Our love for chocolate goes as deep as its brown hue. Ever since humans learned how to make this treat from cacao trees, we’ve made it part of our diet as a dessert, a beverage, or even part of breakfast. It is sweet and loaded with happy hormones after all. No wonder it’s one of the first things people look for, ask for or think of when it comes to treats or surprises for special occasions. 

Have a special day coming up soon? You might already be thinking of chocolates, but in what form or flavour? While it may be tempting to just go lazy and get yourself or your loved one a good old pack of branded chocolate, wouldn’t that be too boring? Make the occasion worth celebrating by surprising or treating everyone to exciting chocolate gifts. Here are some ideas to choose from.

Custom-Made Chocolate Cakes

Let’s start with something easy and accessible: chocolate cakes. Whether you’re baking one yourself or getting one from a store, you can bet that your recipient will love this surprise. Chocolates today have more range than ever, with healthy vegan options or other customisations available to suit the person’s lifestyle or needs.

So don’t stop at the usual dark or white chocolate; explore how you can customise your cake so that it truly becomes a satisfying gift. Surprising an eco-conscious friend? Use sustainably sourced chocolate and make sure to label the gift as such! Choose bakeshops that can accommodate your custom-made requests for chocolate cake.

Box of Memorable Chocolates

How about a trip to memory lane with these sweet treats? Chocolate products have delighted many of us when we were younger, be it during childhood or back in college. Your gift recipient might have shared several chocolate treats or brands they liked back in the day. Scour the internet, your local stores, or attempt to recreate the flavours they loved in these memorable chocolates. Watch their eyes light up with recognition and nostalgia as they open your gift box and see each choco treat within.

Chocolate Bouquets 

For the couples out there, chocolate bouquets are quite popular as gifts. You can spoil your partner with this sweet surprise by having their favourite chocolates arranged in a way that resembles this iconic bundle of flowers. An engagement, wedding, honeymoon, or a similar event can become more romantic with your chocolate bouquets.

Still, make no mistake; these can also be great gifts for non-romantic occasions. You can give your mum this sweet bouquet on Mother’s Day, give one to a family member who’s celebrating their romantic occasion, or to someone who’s celebrating a baby shower. Any special day marked with sentimental feelings can bloom even more with chocolate bouquets.

Chocolate Hampers

Variety is the spice of life, but you can also say it brings sweetness to life. In this case, you’d make someone’s day sweeter by surprising them with the variety of a chocolate hamper. This would be perfect if your lucky recipient loves belgian chocolates, rocky road, dark chocolate bars, or some other choco treat. Why choose when you can just give them what they want? That’s the idea behind this. 

Many food stores let customers create their own chocolate hampers by selecting which treats to put in the basket. Meanwhile, some stores offer hampers with preselected chocolates. Either way, both can serve as nice gifts for Easter, Christmas, or other joyous occasions.

Choco-Covered Fruit Snacks

For the person who loves fruits and chocolates, this gift would be the one. Chocolate-covered fruit snacks are well-loved because of the experience eating it. You get to indulge in fresh, juicy fruit and the rich sweet flavour of chocolate. Strawberry, blueberry, banana or seedless grape are some of the fruits used, thanks to their small, pick-able nature. The choco-coated fruits are typically freeze-dried for preservation, so worry less about spoiling them. You or your lucky recipient might as well give these snacks a try if you haven’t yet! 

Homemade Chocolate Treats 

For those on a budget or those who simply prefer making the chocolate gift instead of buying it, handmade or homemade is the way to go. Thankfully, you now have access to many recipes online that can guide you on how to make simple chocolate treats. Because these are homemade, your receiver might appreciate the gift and the effort behind it. These would therefore be best given as surprises in family or intimate occasions. But hey, if your boss or acquaintance appreciates or doesn’t mind homemade choco treats, go for it!

Out of the six ideas we’ve explored as potential chocolate gifts, have you picked one already? Remember, these are just some of many more ideas out there. Feel free to combine or come up with your own chocolate gift, for example by using milk carob buttons from Naked Foods! Just trust in the flavour and happy hormones brought by chocolate as you prepare to order or make your own. Chocolates still are sweet surprises to this day.