57 Chocolate
Adinkra Chocolate
Chocolate
Confectioneries
Adinkra Chocolate from the 57 Chocolate collection is an elegant tasting box inspired by Ghana’s rich cultural heritage. It contains 12 small chocolate pieces in six different flavors: 73% dark, 55% milk, white, mocha latte, bissap (hibiscus), and moringa.
Each piece is embossed with an Adinkra symbol - a traditional Ashanti design that conveys philosophical and moral messages such as wisdom, unity, strength, and humility. These symbols transform the chocolate into a cultural artifact that blends taste with meaning.
The texture is smooth and compact, while each variety offers a distinct sensory experience - from the bold bitterness of dark chocolate to the floral and herbal notes of hibiscus and moringa. All chocolates are handcrafted in small batches using only local ingredients, without artificial additives or preservatives.
Producer
57 Chocolate is a pioneering bean-to-bar brand from Accra, Ghana, founded in 2016 by sisters Kimberly and Priscilla Addison with the goal of changing the narrative around African cocoa. The name “57” symbolically refers to 1957 - the year Ghana gained independence - reflecting the brand’s vision of economic and cultural empowerment through local production.
The company was created to demonstrate that high-quality chocolate can be produced in the very country where cocoa originates, rather than being merely exported as a raw material to Europe. All cocoa is sourced from Ghanaian farms, and the entire production process is carefully controlled - from bean to bar.
Their range includes dark, milk, and white chocolates, as well as varieties enriched with local ingredients. Particularly distinctive are the “Adinkra” bars - small chocolate tablets embossed with symbols from the Ashanti culture, each carrying its own meaning and message.
Through a blend of contemporary aesthetics and deep respect for origin, Kimberly and Priscilla Addison have positioned 57 Chocolate as a defining voice of the new generation of African chocolatiers.