OUR CACAO DRINK CHUNKS, RAW PERUVIAN CHOCOLATE TO MELT AND SIP

We will be honest about why we make this. The first time our founder tried raw, unroasted cacao back in 2007, he felt his life change, and nearly twenty years on he is still amazed at how energised raw cacao makes him feel. That lift is the whole reason Mr Popple's exists. Make yourself a good cacao drink, sip it slowly, and pay attention. As the warmth spreads, wait for it, do you feel a little boost? That is the power of raw cacao, and our cacao drink chunks are the most enjoyable way we know to get it into your day.

ALL THE GOOD BITS OF A CACAO RITUAL, EASIER TO DRINK

People who drink cacao tend to talk about how it makes them feel: warm, uplifted, gently energised, somehow more present. We feel it too, every single day. Sippable Seventy is built on the same raw, fine-flavour Criollo cacao that sits at the heart of those rituals, simply at a friendlier 70% with a touch of natural sweetness. So you get the rich, uplifting character we love, without the bracing bitterness of pure unsweetened paste. It is a cacao drink you will actually look forward to.

A KINDER ALTERNATIVE TO COFFEE AND TEA
If you are looking to replace the morning coffee, this is it. Where coffee delivers a sharp caffeine spike and an inevitable crash, raw cacao works through theobromine, a gentle, longer-lasting relative of caffeine that lifts you slowly and steadily without the jitters. But the lovely thing is that it is not only about energy. When we drink cacao, we feel lighter in our heart and mind, we find we enjoy connecting with others more, and there is a definite extra spring in our step. As Ben puts it, "cacao doesn't hit you like coffee. It just serves you a much more pleasant morning, and forgets to send the bill." And unlike tea or coffee, every cup brings flavanols, fibre and minerals along too.

GENTLE FUEL FOR ACTIVE BODIES
There is a reason flavanol-rich cacao has caught the eye of the sports world. Cacao flavanols are associated with healthy blood flow, in part because they help the body produce nitric oxide, which relaxes and widens the blood vessels, much as the dietary nitrates in beetroot do. Some research has even begun to explore whether cacao flavanols might support how efficiently the body uses oxygen, which is of natural interest to anyone who moves their body for a living or for love. Add our cacao's natural magnesium, which contributes to normal muscle function and to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue, plus the gentle, sustained lift of theobromine, and you have a warming cup before movement or a comforting reward after it. You can read more in our guide to chocolate for fitness.

THE GOODNESS YOU ACTUALLY CAME FOR
This is where raw really earns its keep. Cacao is one of the richest natural sources of flavanols and polyphenols, the plant antioxidants linked to heart and brain health, and because we never roast or dutch our cacao, far more of them survive into your cup. The European Food Safety Authority has accepted that 200mg of cocoa flavanols a day helps maintain normal blood flow, which is about as cautious as official bodies ever get about a food. If you would like the full picture, we have written about the polyphenols and antioxidants in our cacao and why flavanols matter.

THE YACON DIFFERENCE: SWEETNESS THAT BEHAVES LIKE FIBRE
We sweeten Sippable Seventy with yacon syrup, and it is a clever, natural choice. Yacon's sweetness comes largely from fructooligosaccharides, a prebiotic fibre your body treats more like fibre than sugar, which is why it carries a glycaemic index of just 1 and barely touches your blood glucose. So your daily cacao drink stays gentle on your blood sugar and feeds the good bacteria in your gut at the same time. It is what lets us soften the bitterness of pure cacao without ever reaching for refined sugar. More in our guide to yacon syrup.

HOW CLOSE IS THIS TO "CEREMONIAL CACAO"?
You might see chunks like these called "ceremonial cacao" elsewhere, and we want to be honest about the term. It means different things to different people. For some it means 100% pure, unsweetened paste. For others it is about provenance and intention: cacao sourced from a particular community or lineage, grown and prepared with a specific reverence. We have deep respect for all of that, and we make no claim to the title. What we can say is that on the things that shape quality, our cacao stands tall: rare fine-flavour Peruvian Criollo, grown organically under the Amazon canopy using agroforestry, ethically and traceably sourced from a farmers' cooperative we know and pay fairly, kept raw below 42°C, stone-ground slowly and never dutched. We have simply made Sippable Seventy a little sweeter, so it is easier to drink every day. Think of it as a ceremonial cacao alternative for everyday life.

MAKE EVERY DAY A SMALL CEREMONY
A cacao ceremony, in its truest form, is a beautiful thing. For the Maya and Aztec, cacao was food of the gods, shared at births, weddings and farewells, offered with prayer and treated as genuinely sacred. Today, people gather to drink pure cacao with intention: to slow down, set their hearts on something, connect with one another, and turn a simple cup into a moment of real meaning. We have deep respect for that tradition, and we would never pretend a bar of chocolate is a substitute for it.
But here is the lovely thing. You do not need a circle, a facilitator or a special occasion to borrow a little of that spirit. You can make your own small ceremony out of an ordinary Tuesday. Five quiet minutes. A warm mug cradled in both hands. No screen, no scrolling, no rush. A breath, a moment of gratitude, and a cacao drink made slowly and on purpose. Our cacao drink chunks are built for exactly that: turning the simple act of making a cup of cacao into a daily pause, a small celebration, worth looking forward to. Our founder drinks one most mornings, and swears the ritual is half the pleasure.

HOW TO MAKE A CACAO DRINK FROM OUR CHUNKS
The method is simple, and one step matters more than the rest. Heat half a cup of water per person until hot but not quite boiling, and pour it over 20g to 30g of chunks added in small pieces (about three-quarters of a small bar). Then whisk or froth it thoroughly for 15 to 30 seconds, because our chocolate has no emulsifier of any kind, a spoon simply will not do it. Add half a cup of your milk of choice (oat is our founder's favourite), warm gently while you keep frothing, and you have a smooth, glossy cup.
A quick word on kit, since the whisking is so important. A dedicated hot chocolate maker like a Velvetiser or Salter Chocolatier is the most convenient, but a simple handheld milk frother (around £10) is perhaps the most effective of all, and in our experience gives a richer, foamier cup. The one thing that will not work is a spoon.
→ For the full method, the best kit and how to flavour your cup, read our complete guide to making a cacao drink

KIND TO YOU, KIND TO THE PLANET
Like everything we make, our cacao drink chunks are vegan, dairy-free, palm-oil free and free from the top 14 allergens, made in a strict nut-free facility, with no refined sugar. The cacao is grown by a farmers' cooperative under the Amazon canopy using agroforestry, and it arrives in plastic-free, fully compostable packaging. A daily cup that is gentle on your blood sugar, the farmers and the planet alike. Long live the cacao bean.

WHY SHOPPERS KEEP COMING BACK
Rated 4.6 on Trustpilot and 5.0 on Google, with 100% recommending us on Facebook. Our chocolate was independently tested by the Oxford Brookes Centre for Nutrition and Health, which placed it top for polyphenols and antioxidants against four other leading UK dark chocolate brands. Free UK delivery over £25 · Plastic-free packaging · Top 14 allergen free · BDA organic certified.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What are cacao drink chunks?
They are ready-to-melt pieces of raw, organic Peruvian Criollo chocolate, made to be whisked into a rich, smooth cacao drink. Mr Popple's Chocolate 70% Sippable Seventy chunks are lightly sweetened with yacon, giving the warmth and gentle lift we love about a cacao drink, at a percentage that is genuinely easy and enjoyable to drink every day.

How do you make a cacao drink with the chunks?
Heat half a cup of water per person until hot but not boiling, add 20g to 30g of chunks in small pieces, and whisk thoroughly for 15 to 30 seconds, then add half a cup of plant milk and warm gently while frothing. Because our chocolate contains no emulsifier, it must be properly whisked or frothed, not stirred with a spoon, so a milk frother or a dedicated hot chocolate machine is essential. A handheld frother actually gives the foamiest result. Our full guide to making a cacao drink has the complete method.

Is this the same as ceremonial cacao?
Not quite, and we are honest about that. "Ceremonial cacao" means different things to different people: for some it is 100% pure, unsweetened paste, for others it is about provenance and intention, cacao sourced from a particular community and prepared with reverence. We respect all of that and make no claim to the title. Mr Popple's Chocolate chunks are made from the same rare, raw, ethically and traceably sourced Peruvian Criollo, simply a little sweeter so they are easier to drink every day. Think of them as a ceremonial cacao alternative for everyday life.
Can a cacao drink replace my morning coffee? We use it exactly that way, and so do many of our customers. Cacao's lift comes from theobromine, a gentle, longer-lasting relative of caffeine, so you get a calmer, steadier energy without the spike and crash of coffee. Many of us also find we feel lighter in heart and mind, with an extra spring in our step, plus flavanols and minerals in every cup.

How much cacao should I use per cup?
We suggest 20g to 30g of chunks per person, which makes a lovely light-to-medium cup, roughly three-quarters of a small bar. Use more for a richer, more intense cup, or less for something lighter. It is already lightly sweetened with yacon, so most people enjoy it as it is.

Is a raw cacao drink good for you?
It is a treat that gives something back. Raw cacao is rich in flavanols and polyphenols, antioxidants linked to heart and brain health, plus magnesium, iron and gently energising theobromine. Because we keep it raw and sweeten only with low-GI yacon, far more of that goodness survives into your cup than in a standard sugary hot chocolate.

Is it vegan and sugar free?
It is fully vegan, dairy-free and free from the top 14 allergens, with no refined sugar. We sweeten it only with yacon syrup, a natural low-GI sweetener whose sweetness is largely prebiotic fibre, so it is kind to your blood sugar.

Is Mr Popple's cacao any good?
Our customers seem to think so. Mr Popple's Chocolate is rated 4.6 on Trustpilot and 5.0 on Google, and 100% recommend us on Facebook. Our chocolate was also independently tested by the Oxford Brookes Centre for Nutrition and Health, which placed it top for polyphenols and antioxidants against four other leading UK dark chocolate brands.