Batch No. 5: Dark Chocolate Leaflets with Aleppo Pepper | Luke & Gail's

A Warm Twist on Our Foundation Recipe

Batch No. 5 starts where our original Batch No. 1 Leaflets begin: cacao paste, cacao butter, local raw honey, broccoli microgreen powder, and natural sea salt. To that clean foundation, we add one thing: Aleppo pepper flakes.

Why Aleppo Pepper?

Aleppo pepper is a Middle Eastern chili known for its fruity sweetness and gentle-building heat. Unlike cayenne or crushed red pepper, Aleppo doesn't hit hard and fast. It starts with a subtle warmth at the front of the palate, deepens in the middle, and finishes with a lingering glow at the back of the throat. That slow progression pairs beautifully with the natural richness of high-percentage dark chocolate.

We tested several pepper and chili varieties during development, and Aleppo stood out for its balance of sweetness, smokiness, and heat without overpowering the chocolate.

Clean Ingredients, Real Food

Every Batch No. 5 Leaflet is made with just six ingredients you can recognize and pronounce. No refined sugar, no artificial flavors, no chemical processing.

• The honey is locally sourced
• The broccoli microgreens are grown in-house then milled into powder here at our farm
• The cacao is sourced from a supplier we know by name.

How to Enjoy

Batch No. 5 rewards a slow approach. Bite into a small piece and take your time chewing it up.  The chocolate melts first, then the pepper warmth arrives.

Try pairing with black coffee, a glass of red wine, or aged cheese for a simple tasting experience at home.

Small-Batch, Hand-Crafted

Every Leaflet is melted, tempered and molded by hand at our family farm in Dallas, Pennsylvania. We make chocolate in small runs to maintain quality, and each batch is traceable from ingredients to finished product.