Dulce de Leche

52% Cacao · Dark Milk Chocolate

House-toasted milk and sugar give this 52% cacao dark milk chocolate its deep browned-milk character. A final dusting of freeze-dried dulce de leche intensifies that slow-cooked richness, creating a creamy chocolate with layers of toasted milk, caramelized sugar and lingering cocoa.

Featured Ingredients

House-Toasted Milk
Freeze-Dried Dulce de Leche

$8.50

We Begin With Place

Every Artisan expression begins with place. We look to its traditions, ingredients, and memories, then translate that inspiration into chocolate.

The Inspiration

The Sweetness of Patience

Across Latin America, milk and sugar are transformed into a beloved confection known by many names—including dulce de leche, cajeta, arequipe, manjar and doce de leite. Regional traditions vary, but the essential idea remains beautifully simple: time and gentle heat turn familiar ingredients into something deeper.

As the mixture slowly becomes golden, its fresh dairy sweetness develops notes of toasted cream, caramelized sugar and warm vanilla—making dulce de leche an expression of patience and transformation as much as a confection.

The Chocolate Foundation

Mexico

Mexico · Chontalpa · 70% cacao

Before we add a single ingredient, we choose the chocolate that will carry the idea. Its origin and character become the foundation of the finished recipe.

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The Recipe

A slow-cooked tradition, thoughtfully reimagined in chocolate.

We build the flavor in two stages, without added caramel flavoring. Milk powder and cane sugar are slowly toasted until deeply browned, developing warm, nutty notes through the Maillard reaction.

Separately, sweetened condensed milk is cooked into dulce de leche, then freeze-dried and powdered. A light dusting finishes the 52% dark milk chocolate with concentrated, slow-cooked richness.

The Experience

Dulce de leche shows how time and heat can transform simple ingredients. Toasted milk brings warm, browned depth, while freeze-dried dulce de leche adds a final note of slow-cooked sweetness.

Together, they create a creamy chocolate that feels familiar but reveals more character as it melts.