A complete guide to cocoa butter

Cocoa butter can be used to make body and face creams. It can be used to make both sweet and savory dishes. Cocoa butter is also known as cacao butter. It has the same flavor and aroma as cocoa. It is a vegetable oils. It's vegan and does not contain dairy products. Cocoa butter comes in a solid, pale yellow form. It must first be melted before it can be used for cooking. Cocoa butter is needed to make white chocolate and other chocolate bars. Cocoa butter is used to give chocolate its silky texture. What is Cocoa Butter? To make cocoa beans, the Theobroma cacao tree is used. Roasting cocoa beans is the first step. After the beans are stripped of their hulls, you will see cocoa nibs. Cocoa liquor is made from cocoa nibs. The cocoa nibs can then be crushed into a paste. The paste is then pressed to extract the fat. Theobroma oil is then separated from the solids. This is then transformed into cocoa powder. Cocoa butter is mildly chocolatey in tast...