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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Organic Panela 250g
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!
Organic Vanilla Beans
These Organic Vanilla Beans are proudly sourced directly from farmer co-ops on the upper reaches of the mighty Fly River in Western Papua New Guinea, one of the finest vanilla growing regions in the world.
Plump and ripe, full of fantastic flavour and aroma, the beans are naturally high in Vanillin. They are perfect for baking, ice cream and other desserts. Each tube contains three organic vanilla beans.
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).
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).
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.
Sicilian Orange Drinking Chocolate 200g
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
Noir Dark Drinking Chocolate 200g
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.
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.