An edible anhydrous chocolate-based fat system is provided, having a
significant granulated sugar component. This provides an unusual mouth
sense, and allows for significantly different organoleptic properties of
the chocolate-based fat system--which otherwise emulates chocolate. The
chocolate may be light or dark, or white chocolate. An additional sweet
flavor may be added to the chocolate-based fat system, allowing for a
faster release of the additional flavor, by infusing or saturating the
granulated sugar component of the fat system with the additional flavor.
Typically, the granulated sugar component is saturated with an essential
oil of a chosen flavor. Apart from the granulated sugar component, the
remaining ingredients of the chocolate-based fat system are conched in the
usual manner in keeping with chocolate production techniques. A process
for production of the edible anhydrous chocolate-based fat system is
discussed, and typical machinery for carrying out that process is shown.