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Mixing elements of chemistry with world culture and history, this delicious Make Your Own Chocolate Kit contains everything you'll need to make 8 ounces of dark chocolate, including organic Costa Rican cocoa butter, cocoa powder, confectioner's sugar, starter crystals, a temperature indicator, paper candy liners, instructions, and the story of chocolate. You also get some cacao beans we thought you might like to taste a few! Adult supervision is recommended.
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59 of 60 people found the following review helpful
Durability:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
We have used the Make Your Own Gum kit, and found this chocolate kit to be even better. Everything needed to make the chocolate is in the box. All you have to add is a spoon and a microwavable bowl. The action is quick and pretty foolproof. The only time lag comes after you've heated the chocolate and must wait for it to cool to the proper temperature before tempering. This takes about 15 minutes.
You get cocoa butter, cocoa, powdered sugar, starter crystals, a thermometer that works well for this application, adequate candy holders, and an informative instruction sheet. The instructions are very clear, and the resulting chocolate is good. If I have one complaint it's that the science discussion is neither detailed nor in-depth and if that's your focus you may want to supplement the material; however, if your focus is high interest hands-on science, this kit is terrific. There are even a couple of cacao beans to examine and taste.
You get cocoa butter, cocoa, powdered sugar, starter crystals, a thermometer that works well for this application, adequate candy holders, and an informative instruction sheet. The instructions are very clear, and the resulting chocolate is good. If I have one complaint it's that the science discussion is neither detailed nor in-depth and if that's your focus you may want to supplement the material; however, if your focus is high interest hands-on science, this kit is terrific. There are even a couple of cacao beans to examine and taste.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By lisbet
Durability:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is such a great kit! The directions are really easy to follow, and everything is included. My kids loved reading about how chocolate is made and thought that the cacao beans that they sent were cool (you can take the skin off and taste them...they definitely need sugar...). The chocolate candy tastes great too!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By A. Ball
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Durability:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Got this as a pre-Christmas activity while the cousins were all together for the holidays. The four cousins really enjoyed it (ages 4 - 10). It was worth the money. The kit is very small though. Each child was able to make about two pieces of chocolate (with some left over). So there's definitely plenty enough for the experience of making the chocolate but it would have been hard to enjoy with more than four children.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
A lot of fun!
What a great little kit! My boys were quite amazed during the making of our chocolate, and I loved the fact that it included a very nice history of chocolate. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Plaguedoll
4.0 out of 5 stars
My daughter loved making the chocolate
A neat kit for a child (9-11) that likes to be creative and make things. It is a very small kit and you only can make one batch of chocolates but the recipe can be repeated if you... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Dom
5.0 out of 5 stars
What kid wouldn't love opening this on Christmas Day?
It was a big hit with our 10-yr old granddaughter on Christmas morning.. Haven't heard if she's made the chocolate yet.
Published 4 months ago by Pamela Mortensen
4.0 out of 5 stars
Loved the item, but displeased with packaging
I bought three of these as gifts for various chocolate lovers in my family; it is such a neat gift set (especially for kids), but I was unhappy with the flimsy packaging it came... Read more
Published 4 months ago by KD Siren
4.0 out of 5 stars
educational and as fun as you make it
Cool kit, has a story about the history of and everything you need to make some. Its definatly educational and will be as fun as you make it be!
Published 4 months ago by liz
1.0 out of 5 stars
Horrible.
This kit came in a torn up box, and it was missing THREE items! I'm so disappointed. This was going to be a fun activity for my daughter and I on Christmas but now it's just a... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Shawna
5.0 out of 5 stars
We loved it!
I wasn't sure what to expect after reading the mixed reviews, but we actually really, really enjoyed this kit, so I wanted to throw in my two cents. Read more
Published 5 months ago by R. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly Good Kit
My daughters received this last Christmas and to be honest, I was less than thrilled at the prospect of making chocolate in my kitchen and expected a complete mess that ended in... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Faye S. Lewis
2.0 out of 5 stars
packaging destroyed upon arrival
I have yet to try this product but the packaging was a mess when I received it. This item is an intended Christmas present so already I'm not pleased.
Published 6 months ago by Carrie Kelley
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not much for the Price
Although the kit looks like it will be fun, I was shocked by how small the box was and how little materials you received. Not really worth it if you have more than 2 kids doing it. Read more
Published 13 months ago by R. Reid
