Founded in Inverurie in 2022 by Helen Arkwright, CocoCaramel began from her passion for patisserie and the finest Aberdeenshire produce. After setting up at farmers’ markets with cakes and jams in late 2016, her discovery of caramel making in early 2022 was the spark that led to CocoCaramel’s launch later that same year. Today, each piece is still lovingly handmade in Helen’s kitchen, capturing local flavour in every bite.

Helen’s creations have earned national recognition, winning multiple Great Taste Awards, a Bronze Award from the Academy of Chocolate, and Best New Product at the North East Scotland Food & Drink Awards.

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INGREDIENTS & ETHOS

It's Always Handmade.

There are no shortcuts, no outsourcing. Each chocolate is made, piped, filled, and finished by the loving hands' of Helen and her Kitchen Assistant. That’s how we keep the texture perfect and the flavours vibrant. Small batch means we can be creative yet consistent- your chocolates are fresh and we're always proud of what leaves our kitchen.

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Making chocolate-coated caramels on a kitchen surface
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Award-Winning Standards

Every recipe starts with taste. Whether it’s muscovado sugar, honey from Scottish hives, or a splash of single malt Whiskey, we work and rework to perfect the balance, texture and flavour profile of our chocolates. So yes, Helen's friends and family have become quite the chocolate and caramel connoisseurs, but our caramels have also been recognised by The Great Taste Awards, the Academy of Chocolate and North East Scotland Food & Drink.

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Responsibly Sourced Ingredients.

CocoCaramel began with a simple idea: to celebrate the best of Scotland’s larder. Every chocolate we make starts with ingredients we know and trust: creamy Scottish butter, fresh local raspberries, or even fragrant lavender from our own kitchen garden. When we can’t grow it ourselves, we work with producers who share our values- like the beekeepers behind our heather honey, or our cocoa suppliers who can trace every bean back to the farm where it was grown.

We believe good things should leave a good mark. Our packaging is made to look beautiful and be easy to recycle at home.

The Story, Until Now

NOV 2016

Helen is made redundant in the oil industry downturn of 2016, so sets up a cakes and bakes business and sells cakes, patisserie and jams at the Inverurie & Huntly farmers’ markets

MARCH 2022

A chocolate caramel course in March 2022 totally opens her eyes (and taste buds!) to the amazing flavours and styles of caramels.

JUNE 2022

Helen attends a few chocolate courses, and a two day masterclass, finding a passion for combining caramels with chocolate some of my favourite local produce.

NOV 2022

COCOCARAMEL is born! Helen launches with 3 different chocolate caramel collections; The Wee Dram, The Perfect Tonic, A Taste of Doric.

JUNE 2023

COCOCARAMEL wins Best New Product for an Emerging Business at the North East Scotland Food and Drink Awards!

SEPT 2023

Launch of the 4th caramel collection- The Bees Knees

MAY 2024

COCOCARAMEL is Highly Commended for Best New Business at the North East Scotland Food and Drink Awards

JULY 2024

COCOCARAMEL receives TWO Great Taste Awards for our Muscovado and Smoked Sea Salt Caramel and our Blossom honey caramel

DEC 2024

COCOCARAMEL receives a Bronze Award from the Academy of Chocolate, for our Glen Garioch Whisky Caramel

MARCH 2025

We launch our caramel filled bars

AUG 2025

Our Salted Peacan and Maple Syrup caramel chocolate wins TWO stars at The Great Taste Awards 2025!

Our Creations