Is There A White Chocolate Season?

White Chocolate Season - Chocolate & More Delights

If there is a season for white chocolate, it would be during the summertime. White chocolate is known for its rich and creamy taste, which makes it an excellent companion to acidic fruits like berries and citrus. It also works well with sweet fruits like peaches and melons.

Given how well it pairs up with these fruits, it’s only reasonable to believe that the best time to eat it is during the berry season — which is in the summer!

What exactly is white chocolate, and what makes it an amazing addition to mix with fruits? Let's find out.

What Is It?

White chocolate is a candy that has a pale ivory color. It is made from cocoa butter, milk powder and sugar. Sometimes, vanilla is mixed to add to its rich taste.

Compared to other types of chocolate — like dark and milk chocolate — white chocolate doesn’t contain cocoa solids and thus from a technical perspective, it is not really chocolate. Since the only cocoa bean component of white chocolate is cocoa butter.

The origin of it is a widely-contested topic. However, many agree that the Swiss multinational food and drink processing corporation, Nestlé, was the first to sell white chocolate bars to the public in 1936.

How Is It Made?

White chocolate follows a production process quite similar to that of milk and dark chocolate. The first step is the harvesting and fermentation of cacao beans. The fermented beans are set aside and taken out once they turn sweet. From there, the beans are separated from the pulp and shipped to chocolate makers around the world.

After receiving the beans, chocolate manufacturers then roast them. The outer layer of the beans is separated to allow the producers to crush the beans into small pieces called nibs.

The nibs are heated until they turn into a paste and eventually into cocoa butter. The cocoa solids are then separated, so they can be made into milk and dark chocolate. To produce white chocolate, the manufacturers combine cocoa butter with milk, sugar, and sometimes vanilla.

Today, white chocolate products need to maintain a certain composition before they can be considered white chocolate. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) states that white chocolate has to have a minimum of 20% cocoa butter, 14% total milk solids, 3.5% milkfat, and a maximum of 55% nutritive carbohydrate sweeteners.

Why Does White Chocolate Work Well With Fruits?

You can think of white chocolate as the blank canvas in the world of chocolate, since the overall flavor of this chocolate isn’t as intense as its counterparts.

Since this sweet candy doesn’t contain cocoa solids, it has a taste that is less dominant than milk or dark chocolate. Although it lacks the rich and deep flavors presented by chocolate made with cocoa, white chocolate is far from being tasteless. It has its own complex flavor profile that makes it quite unique and many producers have found that the creaminess makes for an ideal match with a wide range of fruits.

What Are The Most Popular Fruit Pairings?

White chocolate combined with raspberry is one of the most popular flavor combinations today. Raspberry is known for its tartness. When it’s eaten with white chocolate, it can negate that initial sour flavor profile.

People have found that combining raspberry with this type of chocolate in a cheesecake provides a creamy tang as the subtle sweetness of white chocolate makes for a great backdrop against the tartness of raspberries. Check out this White Raspberry Cheesecake Recipe here.

The citrus tang that comes from lemons or oranges also pairs well with white chocolate, because it balances out acidic fruits with it’s creamy taste. The sweet and sour combination of these two can make for a refreshing summer dessert.

Strawberry and chocolate is a classic combination. You don't need anything else but a bowl of fresh, juicy strawberries and heaps of melted white chocolate to dunk them in. These two ingredients can make for an excellent treat during a hot summer day.

If you’re looking for a more unique pairing, then you might want to consider mixing in passionfruit. The sweet and sour taste of this tropical fruit can make for an awesome dessert when it’s paired with white chocolate.

Give Our White Chocolate Candies A Try

Summer is the perfect season to enjoy the rich, sweet, creaminess that white chocolate has to offer. We love the unique flavor profile it adds to the world of chocolate, and the way it mixes with different fruits provides a refreshing dessert to complement any hot day. Luckily, summer is berry season, so you can easily find plenty of options for a fruity chocolate snack.

If you’re looking for top-quality white chocolate candies today, then check out what we have to offer. You can start by browsing our website to find which German summer chocolate candies appeal most to you.

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