Cacao Recipes & Pairings

Creamy Peppercorn Beecher's Marco Polo Cheese with Good King Joy Lightly Caramelized, Herbed Cacao Beans

Peppercorn Cheese with Joy

Bold peppercorns in this creamy cheese are accented perfectly by Joy’s crunchy texture and herb notes.

Feta Cheese Paired with Good King Mint and Rosemary Cacao Beans

Feta with Joy

The pair tastes like the Mediterranean -- salty sea, refreshing breeze, sweet herbs and milk... plus a mouthwatering tang!

Fresh Chèvre Cheese with Good King Cinnamon-Spiced Caramelized Cacao Beans

Cacao & Cheese Pairings

Fresh Chèvre with Love

A spoonful of creamy goat’s cheese dolloped with Love is like a bite of gourmet cheesecake.

Roquefort Cheese paired with Good King Joy Herb Cacao Beans

Cacao & Cheese Pairings

Roquefort with Joy

Balance Roquefort's tangy, creamy sheep’s milk smoothness with the crunchy texture and sweet herb flavors of Joy.

Burrata Cheese Paired with Sweet Herb Cacao Beans

Cacao & Cheese Pairings

Burrata with Joy

For any lover of cream, sugar, or salt, this Joy pairing brings it all together in one (or hopefully many) decadent mouthful.

DIY Mint Chip Ice Cream using Organic, Plant-Based Vanilla Ice Cream and Mint-flavored Whole Cacao Beans

Decadent Cacao Desserts

Mint Chip Ice Cream with Joy

DIY mint-chip ice cream by topping vanilla ice cream with JOY or using it as a minty mix-in.

Cacao Appetizers

Joy with Ribeye on Crostini

Top a crostini with a thinly-sliced sous-vide ribeye, a dollop of dijonnaise and finish with JOY Snacking Cacao. The rosemary and earthy cocoa unde...

Cacao & Cheese Pairings

Salami and Goat Cheese with Joy

Stack a bite-sized cracker with thinly sliced beef salumi, a dollop of fresh goat cheese and top with a JOY cacao bean.