PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Discover the professional standard in milk chocolate with Callebaut 823, a classic Belgian milk couverture chocolate trusted by pastry chefs, chocolatiers, and bakers worldwide. This 33.6% cocoa milk chocolate delivers an exceptionally smooth texture, a warm chocolate hue, and inviting notes of sweet caramel that elevate every application.

Callebaut 823 is formulated with medium fluidity, making it one of the most versatile go-to couverture chocolates in any professional kitchen. It melts evenly, tempers reliably, and performs beautifully across a wide range of techniques—from precise moulding and enrobing to silky mousses, ganaches, creams, sauces, and beverages.

Why Pastry Professionals Choose Callebaut 823
- Exceptionally smooth mouthfeel with a balanced, approachable sweetness and caramel undertones
- Medium fluidity ideal for moulding, enrobing, dipping, and coating without excess thickness or running
- Consistent performance for ganaches, chocolate showpieces, mousses, creams, sauces, and chocolate beverages
- Warm milk chocolate color that photographs beautifully and presents cleanly on finished products
- Belgian couverture quality designed for professional results in high-volume production or refined pastry work

Whether you’re creating chocolate bonbons, dipping truffles, pouring glossy ganache, aerating mousses, or crafting signature sauces and hot chocolate, Callebaut 823 offers the reliability and flavor profile that professional bakers and pastry chefs depend on every day.

Composition: 33.6% Cocoa (min), 20.8% Milk, 36% Fat

Fluidity: Three-drop

Origin of beans: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Ecuador

Ingredients: Sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, unsweetened chocolate, lecithin (soy), natural vanilla flavor.

Dietary Notes: Kosher Dairy, Halal. Contains soy and milk.

Pairing Suggestions: Cinnamon, Vanilla, Cloves, Laurel, Cardamom, Mango, Apricot, Lemon, Cognac (Armagnac), Grappa, Leffe Blond, Macadamia nut, Truffle Oil, Lavender.

Product of Belgium.

SHIPPING

Cool Weather: Temperatures below 70F - Orders ship Monday through Friday.

Warm Weather: Temperatures above 70F - Chocolate and perishables ship Monday through Wednesday for USPS Priority and UPS 2-Day Air, or Monday thru Thursday for UPS Next Day Air. Ground shipping should NOT be used during warm weather.

The Pastry Depot is not responsible for product(s) melting if UPS Next Day Air is NOT selected. With all shipping methods, someone must be present to receive the package and bring it inside immediately. See our Warm Weather Shipping Policy.