The 28 Best Chocolate Gifts to Give on Valentine's Day

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Historically speaking, no singular gift idea has represented love like chocolate. It's a romantic symbol made with ingredients from far away lands. And at this point, it's probably more directly associated with Valentine's Day that St. Valentine, himself is. So cut some tension out of your brainstorming this February 14 and heed these words: The fairest gift on this loveliest holiday of them all can be back-to-basics chocolate.

Gifting chocolate is ingrained into this celebration between lovebirds in the last month of winter. And it just works, guaranteed to pique the interest of any sweet tooth. Here, we've got 28 can’t-fail chocolate confections that beat the boring drug store offerings. Truffles or bars, Belgian or Swiss, Godiva or artisan chocolatier—not to mention myriad flavors and edible designs—these chocolates will exhilarate even the most discriminating palate in your partner, and steal away their heart, if it isn’t already yours.

Michelin Chefs Selection

If your partner is a true chocolate connoisseur, they've probably tasted the best of the best. But have they tried a collection curated by a Michelin-starred chef and a chocolatier virtuoso, made in French techniques with classic American notes like cheesecake and banana foster?

Assorted Chocolate Gold Gift Box (36 pc)

You can't go wrong with the most classic, go-to option from the noted Belgian chocolatier when it comes to chocolate gifting, especially when you're gifting signature flavors with fillings in a timeless gold box.

Handmade Chocolate Ganache Blue Box

These sweets are decorated, both on the outside with whimsical images and on the inside with mouth-watering ganache.

Sea Salt Truffles in Mini Heart Box

One of Britain's oldest chocolatiers and one of very few chocolatiers of His Majesty The King. (Such a strange country.) But this little box will make them feel like royalty, and at such a nominal price.

Fair warning, this is a MINI box. It's in a cute little heart shape, but you're gonna want to supplement it with something else. To keep it in-house, just get another box from Charbonnel et Walker.

Belgian Chocolate Dipped Cookie Tower

Okay, okay. Not technically chocolate, but these are an assortment of chocolate drizzled treats. You can do Valentine's Day cookies, macaroons, biscotti's and espresso, we promise it'll be just as romantic.

Chocoholic Assortment

You get chocolates for Valentine's Day every year... It's getting a bit lazy. This time, get some chocolate-forward macarons, and bring them to your beloved at work. Then, in French fashion, the two of you go out for a two-hour lunch. And you only eat macarons, two glasses of champagne (each), and a pack of cigarettes.

Chocolate Truffles in Valentine's Day Heart Box

Some people think a heart-shaped box of chocolates can be a bit corny. But when the flavors are this good, there's really no argument to be made.

Dark Chocolate Truffle Collection

Make your dark chocolate selection the best (and darkest) from luxury chocolatier Vosges Haut-Chocolat, which also offers Exotic, Italian, and Milk Chocolate collections.

The Dalmore Scotch-Infused Chocolate Collection

The smoke of single malt scotch whisky and the luster of chocolate truffles come together to put a spontaneous smile on their face on the very first bite.

Signature Chocolate Truffles Gift Box - 20 Pieces

Here are 20 bits of edible art, a.k.a. handmade, hand-painted chocolate truffles in salted caramel, birthday cake, vanilla latte, rose, strawberry, honey peanut butter, matcha green tea, and more flavors, not to mention the doozy of a box they come in.

Deluxe Signature Chocolate Truffles

Is there anything in the culinary world as dreamy as sinking your teeth into the core of a chocolate truffle and letting the silky blend melt on your tongue? No. So 48 truffles for a chocolate lover to relish day by day make a big-time statement of love.

Fine Champagne Cognac Chocolate Truffles

It's the day to celebrate love, with an emphasis on celebration. Hence, a fine champagne is needed, not in unimaginative bottle form, but alongside cognac in a creamy mousse ganache form that is definitely in the upper echelon.

Small-Batch Organic Chocolate Library Gift Box

Unroasted dark chocolate bars of aged bourbon cask, oat milk, pink sea salt, maple & nibs, and green tea crunch flavors will make any curious chocolate lover gleeful. And if they like it that much, consider a subscription.

Orangettes, 38 Pieces

For the partner who loves it when a crunchy bite of chocolate has an intriguing inside that's not too hard to bite into, like tender oranges.

Vegan Truffle Collection

If nine chocolates in fruity, nutty notes like raspberry rose, hazelnut and orange weren't beguiling enough, these bonbons are also naturally vegan.

Ultimate Chocolate Trio

These beautiful gourmet chocolate bars are niche but up-and-coming. There's even a dark chocolate miso potato chip flavor, to balance a partner who is more sweet than bitter.

Chocolate Heart Pizza & Mallet

For the partner who's secure enough to dig your cheeky humor. Instead of fighting, why not channel anger into breaking a milk chocolate heart with a hammer? You don't even have to clean up the mess of pretzels, cookies, and chips—just eat it straight off the table.

4 Assorted Dark Chocolate Bars - Library Box

Spend a night with chocolate and wine—an undeniably romantic duo. After you've made your pick of vino, bring out this pack of wine infused chocolate bars to pair with it.

Signature Gray & Smoked Salt Caramels

Salted caramel chocolate is a cult favorite due to the unexpected mingling of sodium and sucrose.

15-Piece Artist Collection

These are not just chocolate, they're exquisite, edible art painted by artisan chocolatiers using colorful cocoa butter. Each piece is polished till it sparkles, and each abstract design expresses the piece's flavor.

One Dozen Chocolate Sweetheart Roses

A small gift that kills two birds with 12 Swiss milk chocolate rosebuds.

2024 Limited Edition Love Letter Box

This one's packaging makes your gesture of love obvious, and the 15 chocolate hearts make it romantic.

Chocolate Bars Around The Globe Gift Box

A box of four chocolate all-star flavors from around the world will satisfy their adventurous spirit. Bonus points if they can accurately name the flavor notes in Malibu Magic.

All Four One CBD Chocolate

Cannabis chocolates are as enlivening as your one true love. These CBD-infused, nutty dark chocolate bonbons are also as unforgettable as your love.

Love Selection Box

This lovely (no pun intended) gift set includes six different flavors of Danish chocolates like wild blueberry and salted caramel. The heart shape is sure to make whoever you are giving it to very happy.

Formal Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

If you want to think they're brides and grooms, sure go ahead. We just think they're tasty little strawberries that decided to get dressed up.

Sereni Tea Set of 3 Chocolate Bars

Three chocolate bars steeped in earl grey, matcha, and lemon flavors should be everyone's cup of tea.

Chocolate Lovers, 12-Pack

Although these are not technically just chocolate, they are choclate flavored and topped with all sorts of chocolate bits like chocolate chips and oreos. These are for the indulgent person who like extra double chocolate.

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