Chocolate is an aphrodisiac and makes you feel good! Hooray! We all know that right? But why is that and is it true? Is there something in chocolate? The quick answer is yes, there’s lots of chemicals in chocolate, and there’s a huge amount about the subject knocking around if you care to look.  More

CHRISTMAS OFFER!
Now is a great time to buy your Christmas chocolate gifts online. James Chocolates has a range of festive chocolate treats for all the family.   More

We are chuffed to bits to have won 5 awards at the great taste awards this year, including two coveted 2** gold! These annual awards are the "Oscars" of the food world and are independently judged by a panel of food experts. More

Here at James Chocolates we are passionate about food, and summer is a great time to try new things with loads of lovely fresh ingredients just waiting to jump onto the barbie. More

It’s Wimbledon week so I’m told (and you can’t really help but notice with tennis everywhere you turn). But I have to confess, it’s not really my cup tea. No, that’s right, I’m not a fan of tennis – endless hours of watching a ball go from side to side just sends me to sleep. Yawn, yawn…. More

Another rainy day and what to do with the elflings? After a wet splashy walk through some muddy woods, what better way to entertain than making something easy and chocolatey. Here is a recipe for my Rainy Day Cakes which are a cross between rocky road and rice crispy cakes. These are gooey and quite rich but are easy to make and very variable - even making a good adult after dinner nibble with suitably adult ingredient substitutions. The word "recipe" is perhaps stretching the point a little as these are little more than a group of ingredients mixed together and can be varied according to what is on hand. Ideal then with little ones as they can get involved in choosing ingredients, mixing, stirring, chopping, breaking and of course tasting... More

We are very excited about our new flavour- a combination of Ecuadorian 70% cocoa solids dark chocolate with ancho chilli and popping candy. The first flavour that comes through when you taste this is the chocolate itself, smooth. Next comes the slightly smokey, fruity flavour of the Ancho chilli (a medium hot chilli from Mexico), then the kick of chilli and finally pop!!The candy comes in and fizzles happily away! Its proved hugely popular at tastings so far and we will soon be making it as a disc as well as the bar it is currently in. Buy now More

Why oh why oh why do people say things like “I only eat chocolate if its 75% cocoa solids or more…..”? You can guarantee at any event or tasting that I do that someone will say something similar. Would they say the same about wine? “I only drink reds that are 14% or more (alcohol)” I don’t think so! But they still insist on it with chocolate. I blame the cook book writers who tell people they must buy chocolate that is at least 70% for it to be any good. It’s just not the case anymore! Back in the day (when dinosaurs roamed the earth) it may have been a good indication, but these days you can’t tell the quality of chocolate by its cocoa solids. More

James chocolates were pleased to win 2 awards at the great taste awards this year! More