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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Noir Dark Drinking Chocolate 200g

$14.95

Grounded Pleasures Noir Drinking Chocolate is for people who desire an intense cocoa experience. It is smooth, complex and nuanced, without bitterness. Sourced from great cocoa growing terroirs, it has incredible depth and diversity in its chocolate flavour profile.

Chilli Infused Drinking Chocolate 200g

$14.95

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).

Cinnamon Spice Drinking Chocolate 200g

$14.95

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).

French Mint Drinking Chocolate 200g

$14.95

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.

Sicilian Orange Drinking Chocolate 200g

$14.95

The Sicilian Orange Drinking Chocolate is a delightful classic chocolate-orange pairing. We subtly blend our fine Original cocoa with just a hint of sublime, naturally extracted Sicilian orange oil. These work in concert to lift the taste to a higher level in harmony and freshness.

The Sicilian Orange 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.

Peruvian Drinking Chocolate 200g

$15.95

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.

Vanilla Bean Drinking Chocolate 200g

$15.95

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.