You often see online and brick-and-mortar sites advertising their handmade products. When it comes to clothes or jewelry, handmade makes perfect sense to you. But the uninitiated is sure to ask this question, while sinking their teeth into one of the many popular chocolate bars. What are handmade chocolates?
You may know the answer or you may not. Either way, handmade chocolates are distinct from commercially available ones. There are many levels of distinction but two things really set them apart.
They are the production technique and the item quantity. Handmade chocolates like the ones found at Chocholik.com are produced in small batches and use limited or special machinery. Do you want to try some handmade chocolates made by experts and from the finest Belgian couventure? Read on.
Five Handmade Chocolates
Rum Raisin Caramel Chocolate
This Rum Raisin Caramel Chocolate adds to festivities and other occasions. You get to experience the sweetness of caramel and raisin tinged in rum. The hard, dark surface has line designs on it with a white streak in the middle. Rock salt added to the rum soaked raisins enhances the flavor.
This collection is available in boxes of 8, 12, 16 and 18 pieces and can be gift wrapped by paying extra. If you are not keen on drinking but want to enjoy the taste of rum, these chocolate pieces along with the Rum truffle make the perfect companions. Teetotalers needn’t despair as the other handmade products presented here, are rum free.
Coconut Truffles
Do you have a friend who misses her hometown and its swaying coconut trees? You can now comfort her with a cool and tasty gift. She will be thrilled and happy to receive these coconut truffles, hard on the outside and soft on the inside, much like coconuts.
These round balls of cream, white chocolate and Thai coconut powder covered in dark chocolate and coconut will take her down memory lane. They are available as 18 piece boxes. Enjoy them as coconut lovers or gift them to someone who is fond of the flavor.
Minty Diamond
Are you a mint person? Does the smell and taste of mint get to you every time? Whet you appetite and reward your taste buds with some chocolate, specifically, the Minty Diamond. This gourmet collection is made with dark chocolate that has been blended with cocoa butter, cream and mint.
The diamond shaped pieces are then coated with white chocolate and given a vibrant green color. The collection is available as 9, 12, 16 and 25 piece boxes. You will end up feeling cool and refreshed, not to mention satiated after tasting a few pieces.
Lemon Chocolate
When life deals you a lemon, what do you do? Most will make a lemonade, a few enterprising will try a souffle, but the truly creative will come up with Lemon Chocolates. The exquisite pieces are a combination of dark chocolate, butter and lemon juice which are then coated in white chocolate.
The dome shaped delights are colored in a glossy combination of green and yellow. Stop admiring their perfect shape and color, and go ahead and buy some. They come in packs of 9, 12, 16 and 25 pieces.
Raspberry Chocolate
Does the very mention of this gourmet collection make you go into raptures? Well, nice to know, but it wouldn’t do you any good to just sing praises and not actually taste some Raspberry Chocolate.
This delectable item is made of dark chocolate that has been blended with fresh raspberries. They are then coated in white chocolate and given a glossy reddish-pink tinge. Gift a 9, 12, 16 or 25 piece box to anyone whose loves fruits specially berries.