PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Valrhona - Bahibe Milk Chocolate 46% is a distinctive single-origin milk chocolate couverture made with cocoa beans from the Dominican Republic. With an unusually high 46% cocoa content for a milk chocolate, Bahibe delivers a deeper, more pronounced cocoa character while retaining the smoothness and richness of milk. Its flavor profile brings together intense cocoa with notes of cereal and ripe fruit, followed by a subtle fruity tanginess and gentle bitterness that give this couverture an elegant complexity.

Use Valrhona - Bahibe Milk Chocolate 46% for mousses, molded chocolates, bars, ganaches, crémeux, ice creams, and sorbets. Its cocoa-forward profile pairs beautifully with banana, pear, coffee, vanilla, caramel, cereal, and even pepper, giving pastry chefs plenty of opportunities to build layered flavor combinations. The chocolate's smooth fluidity also makes it well suited to professional chocolate work where consistent melting, tempering, and finishing are important. The 6.6 lb professional format provides a generous supply for pastry kitchens and chocolatiers working with Bahibe regularly, whether creating elegant bonbons, rich entremets, or chocolate-forward frozen desserts.

Key Features & Benefits:

• 46% Cocoa Milk Chocolate – Delivers an unusually rich cocoa character for a milk chocolate couverture.
• Dominican Republic Single Origin – Made with cocoa beans sourced from the Dominican Republic.
• Complex Flavor Profile – Features cocoa, cereal, ripe fruit, fruity tanginess, and a subtle bitter finish.
• Versatile Couverture – Ideal for mousse, molding, bars, ganache, crémeux, ice cream, and sorbet.
• Professional 6.6 lb Format – A generous size for regular chocolate production in pastry kitchens and chocolate shops.

Composition: Cocoa 46% (min), Milk 23%, Sugar 30%, Fat 42%

Tempering:
T1 Melting  45/50C 113/122F
T2 Crystallization  27/28C 81/82F
T3 Working  29/30C 84/86F

Ingredients: Sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, cocoa beans, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, natural vanilla extract.

Dietary Notes: Contains dairy; may contain traces of nuts and soy.

Product of France.

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.