Lessons in Chocolate

Grandmama Marie's Favorites: My 93-Year-Old Mom's Chocolates - Hill Country Chocolate

Grandmama Marie's Favorites: My 93-Year-Old Mom...

Every time we make caramel pecan clusters, I think about my mom. At 93, Grandmama Marie still lives on her own in Waco, still drives, and still savors every piece....

Grandmama Marie's Favorites: My 93-Year-Old Mom...

Every time we make caramel pecan clusters, I think about my mom. At 93, Grandmama Marie still lives on her own in Waco, still drives, and still savors every piece....

When Your Team Surprises You: The Story of Our Whole Pecan Brittle - Hill Country Chocolate

When Your Team Surprises You: The Story of Our ...

When my team sourced whole mini pecans from Durham's in Comanche, Texas and reinvented our pecan brittle without telling me, the result was one of the most beautiful confections we've...

When Your Team Surprises You: The Story of Our ...

When my team sourced whole mini pecans from Durham's in Comanche, Texas and reinvented our pecan brittle without telling me, the result was one of the most beautiful confections we've...

No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies, Inspired by Appalachia - Hill Country Chocolate

No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies, Inspired by ...

We made our version of Tipper Pressley's beloved Appalachian no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies in the Chocolate Factory today, and our customers couldn't get enough. Here's the recipe.

No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies, Inspired by ...

We made our version of Tipper Pressley's beloved Appalachian no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies in the Chocolate Factory today, and our customers couldn't get enough. Here's the recipe.

Roland Mesnier's Two-Ingredient Mousse: A Lesson in Simplicity from the White House Pastry Chef - Hill Country Chocolate

Roland Mesnier's Two-Ingredient Mousse: A Lesso...

A chance meeting with White House pastry chef Roland Mesnier almost two decades ago introduced me to the most elegant chocolate mousse I've ever made — just two ingredients and...

Roland Mesnier's Two-Ingredient Mousse: A Lesso...

A chance meeting with White House pastry chef Roland Mesnier almost two decades ago introduced me to the most elegant chocolate mousse I've ever made — just two ingredients and...

The Announcement of Spring: When Bluebonnets Bloom in the Texas Hill Country - Hill Country Chocolate

The Announcement of Spring: When Bluebonnets Bl...

Spring announces itself in the Texas Hill Country with bluebonnets, bud break on wine grapes, and the return of visitors. Explore Wildseed Farms, the world's largest wildflower farm, and discover...

The Announcement of Spring: When Bluebonnets Bl...

Spring announces itself in the Texas Hill Country with bluebonnets, bud break on wine grapes, and the return of visitors. Explore Wildseed Farms, the world's largest wildflower farm, and discover...

The Cremino Connection - Hill Country Chocolate

The Cremino Connection

A reflection on the meeting with seventh-generation winemaker Flavio Andreucci that inspired our traditional Italian Cremino.

The Cremino Connection

A reflection on the meeting with seventh-generation winemaker Flavio Andreucci that inspired our traditional Italian Cremino.

Lessons from a Master: The Art of Roasting Pecans - Hill Country Chocolate

Lessons from a Master: The Art of Roasting Pecans

How a lesson from Chef Jean-Philippe Maury transformed our approach to roasting pecans—and unlocked flavors we never knew were possible.

Lessons from a Master: The Art of Roasting Pecans

How a lesson from Chef Jean-Philippe Maury transformed our approach to roasting pecans—and unlocked flavors we never knew were possible.

Why We Taste Parmesan Before We Taste Ganache - Hill Country Chocolate

Why We Taste Parmesan Before We Taste Ganache

Why chocolatiers use Parmesan as a palate cleanser: a Hill Country Chocolate kitchen ritual that resets tasters' palates with aged Parmesan before evaluating ganache, and how it sharpens our wine...

Why We Taste Parmesan Before We Taste Ganache

Why chocolatiers use Parmesan as a palate cleanser: a Hill Country Chocolate kitchen ritual that resets tasters' palates with aged Parmesan before evaluating ganache, and how it sharpens our wine...

The Moment the Caramel Tells You It's Ready - Hill Country Chocolate

The Moment the Caramel Tells You It's Ready

A reflection on the art of caramel making—trusting your senses over the thermometer.

The Moment the Caramel Tells You It's Ready

A reflection on the art of caramel making—trusting your senses over the thermometer.