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Jude's Chocolates are hand made in West Cork. These chocolates are for the dark chocolate lovers. I started selling chocolates in the run up to Christmas 2015.
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Chocolate making came about due to the fact that I could not find a dark chocolate to my taste, a dark chocolate version of a milk chocolate hazelnut and raisin bar. Once I started experimenting with the chocolate making technique, the flavour combinations started to flow. My friends and family became my testers and they encouraged me to take the next step and start selling my chocolates, which le

ad to the establishment of Jude’s Chocolates. There are five generations of traders/entrepreneurs on my mothers side of the family, so I don’t get it from the stones. My great great grandmother grew and sold fruit and vegetables. Once a week she even sold fish. She took a horse and cart to Dursey Head bought the fish and sold them all the way back to Rosmacowen. Her daughter, my great grandmother, was a herbalist. Her son, my grandfather, owned and ran a small fleet of taxis in Limerick. My grandmother also bought and sold caravans. My mother has been in business as far back as I can remember. She has been my main influence in driving my business forward. Her example has shown me that I can do anything I put my mind to - as long as I have a passion for what I am doing. Most of my professional life has been spent in kitchens or making food products. My first job was in a pizza and ice cream take-away. I loved the buzz I got from being in the kitchen. Over the next 12 years I worked in different types of kitchen in Ireland and the United States. But burn out set in and I no longer had the same passion for baking and cooking as I did when I started. It wasn’t until I started making chocolates for myself that the passion for food returned. When I developed my line of chocolates it was important that the chocolates taste like the flavour that they are. I didn’t want them just to have a faint hint of the flavour.

18/05/2024

For a limited time - Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse and Caramel Chocolates

16/03/2024

66% cocoa chocolate egg with whole hazelnut embedded inside.

11/03/2024

A selection of Easter eggs now available in Ballydehob Post Office.

09/03/2024

Easter eggs now on sale at the market

07/03/2024

This batch came out much better.

06/03/2024

Yesterday’s experiment did not go to plan. So back to the drawing board.

02/03/2024

The first batch of Easter eggs have been made. They will be on the stall next week at Skibbereen Farmers Market.

09/02/2024

25/09/2023

Playing around with a vanilla fudge recipe.

03/08/2023

This is what happens when you rush chocolates. I was trying to make almond praline chocolates.

15/07/2023

New 80% cocoa chocolate range - Strawberry, Chilli and Almond.

16/04/2023

Looking forward to a great day at West Waterford Festival of Food in Dungarvan.

04/04/2023

Hot Chocolate Bomb is now available in Ballydehob Post Office.

01/04/2023

Full range of Easter eggs this week - from white chocolate up to 80% cocoa.

25/03/2023

It’s Easter egg season again. I have a small selection this week

11/03/2023

Experimenting with some new moulds.Thanks Amanda for the idea. Hot Chocolate Bombs - just pore hot milk on them and the chocolate melts to release the marshmallows inside.

27/01/2023

Made this beauty to cut my caramel. Needs a few more tweaks but it was a great first attempt.

26/11/2022

Just a bit of last minute packing for the Christmas fair in Ballydehob tomorrow. Looking forward to a great day.

12/11/2022

Trying out two new chocolate flavours this week, both 80% chocolate: Almond and Chilli.

24/09/2022

Treated myself to something scrumptious after a good day at the market. I made a mini Banoffi Pie with my caramel sauce. Great way to end the day.

31/08/2022

I really love the pattern on yellow chocolates. Just wish I could duplicate it- it happened accidentally.

29/07/2022

A gooey but tasty experiment. Palmiers made with my Chocolate Caramel Spread.

22/07/2022

A different type of chocolate goodies will be available tomorrow at Skibbereen Farmers Market. Chocolate and Hazelnut cookies and Chocolate Muffins.

07/07/2022

Happy World Chocolate Day. Now you have an excuse to have some chocolate - not that you need one.

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A photo doesn’t do my new machine justice. So here is a short clip of it in action. Christmas came early.

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