Sometimes our families influence us in surprising and unexpected ways. Lauren's mom, Arlene was a big time foodie before the Food Channel was established and the term celebrity was combined with chef. She took cooking classes, read tons of cook books, and had a wall in one of her bedrooms dedicated to her cookbook collection. Each growing season, she turned her backyard into a clinic on tomato … [Read more...]
We love the combination of caramel and chocolate. Caramel is one of our favorite items to make as well. We love the simple and all natural ingredients, the method for cooking the caramel and the flavors and aroma that comes from inside the kitchen as it is being cooked. One of the most popular sea creatures in Hawaii is our sea turtles. Called Honus, they are one of the most enduring and … [Read more...]
You may not think about Hot Chocolate and Hawaii in the same thought. After all, we live in a warm sunny climate in which very few days invoke the need to warm from the inside. Still, we grow chocolate in Hawaii, and we are the home of the fiery goddess, Madam Pele. We can not think of a better way to warm up and call upon the spirit of Madam Pele then to blend Hawaiian grown chocolate with the … [Read more...]
More and more research studies are finding links between chocolate and various health related benefits. Customers visiting our chocolate shop ask about healthy chocolate often, but seem to be confused about what type of chocolate may have some health benefits, and many do not understand or even believe chocolate may be good for you. We all know chocolate makes us feel good and smile and brings on … [Read more...]
Hawaiian Chocolate Tastings One of our customers favorite events are back! Sign up for one of our weekly chocolate tastings. We hold them on Wednesday at 3PM at our chocolate and gelato shop. We feature 100% grown and made Hawaiian Chocolates. The chocolates are grown on Oahu, the Big Island of Hawaii, and on Kauai. All the chocolate tasted is are made by small artisan chocolate producers … [Read more...]
NOW AVAILABLE! Papalani Gelato Chocolate Bars - made with our exclusive blend of either milk or dark chocolate. Our milk chocolate contains 40% Cacao which is much higher than most milk chocolate bars available today. The added cacao helps to create the best milk chocolate flavor profile, hints of caramel, we have found. Our dark chocolate bars are 64% Cacao and the flavor profile we find … [Read more...]
Eat local - for many more reasons than you think! When anticipating your visit to Kauai, Hawaii what images some to mind? Surely beaches, green jagged peaks perhaps, tropical flowers, the aroma floating through the air, and to many like us, wonderful fruits, coffee, chocolate, fish, and other Hawaiian grown food products. Hawaii is not only a paradise for those seeking relaxation and sun, but … [Read more...]
What is Gelato? Many of our customers try gelato for the first time in our Kauai store. They often ask, What is the difference between gelato and ice cream. Additionally, people who have tried gelato before or who have heard of gelato at times have misconceptions about what gelato is and how it is made. On any given day, we get 100’s if not over a 1000 people in our gelato and chocolate shop … [Read more...]
A great new dairy free sorbetto recipe! Our gelato recipe book contains many recipes. Well over 200 and growing all the time. Despite the number of gelato recipes we have, people come into our gelato shop all the time asking for flavors they have seen elsewhere, viewed on a cooking show, or in the case of chefs, are looking for specific flavor profiles and pairing options. We love when … [Read more...]
