Cacao Barry Chocolat Amer Dark Chocolate Couverture 60%

Chocolat Amèr — French for “bitter chocolate” — is Cacao Barry's classic dark couverture that delivers a pure, unapologetic dark chocolate experience. At 60% cocoa, it strikes a confident balance: genuinely dark and intense, yet smooth and refined enough for the full spectrum of professional applications. This is the workhorse dark couverture that professional kitchens return to again and again.

Reliable, versatile, and consistently excellent — Chocolat Amèr is the dark couverture you can always count on. Available at Nut House, delivered across the UK.

Why Professionals Choose Chocolat Amèr 60%

• Classic dark chocolate at its finest: A clean, pure cocoa flavour with no distractions — exactly what a professional dark couverture should be
• Exceptional reliability: Consistent batch after batch, making it the dependable choice for high-volume professional kitchens
• Excellent fluidity: High cocoa butter content for smooth tempering, enrobing, ganache work, and baking
• Broad versatility: Performs beautifully across the full range of chocolate applications from truffles to tarts to baked goods

Tasting Notes

Clean and direct with a confident dark cocoa intensity, subtle roasted notes, and a smooth, satisfying bitter finish. A pure, classic dark chocolate profile that lets the quality of the cacao speak for itself. Pairs beautifully with almost any flavour pairing in the pastry kitchen.

How to Use

• Tempering: Melt to 50–55°C, cool to 27–28°C, reheat to 31–32°C — see our full tempering guide for tabling and seeding methods
• Ganaches: Use a 2:1 chocolate to cream ratio for firm truffles, or 1:1 for a silky tart filling or pourable glaze
• Enrobing & moulding: Excellent fluidity for coating truffles and filling praline moulds with a glossy dark finish
• Mousses: Fold into whipped cream at 35–40°C for a smooth, classic dark chocolate mousse
• Baking: Use drops directly in brownies, cookies, and fondants for even distribution and a superior melt
• Pairings: Exceptional with vanilla, raspberry, orange, coffee, salted caramel, and hazelnuts

About Cacao Barry

Founded in France in 1842, Cacao Barry is one of the world's most respected couverture chocolate manufacturers. Their commitment to quality and consistency has made them the trusted choice of professional kitchens worldwide. Browse our full Cacao Barry and premium chocolate range at Nut House.