About Nanou’s Vegan Chocolates

There is magic in chocolate

It can lighten up the saddest face

Crafted with a passion for the art of making artisanal chocolates, itCanBeVegan’s motto is to create irresistible vegan chocolates, exquisite first to the eyes, second to the olfactive sense and last to the taste buds. Nanou combines beauty and flavor to provide a feast for all your senses and uplift your mood. 

Chocolate is synonym to sweetness, warmth, friendship, celebration and much more. It’s one of the most sophisticated products there is, leading to endless possibilities through simple, subtle, creative processes..

Nanou’s lab is based in her home in Oakland, California,  and is an official cottage food operation approved by the Alameda County Department of Environmental Health. All her chocolates are made of unprocessed, plant-based ingredients, good for our health and kinder to our animal friends.

Nanou is a chocoholic, mostly of dark chocolate, and considers it a professional obligation to have her daily intake of chocolates, assessing their delicate color, their inviting aroma, unique texture and audacious flavors.

From carefully seeking out fruity, spicy, bitter and more nuances of chocolate , selecting freshly roasted nuts, limiting the amount of sugar and boosting the filling flavors with coffee, tea or fruit, Nanou’s purpose is to bring to new height your expectations in the art of chocolate tasting. Pair these with coffee, tea, wine for ultimate pleasure

A little too much chocolate is just about right

Chocolate Training Timeline


December 2021

Completed with Honors the Professional Chocolatier Program from Ecole Chocolat


March 2022 

Completed the Chocolate Quality & Shelf Life Program from Ecole Chocolat


2022 - 2023

Turned our dining room into my chocolate lab, got more molds, more chocolates, colored cocoa butter, and flooded my friends and family with chocolates and more chocolates


January 2023


March 2023

Completed the Color on Chocolate Masterclass from Ecole Chocolat


May 2023


October 2023

itCanBeVegan.com Grand Opening


Thanks to the support of my family and friends, I now feel ready to share my best confections with you and can’t wait to hear your comments and get your feedback.

Special Thanks to Ishan (@ishansahaphotography) for his amazing pictures of Nanou’s chocolates: a true inspiration.

"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt."
Charles M. Schulz

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