Q. I recently bought some carob on a whim and now I’m wondering about its nutritional profile. Is it a healthy alternative to chocolate? What are the pros and cons? A. What is Carob? Carob is native ...

Far from being cocoa's poor cousin, carob powder is the ideal ingredient for healthy confectionery for kids, mimicking the "shine, snap and silky smooth texture" of milk chocolate without the ...

Over the past few years, chocolate fans may have noticed a concerning change in the taste and texture of their favorite brands, due to confectioners adjusting their recipes in response to global cocoa ...

With climate change and higher incidences of crop diseases, global cocoa production and supply is being threatened. A research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS), motivated by these ...

Running out of cocoa powder mid-recipe doesn’t have to mean dessert disaster. Whether you’re baking brownies or whipping up a smoothie, there are plenty of pantry-friendly cocoa powder substitutes ...

June is National Candy Month and Down to Earth has a Healthy and Delicious recipe to satisfy your sweet tooth: Carob Candy Bars with Date Caramel National Candy Month is a reason to indulge in your ...

What has a similar taste to chocolate but isn’t chocolate? Carob. Carob is a tree, native to the Mediterranean region, grown for its edible pods. Inside the pods are seeds and pulp. The seeds are ...

The carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) has long been esteemed for its traditional applications, including the production of locust bean gum and use as a nutritious food source. In recent decades, ...

From a rise in interest in essential oil copaiba, which is claimed to have similar benefits to CBD (although it lacks clinical data to prove it), to a resurgence of enthusiasm for carob, food trend ...

If you’re like me, you remember growing up in the 1970s with the taste of carob as part of your flavor memory. It was rather commonplace, touted as “healthy” and embraced as part of the vegetarian, ...

This dessert is a seasonal special at Beit Rima in San Francisco. It's a simple dish, but striking: a geometric bloom of fresh figs laid atop a layer of labneh and topped with carob molasses, olive ...