What are you getting your sweetie for Valentine’s Day? Chocolates are always a pleasure—and we’ve gathered some swoon-worthy chocolates. We also have some cookies and cakes that will make your beloved’s palate go pitter-patter if they (gasp!) don’t like chocolate.
Love Caramels by Sweet Revolution
Buttery, sweet maple and honey sweetened caramels topped with chocolate…what could be sweeter? These organic treats are beautifully wrapped, too, making them a captivating gift for caramel lovers.
Sweet Lips
Nothing says “kiss me” like these lip-shaped Belgian chocolates from artisan chocolatier Ilene Shane. Plus, they pop in your mouth, adding an extra dose of sizzle.
Flourless Chocolate Cake
This heart-shaped bittersweet chocolate cake topped with hand-shaven chocolate is the perfect postprandial dessert.
Conversation Heart Cookies
Send an endearing message to your beloved with these cookies that say, “Kiss Me,” “Hug Me,” “Be Mine,” and other charming phrases.
Love You Cookies
Give a box of these cookies—hand-iced hearts, Xs and Os—to your sweetheart and they’ll definitely get the message.
Exotic Truffles
These chocolates from Knipschildt Chocolatier have an exotic flair. Choose between Eucalyptus truffles, made from single-bean chocolate from Venezuela, Tasmanian eucalyptus and floral honey and Fortunato truffles, which are made with a rare, ancient cocoa recently rediscovered in Peru.
Valentine Heart Bark
Crunchy, creamy and colorful, this chocolate bar is studded with toasted almonds, white chocolate hearts and cocoa nibs. A perfectly enchanting gift.
Mini Valentine Cakes
Enjoy these mini Valentine cakes with your sweetheart over a glass of Champagne. Red velvet cake filled with cream cheese and topped with vanilla buttercream, these cakes are a divine dessert.
Pretty in Pink Ruffle Cake
A dessert to impress, this luscious chocolate cake is layered with raspberry buttercream and raspberry preserves—then frosted in chocolate buttercream. A shear delight for chocolate lovers.
NYC-based writer Tracey Ceurvels blogs about enjoying life through food and travel at The Busy Hedonist. She offers busy food lovers an easy + convenient dinner plan of fresh, seasonal dishes with weekly menus + shopping lists. Tracey’s articles about food + travel have appeared in The Boston Globe, Haute Living, PAPER, The New York Daily News, Time Out New York among other publications. Stay tuned for her iPhone App launching soon called iFoodShop: A Food Lover’s Guide to Shopping in NYC.
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Comments ( 4 )
wow, what and amazing list of wonderful treats! i want them all for myself. YUM! thanks so much for this list, i am on it asap.
@nasrine added these pithy words on Feb 01 12 at 12:30 pm I'm all over that flourless chocolate cake!!! Thank you, Tracey, for keeping us deliciously informed. Will post a link on my chocolate for breakfast fan page.
Sue Ann Gleason added these pithy words on Feb 01 12 at 1:03 pm If I didn’t have any ideas before, I do now! Thanks for a fun and colorful list, Tracey, including the “un-chocolate” alternatives. (Although those Fortunato truffles are calling my name…)
Kimby added these pithy words on Feb 01 12 at 4:49 pm Wow, Tracey, once again you've made my mouth water with your delicious descriptions! Since *I* am my Valentine this year, I think I will treat myself to a couple of these amazing concoctions and thoroughly enjoy the day, and myself!
Helen added these pithy words on Feb 04 12 at 11:10 am 
