Grounded Pleasures
Passionate partners in cocoa, Craig & Sophie, are fascinated by the depth and diversity of the cocoa world. They are all about the flavour, and believe that fine cocoa is as complex as fine wine and great coffee.
The Grounded Pleasures range reflects this passion. Grounded Pleasures are totally committed to using quality products which showcase the world’s greatest cocoa growing terroir. They process their beans naturally and minimally with care, in order to reveal their best qualities.
Grounded Pleasures is a family-owned business located in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
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Marshmallows 140g
The divine joy of tasting the sweet, velvety and luscious texture of a melting marshmallow immersed in hot chocolate cannot be surpassed. Hot chocolate and marshmallows are a perfect match and we gladly concede that it is hard to have one without the other.
These exquisite marshmallows are made in the town of Ballarat in regional Victoria, Australia. They are gluten free, preservative free and dairy free with natural colours and flavours. Each box contains two flavours, vanilla bean and raspberry.
Good enough to devour by themselves or toast over the campfire….. but we just love melting them in our hot chocolate!
Original Drinking Chocolate 200g
The Original Drinking Chocolate (African Red) is one of the most pure and sumptuous chocolate experiences you can find. It is sourced from the best cocoa growing regions. It exhibits all the hallmarks of superb Forester cocoa beans and a hit of Trinatario coca beans, with delightfully high fruity notes.
The Original Drinking Chocolate (African Red) is made using most of the cocoa bean. The high cocoa butter content gives the cocoa a remarkable textural mouth feel when it blends with hot milk. This creates an incredibly sumptuous and invigorating hot chocolate experience.
Seven Spice Sri Lankan Chai 200g
Cinnamon Spice Drinking Chocolate 200g
The Cinnamon Spice Drinking Chocolate is made in a northern European style. We subtly blend our fine Original cocoa with freshly cold ground cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and cardamon. These work incredibly well together to add zest and spice to the cup.
Our Cinnamon Spice Drinking Chocolate is made using most of the cocoa bean. The high cocoa butter content gives the cocoa a remarkable textural mouth feel when it blends with hot milk. This creates an incredibly sumptuous and invigorating hot chocolate experience.
The quality cocoa beans together with a minimum of processing, means it has very high levels of antioxidants and flavonoids. These are the great “health giving” properties of fine chocolate. Good cocoa is complex (like good wine and coffee).
Vanilla Bean Drinking Chocolate 200g
The Vanilla Bean Drinking Chocolate is unique. Ethically grown, moist, plump and incredibly aromatic Papua New Guinea vanilla beans in each pack. They infuse with our fine Original cocoa, steeping a fantastic flavour throughout. Vanilla acts like nature’s flavour enhancer, brightening and intensifying the chocolate experience.
The Vanilla Bean Drinking Chocolate is made using most of the cocoa bean. The high cocoa butter content gives the cocoa a remarkable textural mouth feel when it blends with hot milk. This creates an incredibly sumptuous and invigorating hot chocolate experience.
The quality cocoa beans together with a minimum of processing, means it has very high levels of antioxidants and flavonoids. These are the great “health giving” properties of fine chocolate.
French Mint Drinking Chocolate 200g
The French Mint Drinking Chocolate is a delightful classic chocolate-mint pairing. We subtly blend our fine Original cocoa with fresh extracted peppermint oil from a French master. The exquisitely complex, lovely high notes of peppermint marry harmoniously with the deep-toned cocoa.
The French Mint Drinking Chocolate is made using most of the cocoa bean. The high cocoa butter content gives the cocoa a remarkable textural mouth feel when it blends with hot milk. This creates an incredibly sumptuous and invigorating hot chocolate experience.
The quality cocoa beans together with a minimum of processing, means it has very high levels of antioxidants and flavonoids. These are the great “health giving” properties of fine chocolate.
Organic Panela 250g
Pink Salt Caramel Drinking Chocolate 200g
Many chefs live by the rule that salt makes everything taste better. Grounded Pleasures have taken their lovely bold and exquisite cocoa, added a naturally caramelly unrefined organic panela cane sugar and seasoned it with pink lake salt. It is smooth and utterly delicious.
The Dimboola Pink Lake salt is strikingly pink. Fed by an ancient aquifer, its unique blend of minerals gives it a wonderful well-rounded complex flavour. This makes it just the thing to add to the Pink Salt Caramel Drinking Chocolate to perfectly balance all the wonderful ingredients.
Sicilian Orange Drinking Chocolate 200g
Organic Vanilla Beans
Noir Dark Drinking Chocolate 200g
Peruvian Drinking Chocolate 200g
The Exquisite taste of this organically grown Peruvian drinking chocolate reflects the strengths of some of the worlds best cocoa growing terroir. It exhibits unique tantalising notes of orange and red berries with hints of caramel. This is finished off with a delightful smooth chocolate-orange combination.
This complex drinking chocolate is adored by true chocolate connoisseurs.
Marshmallows 700g
The divine joy of tasting the sweet, velvety and luscious texture of a melting marshmallow immersed in hot chocolate cannot be surpassed. Hot chocolate and marshmallows are a perfect match and we gladly concede that it is hard to have one without the other
These marshmallows are made in the town of Ballaarat, in regional Victoria, Australia. They are gluten free, preservative free and dairy free with natural colours and flavours. Each box contains two flavours, vanilla bean and raspberry.
Good enough to devour by themselves or toast over the campfire….. but we just love melting them in our hot chocolate!
Real White Drinking Chocolate 200g
An Australian first, a Real White Drinking Chocolate that is a fine powdered white chocolate bar. Uniquely, this contains 20% Ghanian cocoa butter. This is the only drinking chocolate to contain real cocoa butter, which is what gives the white chocolate its flavour and amazing texture. Ethically sourced Papua New Guinean vanilla has been added to make for a truly sumptuous cup of Real White Drinking Chocolate.
Chilli Infused Drinking Chocolate 200g
The Chilli Infused Drinking Chocolate is influenced by a traditional Mexican drink. Grounded Pleasures subtly blend Their fine Original cocoa with a hint of dried chilli. The chilli adds a delicious complex note of slight heat in the deep smooth cocoa notes.
The Chilli Infused Drinking Chocolate is made using most of the cocoa bean. The high cocoa butter content gives the cocoa a remarkable textural mouth feel when it blends with hot milk. This creates an incredibly sumptuous and invigorating hot chocolate experience.
The quality cocoa beans together with a minimum of processing, means it has very high levels of antioxidants and flavonoids. These are the great “health giving” properties of fine chocolate. Good cocoa is complex (like good wine and coffee).
Noir Dark Drinking Chocolate 1kg
Organic Raw Cacao Nibs 200g
These Organic Raw Cacao Nibs are sourced from Ecuador, where growers produce some of the world’s finest cocoa. We are privileged to bring you some rare heirloom ‘National Cacao’, which has lovely fruity notes and unique smoothness. These characteristics are even more remarkable, given that they are raw, unroasted cacao beans. These flavoursome Organic Raw Cacao Nibs retain all their health benefits and are utterly delicious.
Organic Raw Cacao Nibs can be used in any recipe as a decadent healthy alternative to chocolate chips or added to many desserts. Great to use in smoothies, on top of your breakfast, or just eat them by themselves as a delicious and wholesome chocolate hit.
Sicilian Orange Drinking Chocolate 1kg
Original Drinking Chocolate 1kg
The Original Drinking Chocolate (African Red) is one of the most pure and sumptuous chocolate experiences you can find. It is sourced from the best cocoa growing regions. It exhibits all the hallmarks of superb Forester cocoa beans and a hit of Trinatario coca beans, with delightfully high fruity notes.
The Original Drinking Chocolate (African Red) is made using most of the cocoa bean. The high cocoa butter content gives the cocoa a remarkable textural mouth feel when it blends with hot milk. This creates an incredibly sumptuous and invigorating hot chocolate experience.
Seven Spice Sri Lankan Chai 1kg
Peruvian Drinking Chocolate 1kg
Chilli Infused Drinking Chocolate 1kg
Cinnamon Spice Drinking Chocolate 1kg
The Cinnamon Spice Drinking Chocolate is made in a northern European style. We subtly blend our fine Original cocoa with freshly cold ground cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and cardamon. These work incredibly well together to add zest and spice to the cup.
Our Cinnamon Spice Drinking Chocolate is made using most of the cocoa bean. The high cocoa butter content gives the cocoa a remarkable textural mouth feel when it blends with hot milk. This creates an incredibly sumptuous and invigorating hot chocolate experience.
The quality cocoa beans together with a minimum of processing, means it has very high levels of antioxidants and flavonoids. These are the great “health giving” properties of fine chocolate. Good cocoa is complex (like good wine and coffee).