Why buy from Villakuyaya?

As an entrepreneur, I followed an inside heartbeat that made me create a dream . . . a vision, that with a lot of effort turned into Villakuyaya.

For me to jump into the market a few years back, there was a lot of history behind the brand, and a lot of sacrifices, fears, and sometimes tears. That history was the one that made the difference then, and today what helps me most is the seal in the memories of our loyal customers.

The path for being a business wasn't and isn’t easy, and to stay on that path every day is still harder. At the end of the day I can tell you, I have a face of mission accomplished, because I always try to make or create or publish something for my small business.

Behind Villakuyaya is an unflagging mind who doesn't stop thinking in what is the next step for growth, an unsparing person who works more hours for keeping engagement with the customers, but also behind Villakuyaya is a wife and mom who has to make a balance between the love of house and the love of business.

When you are shopping Villakuyaya you making a difference that at the end of the day all add ups. You make my day by supporting my effort, my dedication, my time, my small business and my family, but also you are supporting the communities behind me, the farmers and their families back in Ecuador that grow the land and the people in the factory that handcrafted produce the chocolate bars.

This year I want to be grateful for you, my customer friends, who have supported Villakuyaya from the beginning and all along the way, and especially since March and the challenges of this year. With your purchase you help inspire and fuel me to stay on this wonderful path that I have chosen. I can tell you that I felt not alone, and your support was amazing.

Thank you

Tania

Dark Chocolate Cookies with Caramel

This delicious recipe is perfect for you, a not expert baker. All the recipes that we choose we prepared with our chocolate chips coverture, but because our chocolate bars flavors are made in the base of our coverture you can decide to bake with any of the delicious tea inclusion bars.

Today we decide to make strong chocolate cookies that is why we choose 80% chocolate chips, so let's start with the recipe.

Ingredients

 4 ounces bittersweet Villakuyaya chocolate chips  80%

 3/4 cup (6 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature

 1 cup all-purpose flour

 1/2 cup of Villakuyaya Cacao powder

 1 teaspoon baking soda

 1 teaspoon kosher salt

 3/4 cup granulate sugar

 1 egg

 2 teaspoon dark rum or any sweet liquor

 24 caramel candies or cold dulce de leche

Place the chocolate and 2 ounces butter in a heatproof bowl set over, gently simmering water in a saucepan. Heat, stirring, until the butter and chocolate are melted.

 Instructions

Sift the flour, cacao powder, and baking soda into a bowl, then whisk in the salt. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the remaining 1/2 cups butter and the sugar and beat on medium speed for about 3 minutes. Add the egg and bitters and beat just until incorporated and the dough starts to come together. Remove the bowl from the mixer stand and, using a rubber spatula, fold in the melted chocolate just to incorporate. Cover and refrigerate for 30 min.

 Position two oven racks, evenly spaced, in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 350F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

 Scoop a generous 1 tablespoon-size ball of dough into your hand. Insert a caramel or dulce de leche into the middle of the dough ball and smooth the dough over the caramel, encasing it completely. You should have 24 cookies.  Place half of the cookies, evenly spaced, on each baking sheet. Lightly flatten each ball with your hand.

 Bake the cookies for 12 to 14 minutes, until just firm to the touch and look puffed, switching the baking sheets between the racks about halfway through the baking time. Transfer the baking sheets to wire racks and let cool for 5 minutes, then carefully transfer the cookies to the racks and let cool completely before serving.

Villakuyaya is the Key for a good Workout !!!

Do you know Villakuyaya organic dark chocolate has a lot of benefits for your health and can help you get fit?

Well, let me tell you! Villakuyaya organic dark chocolate is rich in flavonoids, and polyphenols, a class of antioxidants. All in all it is a complex blend of chemicals and compounds with a growing list of health benefits. It is better to choose a higher percentage bar, as the higher percentage means it has more cacao, and more healthy nutrients.

The higher percentages start at 80% and you can have a daily dose of 20 to 30 gr. If you are working out, you should have doses before and after you exercise.

Your fitness goals could be solved with a piece of our Villakuyaya organic dark chocolate, which will reduce your hunger cravings, satisfy your appetite, and offer you a lot of essential energy.

The effect of these antioxidants will avoid your muscles from becoming too achy after and during strenuous workouts.

Your mind will be stimulated to keep your focus on the intense activity, and it also releases serotonin which is going to calm the nervous system down.

Meanwhile the epicatechin, another antioxidant in dark chocolate, will increase the oxygen flow throughout the bloodstream. This will lower blood pressure because chocolate is considered a vasodilator.

Hopefully, we have explained how Villakuyaya could be your best partner in your daily workout routine, so go ahead and indulge, and let your sensations be entertained

What a year!!!

To return to my blog was a very challenging thing to take up. Since the last time I was writing way back in January 2019, before my little Samuel arrived, I have had to adjust to being a mom for the first time.

It is amazing, but at the same time a full time job and takes up a lot of time.

2019 was a successful year for Villakuyaya, with a lot of wonderful local and international shows where we attended and I met a lot of you guys, my loyalty customers, who love our Villakuyaya chocolate bars and of course our history and background.

It is very unexpected how everything can change overnight, and this is how Covid-19 changed all of our lives. Most of us have spent the year in our homes to be safe, and others were our heroes who saved lives on the front lines, and others who left us and only left a sad memory.

We almost end 2020 with a lot more changes in our lives, but everyday we hope. Everyday people like me or like you had to wake up to cheer up our family, friends, and of course our loyal customers.

I want to end this with a great thank you for your support, and for sharing and introducing your friends and family to Villakuyaya - We truly appreciate it.

This motivates me to keep going with my small business, and to keep doing what i do to bring great chocolate and smiles to your faces.

From my family to yours