Sweet Filipino creativity

Auro Chocolate’s latest collaboration with chef Nouel Catis further solidifies the vibrant chocolate industry of the Philippines.

Launching at the Auro World Chocolate Fair last week at S’Maison are the Auro x SNA’AP Bars, a one-of-a-kind sweet way to experience the viral Dubai Chocolate.

“We are so proud to be working with chef Nouel Catis, the original creator of the viral Dubai chocolate recipe. It’s something that we are so proud of. As a Filipino brand and a Filipino chef and proud creator of the Dubai chocolate recipe, it’s important for us as Filipinos to be supportive of other Filipinos. Other people can take our ideas but they can never take away our creativity,” Mark Ocampo, Auro Chocolate co-founder, said.

The partnership is also a way for Catis to highlight the world-class Filipino creativity. He said,”Our creativity is top-notch, we shouldn’t doubt ourselves with what we bring to the table.”

His overall chocolatey advocacy? To promote local talents and bring them to the world stage. “We are a country that has a wonderful chocolate origin. We need the world to know that we have such vibrant industry and we are thriving,” Catis added.

Now in its sixth year, the S Maison x Auro World Chocolate Fair transformed the mall’s main atrium into an ultimate dessert battlefield with its Aliens vs Dinosaurs theme.

Auro Chocolate Café served good stuff, some of which are the Ooey Gooey Chocolatey Caramely Tub Cake, Creamylicious Crispylicious Turon Tub Cake and Walang Tirang Tiramisu Tub Cake.

Bubu Bars got a flavor for every kind of explorer: Dark Chocolate Cacao Crunch Dark chocolate ice cream; Dark Chocolate topped with Auro Cacao Nibs & Maldon Sea Salt; Golden Goodness Hazelnut ice cream; Fancy Pant Roasted strawberry ice cream; Nuts for You Vanilla almond ice cream; Basic Bu Classic vanilla ice cream; and You Little Monkey Roasted banana ice cream.

Daniel Baker’s Auro Crisps and Fudge Brownies as well as Mindful Indulgence’s Peanut Butter Cups and Faux Trix are to die for. Conrad Manila went full Cretaceous with a lineup of sweet creations that are as delightful as they are dangerously craveable.

Meru, a Japanese-inspired bakery brought a calm, delicious balance to the chaos of space-time collision with its Custard, Chocolate Creampuffs and Scrambol Creampuff.

Serenitea featured its Cacao Lover line: Auro Cacao Cookies n Cream, Trio Choco, Cookie Supreme and Auro Cacao Frost.

Half Saints conjured new and limited-edition treats such as the Lava French Toast Caramelized French toast filled with 77 percent Auro dark chocolate and Triple Chocolate Fudge Brownies Three intensities of Auro Chocolate.

Last, Ciento Cookies, crash-landed with its Auro Brookie, Chocolate Chip Crookie, Biscoff Crookie, Cienthin Cups and a full Auro lineup: Birthday Bash, Midnight Cheesecake, S’mores Campfire, Pistachio 2 Ways, Red Velvet Cream Cheese, Biscoffee and Classic Chocolate Chip.

Auro Chocolate is an internationally awarded tree-to-bar chocolate brand that promotes sustainability by working directly with local farmers to create fine Filipino cacao beans, ingredients and retail products with unique and bold tropical flavors.