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How to Make Raw Chocolate Bars with Cacao Nibs

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Max Whitmore

Raw cacao nibs are pieces of the beans from the cacao plant. The seed is the source of the cocoa powder and cocoa butter in chocolate. Commercial chocolate bars are made by roasting the cacao beans and heating the chocolate paste above 118 degrees Fahrenheit.