AMARILLO CHILLI – Dark Chocolate with Fruity Peruvian Chilli – 65% Cacao with Coconut Sugar -35g

Dark chocolate with a fruity Peruvian fire

Most chilli chocolate gets the balance wrong, either too timid to notice or hot enough to fight the cacao. We’ve aimed for the middle: a rounded, fruity warmth that builds gently and lingers, rather than a heat that overpowers everything else. The Amarillo is a bright Peruvian chilli with citrus and fruit notes of its own, so it works alongside the dark cherry and raisin character of the cacao instead of burning over the top of it.

Made from raw, unroasted Peruvian cacao

Like all our bars, this one starts with raw Criollo cacao that we never roast. Keeping it below 45°C and stone-grinding it slowly preserves both the delicate flavour and the natural compounds that high heat tends to flatten, which is also why our chocolate came out top of five UK brands for polyphenols and antioxidants when tested by the Oxford Brookes Centre for Nutrition and Health. If you’re curious why this matters, we explain why we keep our chocolate raw.

Sweetened with coconut blossom sugar

Rather than refined sugar, we use unrefined coconut blossom sugar, tapped from the flower of the coconut palm. It has a lower glycaemic index than ordinary sugar and a gentle, molasses-like depth that suits the dark fruit notes of this bar. There’s no cane sugar and no palm oil anywhere in it.

A warming treat that gives a little back

Because it’s built on raw cacao, every square brings fibre, magnesium and iron along with the flavour, plus a gentle lift from theobromine, cacao’s mild, longer-lasting relative of caffeine. It’s the sort of bar you reach for on a grey afternoon: warming, a little uplifting, and properly satisfying. Like all our chocolate, it’s vegan, organic, ethically traded and made in a nut-free facility.

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Ingredients (all organic): raw (unroasted) cacao, coconut blossom sugar, cacao butter, Amarillo chilli (5.3%)

Nutrition Information (per 100g): Energy 2343kJ / 564kcal, Fat 42.1g (of which saturates 27.7g), Carbohydrates 36.7g (of which sugars 26.0g), Fibre 6.5g, Protein 6.4g, Salt 0.1g

Allergy Information:
Dairy free ✔ Gluten free ✔ Soya free ✔
No nuts ✔ No palm oil ✔ No cane sugar ✔

Made in a strictly nut-free facility under a HACCP allergen-control plan. Every ingredient in this bar is sourced from suppliers who do not handle or sell nuts, and all equipment is thoroughly cleaned between batches. As a small-batch maker we don’t carry out end-product testing, so we stop short of a 100% legal guarantee, but nuts are never present anywhere in this product’s supply chain or our facility. If you have a severe allergy, we’re always happy to talk it through.

Amarillo Chilli FAQs

How hot is it? A rounded, medium warmth rather than a fierce burn. The heat builds gently, lingers pleasantly, and is balanced so it complements the cacao rather than overpowering it. If you enjoy a little spice, you’ll be very comfortable here.

What does it taste like? Rich 65% dark chocolate with bright, fruity Amarillo chilli and notes of dark cherry and raisin, finishing with a warm, gentle heat.

Is it vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free? Yes to all three. It’s entirely plant-based, contains no gluten ingredients and no dairy, and is sweetened with coconut blossom sugar rather than refined sugar.

Is it nut-free? It’s made in a strictly nut-free facility, and every ingredient comes from suppliers who don’t handle or sell nuts. As a small-batch maker we don’t carry out end-product testing, so we stop short of an absolute legal guarantee, but nuts are never present in this product or our facility. If you have a severe allergy, please get in touch.

Is the cacao ethically sourced? Yes. It’s grown by a cooperative in the Peruvian Amazon using sustainable agroforestry, fairly traded, and wrapped in plastic-free, fully compostable packaging.

Is this a permanent product? No, the Amarillo Chilli is a limited edition, so it comes and goes. If it’s in stock and the sound of it appeals, it’s worth grabbing while it’s here.