Have you ever had a luxury handmade chocolate? A chocolate that’s made with substance and originality? That makes you feel warm and satisfied and gives real enjoyment the minute you bite into it? No? Every chocolate we make has it’s own unique recipe created by us. It is then made in our kitchen with the best of ingredients using only high grade quality cocoa. We make chocolates with the pure aim of giving real food pleasure to everyone who tastes them.

Anyone know how to make florentines? cos I certainly don’t! Just tried two recipes, what a disaster! Spread everywhere and couldn’t keep them in shape then they had the cheek to stick to the baking trays big time. Feels like Miss Burns’ cookery class at school all over again……

Just finished making this year’s Festive Truffles and I have to say they are the best yet! It may not be Christmas yet but that hasn’t stopped Chris and I sampling quite a few – for quality control purposes of course! Order online at www.hotchocolates.biz

Want to look forward to delicious chocolates dropping through your letterbox next week? We have 15% off everything this weekend. Just log in and use code HC15 to claim your discount. Ooh what a treat! www.hotchocolates.biz

Whether it’s dark, milk or white the British love their chocolate. Buttons, bars, sweets and puds we can’t get enough of the stuff. Traditionally, we have gorged ourselves on good old milk chocolate, the nation’s favourite, but what about now? Have tastes changed? Are we more sophisticated in what we eat or does the milk chocolate bar still stand head and shoulders above the rest? Let me know what you think, what’s your favourite chocolate dark, milk or white?

 I absolutely love these new boxes we have made up. They have our Hot Chocolates logo in gold or silver and a beautiful floral design on the front. They have a luxurious satin finish and open and close using a hidden magnet. The boxes carry two of our handmade chocolates and are perfect as a keepsake for storing little treasures you might otherwise lose. Order online from our Favours or Corporate Gifts page.

It’s always fun being able to “have a go” in the kitchen and this time it’s been especially fun because I have come up with something which I think is pretty good actually. I’ve made Raspberry and Orange Brandy Chocolates and just to make them extra lovely I’ve covered them in Ecuadorian chocolate with 71% cocoa. You can order online at hotchocolates.biz