An additive manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a food product from a chocolate, milk and/or cocoa composition, the apparatus comprising: - a storage container having a storage volume, wherein the storage container is configured to be at least partially filled with a chocolate powder and comprises a storage container platform displaceably arranged along a displacement axis, - a building container having a building volume, wherein the building container is configured to be at least partially filled with the chocolate powder and comprises a building container platform displaceably arranged along the displacement axis, at least one controller configured to control displacement of the storage container platform and the building container platform, such that the storage container platform and the building container platform are displaced in opposite directions along the displacement axis; - a wiper configured to convey an amount of the chocolate powder from the storage container to the building container to form a printing layer of the chocolate powder in the building container, - an application system configured to apply a binder material, which comprises at least cocoa butter, to the printing layer, the application system comprising at least one nozzle, at least one heating element for heating the binder material, and at least one valve for controlling a flow of the binder material, wherein the application system is movable along at least two axes (X, Y) relative to the building container, and wherein the controller is further configured to control a movement of the application system, a temperature of the binder material based on controlling the at least one heating element, and the at least one valve, such that the binder material is kept in a flowable condition and is selectively applied to the printing layer to manufacture the food product. - a storage container having a storage volume, wherein the storage container is configured to be at least partially filled with a chocolate powder and comprises a storage container platform displaceably arranged along a displacement axis, - a building container having a building volume, wherein the building container is configured to be at least partially filled with the chocolate powder and comprises a building container platform displaceably arranged along the displacement axis, at least one controller configured to control displacement of the storage container platform and the building container platform, such that the storage container platform and the building container platform are displaced in opposite directions along the displacement axis; - a wiper configured to convey an amount of the chocolate powder from the storage container to the building container to form a printing layer of the chocolate powder in the building container, - an application system configured to apply a binder material, which comprises at least cocoa butter, to the printing layer, the application system comprising at least one nozzle, at least one heating element for heating the binder material, and at least one valve for controlling a flow of the binder material, wherein the application system is movable along at least two axes (X, Y) relative to the building container, and