in so far as the owner and staff of Chocolate Therapy™ & Schoc Chocolates™ understands that health information. To me science says one thing one day then the...

Chocolate – What Is Known

This health page exists to pass on to you information about health issues relating to chocolate in so far as the owner and staff of Chocolate Therapy™ & Schoc Chocolates™ understands that health information. To me science says one thing one day then the...

Health Benefits – Chocolate & Health

This health page exists to pass on to you information about health issues relating to chocolate in so far as the owner and staff of Chocolate Therapy™ & Schoc Chocolates™ understands that health information. To me, science says one thing one day then the...