When it comes to Valentine’s Day, chocolate is compulsory. You can’t avoid it, no matter how hard you try, so you might as well get the good stuff.
Comedian Jim Gaffigan once said that eating chocolates from a box is always a gamble. You could get caramel, you could get something that tastes like Aquafresh toothpaste. Or worse: you open up the box only to be attacked by a swarm of wasps.
Don’t wait until the last minute and buy a lesser box at your local drugstore in a panic. Choose a chocolate gift sets your boo will actually like.
1) Dove dark chocolate truffles heart gift box
There’s no silkier chocolate than Dove. Whenever your Valentine reaches for a dark chocolate truffle, they’ll melt over the romantic messages under the candy. It even comes wrapped in a lovely purple bow. Also available in milk chocolate.
Price: $11.86
2) Ferrero Rocher box
Ferrero Rocher hazelnut chocolates are so good they’re wrapped in gold. This box contains 48 hazelnuts enrobed with milk chocolate and a crisp wafer, offering a truffle that almost bites back. Plus, since it comes with 48 chocolates, your boo may be inclined to share them with you.
Price: $12.49
3) Ghirardelli Valentine’s Day sweetheart box
This box contains heart-shaped truffles in four gourmet flavors to satisfy even picky chocolate palates. Flavors include chocolate almond cream, dark chocolate with cacao nibs, milk chocolate with caramel cream and chocolate hazelnut with toffee bits. Good enough to give away, or to eat alone in a heartbroken binge.
Price: $18.78
4) Twix’s heart-shaped box
Not everyone goes gaga for fancy chocolates. Some amongst us enjoy unpretentious blue-collar, working stiff candy bars like Twix. This heart-shaped box is filled with Twix Minis, the simple but oh so satisfying caramel cookie coated in chocolate.
Price: $9
5) Godiva Gold Ballotin Valentine’s Day box
If you’re only a casual chocolate fan, look away. Like the Arc of the Covenant, looking at this treasure unprepared will melt your face clean off. Each of the 19 jewel-like pieces in this box are made of only the finest Belgian dark, milk and white chocolates. Flavor profiles include cocoa friendly pals like mint and coffee. If you plan on popping the question, skip the ring and go with this baby.
Price on Amazon: $28.79
6) Oh! Nuts’ box of chocolate-covered Oreos
If your boo is a little extra, give ’em something a little extra–like this box of gourmet chocolate covered Oreos. Included are 20 dark and white chocolate covered Oreos drizzled with even more chocolate and topped with nuts, sprinkles, coconut, and even dried fruit!
Price: $31.95
7) Heart-shaped nonpareils
The same sprinkle-covered dark chocolates you know and love, just in a heart shape!
Price: $26
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