These Christmas Chocolates Box Recipes are for you who is tired of all the Christmas cookies and would rather just make a lot of exciting chocolates! Every year I gift an assortment of delicious chocolates, from white to milk to dark, to filled and not filled. I'm positive you will find your favorite here too!
You can make as many or as few as you want, or just one to keep it simple. I often go for 7 varieties (8 in these photos), but that also takes me about 12 hours to make. However, if you split it into a weekend, with several little or big helpers, then it's not so bad. And it's fun - but most of all it's delicious!
And yes, I make so many because I want them too, so if you think you'll be giving them all away. Think again. It's so hard to resist a snappy chocolate filled with salted caramel or a peppermint filling. Trust me.
My perfect ratio of chocolates
So I want my Christmas chocolates box to have enough variety. That is why I want to mix and match between white, milk and dark chocolate. Snappy chocolates with creamy filling (aka Belgian pralines), some with a soft center and some without a center. Some truffles for creamy texture, and/or some fudge for chew.
- White chocolate - e.g., white chocolate filled with raspberry jam
- Milk chocolate - e.g., chocolates filled with salted caramel and/or almond crunch milk chocolates
- Dark chocolate - most other chocolates
- Truffles - for example coffee chocolate truffles or peppermint cream cheese filled truffles
- Fudge - like orange chocolate fudge
Apart from this, I also have to have the classic chocolate pairings;
- Coffee
- Peppermint
- Orange
- Salted caramel
- Nuts
So you see how easy it is to get at least 7-8 chocolates in my chocolate box? I am also always trying something new every year, as I can't seem to help myself. So whenever I find some new treats, I'll add them to this list!
Buttery, salted caramel pairs beautifully with decadent milk chocolate, creating the most delicate little chocolate covered salted caramels!
Super duper easy Milk Chocolates with Almond Crunch with only 4 ingredients! They are the perfect edible Christmas gift, based on a Norwegian favorite, the Krokanrull. These are one of the easiest of them all.
Homemade German hazelnut nougat needs just a few basic ingredients, and you get that soft, chocolatey and nutty gianduja paste - perfect to fill in these nut heaven pralines!
Easy peppermint patties recipe with a smooth and buttery peppermint filling and a snappy chocolate coating. So much delicious texture!
A dark chocolate snappy coating and a lusciously creamy peppermint filling. This is a classic combination for a reason!
Peppermint Cream Cheese Filled Truffles, a soft, slight buttery cream cheese filling, small crunchy chocolate chips and a snappy chocolate exterior. Perfect as an after dinner sweet, or to afternoon teas.
Easy Homemade Orange Chocolate Fudge is so - you know it - fudgy, and with an intense flavor of both orange and chocolate. A heavenly match!
Dreamy Creamy Chocolate Coffee Truffles are easy to make and luxuriously silky smooth chocolate and coffee pairing. Elegant, but easy!
White chocolate is a nice change of pace, and the raspberry jam is so fresh! A little sprinkle of salted pistachio nuts brings it all together.
So tell me, which one is your favorite?
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