Aztecs made chocolate from the cocoa bean found in trees. They used chocolate for many different things, beverages, religious sacrifices, and even currency. The Aztecs used the cocoa been for some wines. including chocolate the Aztecs used chilli peppers and other sices to add flavor. As for currency, Aztec tax collectors would collect the chocolate for taxes. The Aztecs sacrificed chocolate for the god Quetzalcoat's (God of learning an wisdom). The Aztecs thought they'd gain wisdom by doing that.