During this sweet love inspired class, you'll hand dip your own chocolate truffles & Oishii strawberries. You'll learn how to temper chocolate, and then temper your own batch of chocolate for the hand-dipping. You'll also enjoy a complimentary glass of wine, paired specifically with our chocolates and Oishii strawberries, to make the experience all the more delightful!

Raaka Shop
Monday - Thursday: 11am-4pm
Friday - Sunday: 11am-6pm
Located at 58 Seabring St., just next door to our factory. We offer pre-order pick-ups on weekdays with 1 day notice. Please email bookings@raakachocolate.com to pre-order.
Chocolate Classes
Hand-Dipped Chocolate Treats & Wine For Valentine's feat. Oishii
February 13th & 14th 6pm
Coffee & Chocolate Tasting Class
Together we'll taste 3 different single origin coffees, sourced from our local friends at Driftaway Coffee, paired along with our single-origin dark chocolates. This tasting is hands-on and you'll learn how to do coffee cupping on your own. You'll learn about key flavor profiles of coffee and chocolate, how to maximize the sensory experience of chocolate and coffee, and how to interpret aromas, textures and flavors. Coffee and chocolate will be enjoyed alongside complimentary local vegan donuts from our friends at Cloudy Donut.
Saturday 11am
Hand-Rolled Truffle Making
You'll make your own batch of French-style dark chocolate truffles using our in-house vegan dark chocolate ganache, handmade by our head chocolate maker. You will cut and hand roll your own set of truffles, then learn to temper your own chocolate to coat the truffles, and finally roll them into classic and seasonal toppings. You'll go home with the truffles you made in class along with new skills to make your own truffles at home!
Saturday & Sunday 11am
Bean to Bar Chocolate Making
Get down to the “nibby” gritty in our immersive bean-to-bar dark chocolate making class. You’ll start from scratch by selecting the single origin cacao beans you want to use, winnow them, grind and mill them, temper, pour, and then voila chocolate bars! This class is will set you up with the skills to actually make bean-to-bar chocolate at home with your own equipment. This class also includes an extensive tasting of the chocolate we make here at Raaka.
This class is HANDS ON. You'll go home with a bag of your own mini dark chocolates, an understanding of cacao origins and flavor profiles, and bean-to-bar chocolate making, not to mention happy, chocolatey memories!
Friday 3pm, Saturday & Sunday 2pm
Hand-Rolled Truffle Making & Champagne Pairing for Valentines!
Celebrate Valentine's Day with chocolate and champagne! You'll make your own batch of French-style dark chocolate truffles using our in-house vegan dark chocolate ganache, handmade by our head chocolate maker. You will cut and hand roll your own set of truffles, then learn to temper your own chocolate to coat the truffles with our fruity pink white chocolate. You'll go home with the truffles you made in class along with new skills to make your own truffles at home! You'll also enjoy a complimentary champagne tasting, paired alongside the truffles, curated by our CEO and certified sommelier Nate Hodge, to celebrate the day.
February 11th 12pm, 3pm -Sold Out-
Chocolate Bark Making
We'll teach you how to temper dark chocolate, and then you'll dive into making your own slab of dark chocolate bark. You'll temper your chocolate and then decorate it with a variety of fun toppings, including vegan pink white chocolate swirls, just in time for Valentine's Day! There is something for everyone in this class and you'll go home with a truly one of a kind decorated bark you'll be able to enjoy for quite some time.
Last class of the season: Saturday 2/4 at 11am. Book now!
Chocolate Tasting & Wine Pairing
Together we'll taste a full range of our chocolate line, classics and limited-batch flavors, while you learn the in's and out's of key flavor profiles of chocolate, how to maximize the sensory experience of chocolate, and how to interpret aromas, textures and flavors. Our chocolates will be paired alongside a complimentary wine tasting, and we'll discuss how to pair chocolates and wines.
Thursday 6pm
Gift A Chocolate Making Experience
Your gift recipient will receive a physical gift card in the mail to redeem. The gift card will have a unique code that the recipient will be able to redeem on our booking website where they will be able to choose a date and time that works best for them.
Gift Card: Bean to Bar Chocolate Making Class
Gift a one-of-a-kind chocolate making experience at the Raaka Factory! Our Bean to Bar Chocolate Making Class is our most immersive chocolate experience. In this 3 hr class students will make their own batch of single-origin dark chocolate, by doing a scaled-down version of our own chocolate-making process!
Gift Card: Choose Your Own $75 Chocolate Class
Give the gift of a one-of-a-kind chocolate experience at the Raaka factory with this choose-your-own-adventure gift card.
FAQs
Private & Corporate Events
We're happy to host your group for a private class experience! Please email bookings@raakachocolate.com to get the conversation started.
Refund Policy
We offer refunds on class tickets up to 7 days prior to the event. Refunds are not available for cancellations 7 days before class. Eventbrite service fees are non-refundable.
What to wear to class
Please wear close toes shoes and long pants. Hair nets and aprons will be provided. Please bring a hair-tie to tie back hair. Some of our more hands on classes can get messy, so dress accordingly!
Child Policy
Due to the nature of our classes, children under the age of 14 are NOT permitted in the Bean to Bar Chocolate Making classes and the Coffee & Chocolate Tasting Classes. Children under the age of 8 are not permitted in the Chocolate Bar Making classes. Children under the age of 18 MUST be accompanied by a ticket holding adult in all classes. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
Allergens
Have an allergy? Let us know in advance at bookings@raakachocolate.com
Gift Cards
Have a class gift card from pre-covid? Our booking system has changed, so please email bookings@raakachocolate.com to redeem your giftcard.
Additional Questions?
Please email bookings@raakachocolate.com with any additional questions!