Lasang Pinoy 16: Chocolate Polvoron

December 13, 2006 | Desserts, Filipino food, Lasang Pinoy | Print This Post Print This Post


For the uninitiated, polvoron is a sweet Filipino delicacy. It is a compressed and molded mixture of toasted flour, powdered milk, sugar and butter. It comes in many varieties including polvoron with pinipig (toasted pounded rice), with nuts or with cocoa powder. The mixture is pressed into a special mold with a spring handle to push out the molded polvoron into square pieces of cellophane paper where it is wrapped.

It was during a trip to Los Baños, Laguna last year when we first sampled chocolate coated polvoron. I bought a pack, just to try, and handed the package to the kids in the backseat. We made another stop to check out some potted herbs. Because it was drizzling, we left the kids in the car with instructions to lock the doors. I went ahead and inspected the potted herbs. After a few minutes, my husband went back to the car to check up on the kids. He came back for me with the news that the kids couldn’t talk — their mouths were full and with every word spoken out came the powdery milk of the polvoron. In short, they liked it. Too bad that we couldn’t find chocolate coated polvoron in our area, not even in Metro Manila. Until last night.

dark chocolate and white chocolate polvoron

We had dinner at Vieux Chalet last night — again. Yesterday was our 15th wedding anniversary and we always eat out on our wedding anniversary. But since yesterday was a schoolday, we had to choose a restaurant that was near enough and which would not entail getting caught in traffic jams especially with the Christmas rush. We asked the kids the day before where they wanted to go and they gave the same answer — Vieux Chalet.

So off to Vieux Chalet we went. We were chatting with the owner, Susan Hassig, all throughout dinner. When our cappuccino was served at the end of the meal, she asked what we wanted for dessert. We were so full we couldn’t think of ordering even a slice of cake or a scoop of ice cream. That was when she said she had something for us to try.

chocolate coated polvoron with pinipig

She came back with a festive box the size of a fruitcake. We opened it and discovered it was full of polvoron. At first, I thought she must have been mistaken when she said they were chocolate coated polvoron because some of the pieces I saw were distinctly white — the color of regular polvoron.

white chocolate coated polvoron

When I unwrapped it… oh, it was white chocolate coated polvoron. I bit into it and there were bits of pinipig inside. My husband took a dark chocolate coated piece and discovered that the polvoron tasted like cookies and cream. Unlike the rough and uneven chocolate coating of the polvoron in Los Baños, these were smooth, the chocolate coating was even and the craftsmanship was just wonderful.

chocolate polvoron comes in christmas gift boxes

And, yes, they were for sale by the box. We ordered 25 boxes. I normally don’t give food gifts but I’m making an exception this year. Sorry that I do not have the recipe for this glorious delicacy but I’ll do the next best thing. I’ll give you the contact information in case you want to order them. The landline is 6970396 and the cell phone number is 09178565175. Just ask for Susan Hassig. :)

This chocolate polvoron entry is part of Lasang Pinoy 16: Holiday Food Gifts.

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50 Responses to “Lasang Pinoy 16: Chocolate Polvoron”

  1. Leah on December 14th, 2006 2:55 am

    Hi Connie,

    Thanks for the contact info. In the last few years, it has been hard to find good pasalubong from the Philippines because it seems everything can be had here in the US. The chocolate covered polvoron looks and sounds really decadent! I will make sure I get some in February when I visit.

  2. cathy on December 14th, 2006 6:46 am

    sassy, does susan make the polvorons herself or is she just a distributor? they look very good!!!

  3. maan on December 14th, 2006 9:35 am

    hi connie,
    may i know how much a box of this polvoron cost? and where specifically is Vieux Chalet?

    thanks!

  4. Connie on December 14th, 2006 11:00 am

    Leah, I’m not so sure that they are available all year round.

    Cathy, the polvorons are not made in Vieux Chalet.

    maan, i’ll have to ask my husband about the price. or you can just text the number above to be sure. Vieux Chalet is on Taktak Road in Antipolo.

  5. neri on December 14th, 2006 2:40 pm

    hi connie,

    i just called ms. susan, kaya lang next week pa ulit pwedeng mag order. :sad: thank you fo posting this, nag ka-idea tuloy ako on what to give our friends this xmas.

  6. Connie on December 14th, 2006 4:42 pm

    nari, kami din yung 2nd batch nung 25 boxes, next week pa eh. i think making the chocolate polvoron is labor intensive.

  7. Malou See on December 16th, 2006 9:58 am

    Yes…I admit Pulvoron is labor intensive…been making this (Chocolate coated Pulvoron) for my home based business for two years now. Sad, this type of goodies doesnt click with the Chinese society in terms of gift giving. There are a lot of great Filipino delicacy great for gift giving….its the artistic way of presenting that counts.

  8. Connie on December 23rd, 2006 1:49 am

    Hi Malou. You wrote: “its the artistic way of presenting that counts.”

    Is that so? I think it is the quality of the product that counts. Relying on presentation rather than the quality of the product is much like cheating customers — all style, no substance.

  9. mike on December 23rd, 2006 4:14 pm

    Hi Connie,

    Thank you for joining us in this LP round! Those chocolate polvoron look yummy!

    MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and your family!

  10. Connie on December 23rd, 2006 4:25 pm

    Holiday greetings to you and yours too, Mike. :)

    Re LP: I always join UNLESS I forget hehehehehe

  11. Nenette Santos on December 25th, 2006 11:18 pm

    Hi Connie,

    Thank you very much for your wonderful comments about my family’s chocolate coated pulvoron. It is my sister Lea, who has been friends with Susan Hassig for years, who makes those pulvoron with the help of our parents. And thanks also for the 25 boxes that you ordered. I just talked to her, and she told me about this blog, so I went online as and read to her what you wrote about their pulvoron. My sister told me that she plans to make this all year-round. So those who wants to order may place it through Vieux Chalet.

  12. Connie on December 26th, 2006 2:49 pm

    Hi Nenette, all year round sounds great! Balikbayans will be very very interested. :)

  13. Neng De Leon on March 7th, 2007 5:38 pm

    Hi Connie! I am planning to go Laguna to look for that Cholate pulvoron you are talking about. may i ask where exactly in Los banos I could find those delicacies? thank you

  14. Neng De Leon on March 7th, 2007 5:41 pm

    Oh before I forgot! This blog is amazing! You are so generous, sharing your knowledge & talents on cooking! May God bless you more & more!:smile:

  15. Connie on March 8th, 2007 1:33 pm

    Neng, they are sold in a lot of pasalubong stores. Even some outlets of Colette’s.

  16. Leo on March 22nd, 2007 11:52 am

    :roll:
    As I’ve know The No.1 CHCOCOLATE COATED POLVORON
    located at san pedro,laguna.Dealers welcome unlimited income..
    Look CHOCOVRON town proper.

  17. tea on July 17th, 2007 2:58 pm

    check out “house of polvoron”, ms Connie. they have carts in malls, one i know of is at megamall. they launched last 2002 i think. they have a beatiful line of coated polvoron reasonably priced. ;)

  18. abi on August 9th, 2007 1:54 pm

    ask ko lng if can u help me how to make a chocolate coated polvoron,,,thanks

  19. Connie on August 9th, 2007 10:44 pm

    thanks for the info, tea. will remember that. :)

    no, i can’t, abi. you’re welcome.

  20. ruth yu on August 16th, 2007 4:00 pm

    pls help me give some recipe for her chocolate polvoron,cause i’m the one of fans of u,then i would like to try it from my kids and my business here in visayas pls i hope u will give me some idea cause i want to try to cook that then some business also,hope u understand me,i will wait for your reply to me

    respecfully
    ruth

  21. cheyenne on September 2nd, 2007 10:36 am

    hello,
    can i ask how to make this polvoron because i would like to make them 4 my mom and dad for their anniversary just once!

    what are the ingredients

  22. cecilia on September 11th, 2007 5:38 pm

    chocolate covered polvoron is aslo available in quezon city at a small bakery in teacher’s village, diliman…near the claret school. they also get their sock from san pedro, laguna

  23. aileen del rosario on September 15th, 2007 2:10 pm

    I am from olongapo and i’m looking for a training center that could help me about making coated polvoron, making kutsinta and other delicasies or native delicacies.

  24. shang on September 16th, 2007 10:14 am

    hi! i love this coated polvoron, hope i can have a recipe like this so i can make and send it to my in laws in canada. thnks.

  25. marlon gonzalez on September 21st, 2007 4:24 pm

    i so interested with the ingredient and process of the choco polvoron. can you share it?

  26. Connie on September 21st, 2007 9:33 pm

    marlon, if i have the recipe, i probably would. but if you read the entry, you would know that i DON’T have it.

  27. Josie on September 28th, 2007 8:31 am

    I love making homemade goodies to give friends at Christmas - and one of them is the polvoron. I make the regular polvoron every year, except that this year they will look a lot fancier (thanks for your info on the chocolate coated polvoron). I think I have an idea on how to make them. (I’ll have to try since we can’t order them anywhere here yet.) The sprinkles sure gave the above-pictured polvoron a festive look.

    About Vieux Chalet: I’d been checking on the internet for a place to stay overnight in Antipolo, and read about Vieux Chalet. I was quite impressed with the description of the place, but confused by the conflicting comments of people who had been there. Lately, however, reading about your family trips to Vieux Chalet have erased all my doubts. We will spend a night there on our next visit to the Philippines.

    It’s a pleasure visiting your blog, Connie.

  28. ane on September 30th, 2007 8:23 pm

    if only i can have ur recipe for my own business! ur polvoron is really delicious and i hope i can also do the same with my polvoron here in cebu because i tried to do coated polvoron many times but i cannot do it right.

  29. jessica on October 25th, 2007 12:17 am

    can you help me and give me a copy of chocolate coated polvoron recipe? i really want to know the recipe of polvoron, one of my source in income this coming christmas.. hope you can help me

  30. candy on November 3rd, 2007 11:33 pm

    hi.. there!! im new here,and i just want to share with you, that im in the bussiness of chocolate coated polvoron also,we are located at calamba, city, laguna, for who are interested may be you can give or send to them our contact numbers, at 049-545-6448 / 09159864803just look for candy. its, delicious and very affordable pa… try niyo.. thanks much!! hope you can help me on my bussiness… thanks again and god bless..

  31. jonah venzon on November 19th, 2007 9:16 pm

    can you help me and give me a copy of chocolate coated polvoron recipe? i really want to know the recipe of polvoron, one of my source in income this coming christmas.. hope you can help me.PLSSSSSSS……….. Hope you can give me a delicious recipes of chocolate coated polvoron… thanks1

  32. sharwie on November 26th, 2007 1:06 pm

    ei connie..
    can you teach me on how 2 prepare that kind of polvoron..
    how 2 put a chocolate and milk coat..thanks..
    hope you will…
    Godbless..
    more power..
    heres my friendster..
    sharwie_cute@yahoo.com.ph..
    more thanks..

  33. lyn on December 5th, 2007 12:28 pm

    hi, your chocolate coated polvoron looks really good. i would like to learn how to make it for giveaways this christmas. can you help me with its recipe? how do you coat it with chocolate? i hope you can help me.
    here’s my email..
    phoenix_1284@yahoo.com

    thanks!

  34. Rose on December 19th, 2007 1:55 pm

    Hi.. Parang ang sarap ng polvoron.. pwede po mahingi yung recipe mo? nco_que_mrpajaroja@hotmail.com

  35. ERILLE ARABIA on December 29th, 2007 3:13 pm

    can i have your recipe?

  36. badette on January 31st, 2008 11:53 am

    can i have your recipe pls i cant wait to taste it pls thank u

  37. Vivian Topacio on February 5th, 2008 6:00 pm

    Hi this is vivian I taste your chocolate coated polvoron and my kids love it, can I ask for your recipe of this, especially on how you do the chocoalte coating. I would appreciate it very much. Thanks and I’ll wait for your recipe.

    Vivian

  38. roselle on February 20th, 2008 12:10 am

    Hi, connie it’s me rosel, so now i know you are the famous writer of this website, Iám very proud of you friend. Can’t believe that because I wanted to have a good polvoron I will discover this site. Thanks for all the info.

  39. Leto on February 29th, 2008 12:02 pm

    Hello! am interested to know the exact address of chocovron at San Pedro, Laguna. can anybody give me the exact address? SALAMAT!

  40. Kenneth on May 26th, 2008 10:24 am

    i want to try your chocolate coated polvoron. where can i buy those? thanks

  41. Connie on May 26th, 2008 1:32 pm

    READ, Kenneth, instead of just looking at the photo.

  42. Greg on May 29th, 2008 5:12 pm

    Hi To All,

    I will be selling Original Chocolate Coated Pulvuron (Chocovron) by last week of June or July this 2008, as my part time extra income. Those Original Chocovron that I will sell is directly from San Pedro Laguna.

    You may contact me at gregrustique@yahoo.com or 09195261770 for reservation (good for kids party giveaway, pasalubong, and gift).

    By the way i’m from Pasig.

    Thanks,

    Greg

  43. Ella on June 27th, 2008 11:33 pm

    Hi! You’re chocolate covered polvoron looks really good. Can I ask for the recipe? I am looking forward on your reply.

    Thanks!
    Ella

  44. Ella on June 27th, 2008 11:36 pm

    by the way, my e-mail add is luvsko08@yahoo.com.

    thanks in advance!

    ella

  45. jaypee on July 3rd, 2008 11:12 am

    gudam..can you help me how to do a coated chocolate polvoron because we have a feasibility study and we need your help to do this study..plz..hope you reply..you can reach me at 09284566883….eranioinfante_17@yahoo.com…tnx…

  46. greg on July 22nd, 2008 6:22 pm

    ChocoVron is #1 Chocolate Coated Polvoron in our country.Bukod sa masarap,affordable pa.When I start selling as extra income,hindi ako nahirapan mag tinda dahil kilala na sila sa market at Their Quality is our taste talaga.Nag enjoy talaga ako sa pagtinda nito dahil malaki ang naitulong sa akin,lalo na sa sitwasyon ngayon mahirap umasa sa sweldo at mahirap din kung manggagaya ka din dapat you create your own products.para kakampi mo si GOD.

  47. YHNA on September 11th, 2008 7:12 pm

    KUYA GREG,
    PWEDE PO BANG MAHINGI UNG PROCEDURE PNO PAG GWA NG PULVORON U N COATED? PLS…. D2 PO AKO S PALAWAN GUSTO KO DIN POSNANG KUMITA… GOD BLESS…
    E2 PO UNG EMAIL ADD KO… MEMZ_0630@YAHOO.COM

  48. rcel on September 25th, 2008 12:19 pm

    good day!

    if ever na mag order po ako as my part time pakisend po wholesale price at retail price to my email

    thanks

  49. Swedish on October 4th, 2008 2:00 am

    hi! I think your polvoron tastes so good with the chocolate,and i am interested to know how to make it. Can i have your recipe of this, i want to try it. Don’t worrt i live in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Here is my email Address : eesparaz@yahoo.com. Please. Thanks in advance.

  50. Airish a. Cajolo on October 6th, 2008 5:43 pm

    I really love to make polvoron. Can you give me a recipe of chocolate polvoron? please….I want to know how to make it. Thank you!

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