Raaka Chocolate Factory in Brooklyn New York
Chocolate Classes Brooklyn
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Raaka Chocolate Factory Store Brooklyn New York

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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.

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Chocolate Classes

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, Saturday & Sunday at 2pm

Flower Tea & Chocolate Tasting Feat. The Qi

Join us for a spring inspired tasting class as we sip beautiful, full-bloom floral teas alongside chocolate pairings! Together we'll learn how to brew and taste three floral teas, sourced from our friends at The Qi, paired with our single-origin dark chocolates. You'll learn about key flavor profiles of floral teas, how to maximize the sensory experience of chocolate and teas, and how to interpret aromas, textures and flavors. We'll serve complimentary tea treats to round out the class.

 

Saturday & Sunday at 10:30am, 1pm

Hand-Churned Chocolate Ice Cream Making

Join us for a hands-on afternoon of ice cream making! You'll get to make your own batch of delicious, unroasted double chocolate ice cream, using our in-house vegan ice cream base! We'll talk you through the ins and outs of the science and technique of making homemade ice cream and demonstrate how we make our ice cream base. You'll combine the chocolate ingredients with the ice cream base, and have the choice of add-ons, like chocolate chips and crushed waffle cone pieces, and then hand churn your ice cream with our old fashioned hand crank ice cream churners. We'll take you through a chocolate tasting in the downtime, and you'll go home with two pints of your own delicious creation!

Thursdays 6pm, Sundays 4pm

Oolong Tea & Chocolate Tasting

An immersive sensory experience of tasting single-origin chocolate & oolong tea in a unique and interactive pairings class. We’ll be tasting two single-origin oolong teas, sourced from our local friends at Te Company, and enjoying a curated chocolate pairing, as we talk all things tea and chocolate. It’s a Chocola-tea party!

 

Saturday at 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!

 

Sunday at 11am

Coffee & Chocolate Tasting Class

Together we'll taste 3 different single origin coffees, sourced from our local friends at Stumptown 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 bagels from our friends at Black Seed Bagels.

 

Saturday at 11am

Chocolate Date Night

Join us for an evening of chocolate and good times, perfect for a date night, night out with your bestie, or treat yourself to a solo date! You'll get to hand roll a batch of port wine infused dark chocolate truffles, learn how to hand temper chocolate, and then temper your own batch of chocolate. You'll hand dip the truffles along with delicious Rancho Meladuco medjool dates in the tempered chocolate, giving your treats a luscious, sleek chocolate shell. You'll garnish your dipped creations with a variety of topping options, from edible flower confetti to sea salt to sparkling gold dust. You'll also enjoy a complimentary glass of wine, paired specifically with our chocolates, to make the experience all the more delightful!

Rotating weeknights at 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.

 


"We had a great time doing the tour and Chocolate bar making class. Ann was an amazing guide and was able to answer all questions asked of her. The whole experience was a tremendous amount of fun and I was surprised with how much we learned when I was all over. Highly recommend."

1HudsonLvr

Tripadvisor Reviewer

"This chocolate class provided by experts in the chocolate business was excellent. To begin with, from having a great knowledgeable chef to learning about making chocolate to actually making your own chocolate was fantastic!! The best part with the knowledge acquired you will feel confident to make chocolate at home and impress your friends and family!!"

JMRC

Tripadvisor Reviewer

"The Raaka Chocolate tour was educational and delicious. You learn the entire chocolate making process. Tasting the different nibs and then the final product made from those nibs, watching them temper the chocolate, filling the chocolate molds and finally packaging the chocolate. Highly recommend."

CliffsMom

Tripadvisor Reviewer

FAQs

Private & Corporate Events Group 11 Group 11

We're happy to host your group for a private class experience! Please email bookings@raakachocolate.com to get the conversation started.

Rescheduling & Refunds Group 11 Group 11

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. We require a rescheduling fee of 30% on all events. To reschedule your class sign into your eventbrite account > click onto the ticket/(s) you wish to transfer >click transfer>change event> and select your new class date>process ticket transfer and fee.

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Due to our small class sizes, student rescheduling has a direct impact on our business. We appreciate your understanding! To get in touch with us on the weekend, if you're running late or need to cancel please text us at (206) 813-3319.

What to wear to class Group 11 Group 11

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 Group 11 Group 11

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 Group 11 Group 11

Have an allergy? Let us know in advance at bookings@raakachocolate.com

Gift Cards Group 11 Group 11

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? Group 11 Group 11

Please email bookings@raakachocolate.com with any additional questions! To get in touch with us on the weekend, if you're running late or need to cancel please text us at (206) 813-3319