SO Organic Milk Chocolate 2.5kg
A 2.5kg block of certified organic milk couverture from Germany's most respected organic chocolate maker. Professional-grade, fair trade, no soy lecithin.
Rapunzel is a German organic food company that pioneered 100% certified organic chocolate. Their Organic Milk Couverture is the professional baker's format: a high-cocoa-butter couverture-style milk chocolate with a minimum 37% cocoa content, designed to melt cleanly, temper properly, and produce a finished result that compound and standard baking chocolate simply can't match.
What makes this couverture distinctive is the dual-sugar formulation. Rapadura whole cane sugar brings a deep, almost caramel-like complexity from the whole cane, while Cristallino cane sugar provides a fine, clean sweetness for balance. The combination gives a more layered sweetness than single-sugar milk chocolates. Bourbon vanilla powder is added for aroma, and sunflower lecithin (not soy) acts as the emulsifier — a meaningful distinction for the growing number of bakers and food businesses avoiding soy.
Fair trade certified under Rapunzel's Hand in Hand programme, which funds long-term development projects directly with farming communities beyond standard fair trade certification requirements.
Distributed in Australia by Organic Times.
Why people love it
- Couverture-grade: minimum 37% cocoa content, high cocoa butter for clean melting and tempering
- Dual sugar formulation: Rapadura whole cane sugar and Cristallino cane sugar for layered flavour
- Sunflower lecithin emulsifier, not soy
- Bourbon vanilla powder for a warm, clean chocolate aroma
- Whole milk powder at 23%
- 100% certified organic ingredients throughout
- Fair trade certified under Rapunzel's Hand in Hand programme
- EU organic certified (DE-ÖKO-001)
- Produced in Germany by Rapunzel, pioneers of 100% organic chocolate
- 2.5kg block format for professional and high-volume home baking
- Good shelf life: best before January 2027
How to use it
As a couverture, this chocolate performs across a wider range of applications than standard baking chocolate:
- Tempering and moulding: tempers well to produce a glossy, snappy finish in chocolate moulds, shells, and bonbons. Temper milk chocolate to 28 to 29°C
- Enrobing and dipping: fruits, truffles, biscuits, confectionery, and caramels
- Ganache: melt with warm cream at a 2:1 chocolate to cream ratio for a firm ganache, or 1:1 for a softer, more pourable result
- Baking: chopped into chunks for cookies, brownies, blondies, and rocky road where you want visible chocolate pieces with real flavour
- Chocolate bark: melted, poured onto baking paper, and topped with nuts, dried fruit, or sea salt
- Buttercream and frosting: melted and cooled into Swiss meringue or American-style buttercream
- Patisserie: as a component in mirror glazes, tart fillings, and dessert components
Chopping and tempering
Chop from the block using a serrated knife or chocolate chopper, working from the corner. The block is easiest to work with at around 18 to 20°C. For tempering: melt to 45 to 50°C, cool to 27°C using the tabling or seeding method, then bring back to working temperature of 28 to 29°C. Properly tempered milk chocolate will set with a clean snap and glossy surface.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight and strong odours. Ideal storage temperature 16 to 18°C. Do not refrigerate (condensation causes sugar or fat bloom). Wrap unused portions tightly in baking paper or cling film after cutting. Best before January 2027.
Shipping note: milk couverture is sensitive to heat. In warm weather, Santos packs with care but cannot be responsible for softening or bloom caused by transit temperatures. For summer orders, express shipping and a monitored delivery address is recommended.
Ingredients
Sugars (organic whole cane sugar Rapadura, organic cane sugar Cristallino), organic cocoa butter, organic whole milk powder (23%), organic cocoa mass, emulsifier: organic sunflower lecithin, organic Bourbon vanilla powder.
Cocoa solids: minimum 37%.
Contains: milk.
May contain traces of: almonds, hazelnuts, and soy.
Country of origin: Produced in Germany.
Certification: EU Organic (DE-ÖKO-001), Fair Trade (Hand in Hand by Rapunzel).
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