Our process

Bean-to-Cup

Page through our digital storybook to learn all about how we make our chocolate!

In 2026, North Star Chocolate collaborated withour friends at Folktales Studio to share the process of how we create our craft chocolate, resulting in a beautiful storybook titled, “Behind the Batch.”

Person holding a white cocoa bean bag label with black text that reads "Kablon Farms. Feralmented Dried Cacao Beans, South Cotabato, Philippines, Regular Harvest, Batch No. 12023-2024,"
Person pouring roasted nibs, from a glass jar into a homemade winnower with plumbing pipes and black hoses visible.

Shells are removed from the nibs

Close-up of a stone grinder melanger with a partially removed cover, showing ground chocolate inside.

Cacao is stone-ground with pure cane sugar

A hand holding a cocoa whisk, molinillo, over a glass mug containing a frothy, brown beverage of drinking chocolate set on a smooth metallic table.

Chocolate is whisked with milk of choice to make a delectable cup

A person handling cocoa nibs in a plastic container on a countertop, with a metal container and a small appliance visible in the background.
Person holding a ceramic cup filled with artisan drinking chocolate on a metallic surface with a glass pitcher containing remaining drinking chocolate in the background.

Sip, savor, enjoy!

Quality cacao is expertly sorted and roasted

Roasted cacao is cracked into nibs