Askinosie Chocolate

New Video Product Spotlight: Peppermint Dark Chocolate Bar with Cardamom

December 18, 2018

Associate Editor Alyse Thompson features Askinosie Chocolate's Peppermint Dark Chocolate Bar with Cardamom in this holiday edition of New Product Spotlight.

Askinosie Peppermint Dark Chocolate bar with Cardamom

Askinosie Chocolate, Springfield, Mo.

November 14, 2018

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This 58% dark chocolate bar features crisp peppermint and a touch of cardamom to warm up the classic combination.

Askinosie Dark Chocolate Avocado CollaBARation bar

Askinosie Chocolate, Springfield, Mo.

Alyse Thompson

October 7, 2018

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Askinosie makes this 61% dark chocolate with Trinitario cocoa beans sourced directly from farmers in Mababu, Tanzania.

Askinosie Chocolate unveils first milk chocolate bar

Coconut milk acts as dairy substitute in bar with 52% cocoa solids.

Alyse Thompson

April 4, 2018

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Springfield, Mo.-based Askinosie Chocolate has unveiled its first milk chocolate bar — the 52% Coconut Milk Chocolate Bar.

New books reveal heart and soul of two chocolate makers

Shawn Askinosie and Steven Wallace reflect on their experiences with chocolate.

Bernie Pacyniak

November 8, 2017

All of us would probably want more time to read books. Those of you who sleep only four or five hours a night may have found that your regimen allows you to get through your “Must Read” list.

Askinosie Chocolate introduces new origin bar

Zamora, Amazonia bar uses rare Arriba Nacional cocoa bean

Alyse Thompson

September 13, 2017

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Askinosie Chocolate has introduced a new single-origin chocolate bar — the 72% Zamora, Amazonia Bar — marking the Springfield, Mo.-based chocolate company’s second partnership with a female-led farmer group

Kettle Award shines on Sara Clair

Clair earns committee's recognition for work with Brown & Haley, Confectionery Foundation.

Bernie Pacyniak

May 24, 2017

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Sara Clair, director of product development for Brown & Haley, received the industry’s most prestigious award, the gleaming copper kettle.

Pushing Premium: Research shows premium chocolate segment drives growth, innovation in overall chocolate market

Premium chocolate is less than 20 percent of $22-billion chocolate market but still serves as influential segement.

Alyse Thompson

December 9, 2016

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Niche followings, small batches give premium chocolatiers flexibility to try new things without much risk.

Craft Chocolate Covered Malt Balls

Askinosie Chocolate, Springfield, Mo.

Crystal Lindell

December 17, 2015

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The team at Askinosie creates these chocolate covered malt balls in a several step process that takes eight hours per batch.

Askinosie Chocolate joins Clinton Global Initiative

Role will be to create nutritional program in the Philippines.

Alison Soley

July 21, 2015

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It’s not every day that a bean-to-bar chocolate company gets asked to be part of a presidential initiative. But then, Askinosie Chocolate isn’t your everyday chocolate company.