How to Make Your Own Chocolate | Bon Appétit

Flavor scientist Arielle Johnson demonstrates how to take raw cocoa beans and process them into delicious chocolate in your own kitchen, explaining each step of the way in comprehensive detail.

Follow Arielle on Instagram at @arielle_johnson

Director: Maria Paz Mendez Hodes
Director of Photography: Jeremy Harris
Editor: Kris Knight
Talent: Arielle Johnson
Sr. Culinary Director: Carrie Parente
Producer: Ness Kleino
Culinary Producer: Kelly Janke
Culinary Associate Producer: Jessica Do, Katrina Zitio, Leslie Raney
Line Producer: Jennifer McGinity
Associate Producer: Michael Cascio, Yoshivel Chirinos
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Camera Operator: Ben Townsend
Audio: Nick Dalessio
Production Assistant: Tim Colao
Post Production Supervisor: Stephanie Cardone
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo
Assistant Editor: Scout Alter
Graphics Supervisor: Ross Rackin
Graphics, Animation, VFX: Léa Kichler

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0:00 Introduction
1:57 Fermentation
3:58 Roasting
5:26 Grinding
6:18 Conching
7:58 Tempering
10:08 Tasting




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[Hydrogen]

As a scientist myself, I’m glad we had a flavor/food scientist explain this process. Looks absolutely wild how we figured this out over the centuries.

[theheckwithit]

Was great and informative, wouldn't mind seeing more of her

[THLauren]

More of Arielle please !!! She's very enjoyable to watch and her knowledge is awesome. Very articulate. Please more videos with her 🙏🏽

[piranajoe]

Flavor scientist sounds like such an amazing job

[ProvocativeSloth]

Great presenter! Would lovely to see part 2 where milk and white chocolate are made, as well as cocoa powder and cocoa butter!

[joshp]

That was good. She seemed a bit nervous but she probably isn't used to being on camera. I'd be nervous, too. No problem.

She was concise and pretty thorough. Wish you'd have said what form 6 was, and I wanted to know if anything was added at all. Was the completely liquid chocolate just the same dry fermented stuff ground down? There are really that many fats that just grinding it turns it to am actually liquid? That's crazy.

[jefferyrockey]

Interesting! I'm really curious how humans first developed this complex process. Surely someone didn't just look at a pod and say, "I bet that needs fermenting, drying, roasting, grinding, and melting and it'll be delicious!"

[shashikaru]

This is an incredible video. It's such a hard process that you've explained so simply. thanks Arielle!

[sambednar]

This was much more educational than the video they show at chocolate world in Hershey 😂

[scottmichaelharris]

I would like to see how sugar and milk are handled in this process

[Christosan]

Seeing the process allows me to appreciate chocolate more.

[KateKolate]

I guess I have a new dream job: flavour scientist.

[edaumaysol]

The inside of the cacao pod looks like what I always imagined alien eggs would look like.

[bmsuters]

This video series is so beautifully produced. Great detail as well

[nameless-lsft]

Honestly should give this lady her own channel just to teach stuff, idk why but she had more captivated than ur usual informative vid.

[serenasmith]

Best "how chocolate is made" video I've ever seen! I can't believe humans were able to figure out how to make chocolate once upon a time. Fascinating!

[kaley]

My favorite episode about chocolate is when Brad Leone travels to where they do this on location.

[jacobsoto]

Arielle is super informative and lessens the intimidation factor of this process! I will NOW be taking a shot at this because I’ve never had the process explained this well! Awesome job Arielle, BA’s lucky to have you!

[radbu]

So this is like an unsweetened dark chocolate?

[fulltimeweeb]

"I'll give it a taste, for SCIENCE" I like her!