Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without some delicious chocolates to delve into. And, with Guylian Chocolates easy to get at hand, there is no better way to share treats with your loved ones! The world’s favourite Belgian chocolatier, like every year, has something for everyone, and is certain to keep all the family happy.
With many delectable boxes available to us, it will be hard to choose which one you want! But, as they are all at fantastic prices, why not pick up one of each for a true treat! Below are two that I have had the pleasure of tasting.
La Perlina really is a mouth-watering box of chocolates. Each individual chocolate is made from 74% dark or milk chocolate and filled with a velvety smooth milk truffle centre. Yes, they do taste as good as they sound! Guylian’s 132g La Perlina box provides an intense chocolate sensation, guaranteed to appease chocolate lovers this Christmas. These would make great stocking fillers for many, but even better as a gift to yourself! These are available in a choice of milk or dark truffles and costs £3.99.
Guylian Temptations Gift Box is another fabulous chocolate selection! This latest creation takes their trademark Guylian seahorse shape, with each seahorse individually wrapped. The chocolates are then presented in a wonderful creative gift box, which doubles as a serving tray when opened. Each box contains an assortment of the Original Praliné (copper wrapper), Dark Praliné (dark brown wrapper), and the Milk Truffle (blue wrapper). These too would make a great gift, and are wonderful for putting on the table for guest.
Guylian’s Chocolates are available from all high street retailers and will without a doubt make a perfect accompaniment to your shopping basket this Christmas. For further information, please check out http://www.guylian.be. You can also visit their Facebook page where you will find lots of interactive fun.
Toblerone is a chocolate that has been around for over a Century. And, it is still a world famous chocolate bar giving us wonderful triangles of scrumptious chocolate. They are great at any time throughout the year, but are even better at Christmas time making fantastic stocking fillers for all!
This year Toblerone has released two yummy Christmas bars which are both under £5. This is what makes them so appealing for the younger generation or for those on a budget.
This Christmas Toblerone, the extra-ordinary Swiss chocolate, comes in a limited edition Christmas cracker style sleeve, making it the ultimate chocolate-lovers stocking filler! It will be perfect as a gift for friends and relatives of all ages. The Toblerone Cracker bar is also ideal for sharing with the family whilst watching warming Christmas films.
What’s more, in anticipation of a white Christmas Toblerone is proud to introduce Snow Top – a quirky new 100g bar which plays homage to Switzerland, the mountainous homeland of Toblerone! It looks fab! New Snow Top offers Toblerone fans an irresistible combination – delicious triangular peaks of Swiss milk chocolate infused with honey and almond nougat topped with creamy white chocolate – yummie. Perfect for those who love both varieties – Snow Top combines the best of both for milk and white chocolate lovers. The 100g Snow Top Toblerone is currently available exclusively in Asda stores for around a tiny £1.22.
For further details on Toblerone, including the history and ideas on delcious recipoies, please check out http://www.toblerone.co.uk. You can also join in with over 2,000,000 fans on their Facebook page.
Wow – now this is something else altogether! You honestly haven’t seen a Christmas Cake until you see this one. This stunning, bright and cheerful Christmas Candy Cake is the ultimate indulgence you could have this year. It is stuffed full of tasty festive sweeties and will delight both the young and old.
Doesn’t it look amazing! We have got to applaud Life is Sweets for making this cake available to us. It’s a Christmas cake but there is no cake, just all of your favourite sweets made to look like a cake. You can guarantee happy faces and bulging eyes when you put this out at Christmas. It’s something that the whole family can enjoy, and also makes a great treat to put on the table when you have a house full of Christmas guests. Just imagine tucking into all the sweet goodies that make up this fabulous treat – trust me, it’s the ultimate pleasure!
The Christmas Candy Cake is 250mm in diameter and weighs approx 2.1kg. The cake includes many favourite sweets including the following:-
• Apple Fizzy Belts
• Strawberry Fizzy Belts
• Clove Drops
• Marshmallows
• Winter mix
• Foam shrimps
• Blueberry menthol
• Juicy Lips
• And much, much more.
I urge you to give this Christmas Candy Cake a go – it looks fantastic and tastes even better! It costs £29.99 and is available from http://www.lifeissweets.co.uk.
As Life Is Sweets say:-
“Why not try it, you will love it! Here’s hoping your life is sweet!”
Thornton’s and Christmas should really go hand-in-hand with each other! After the unwrapping of gifts and a huge turkey dinner, sitting down in front of a blazing fire, with a glass of bubbly and a box of scrumptious chocolates is pure bliss to me!
This year, why not treat yourself and your loved ones to something truly special with Thornton’s’ amazing range of chocolate goodies. As always, Thornton’s have outdone themselves with an amazing selection to choose from. There really is something for everyone, from the new cute and cuddly keepsake bear, to the delicious hot chocolate hug, perfect for curling up with on a cold winter’s night.
I adore the Scrumptious Cupcakes – not only are they super cute, but they are super tasty too! Coming in a little box containing 9 mini cupcakes, there is enough to make everyone’s mouth water. The cupcakes are beautifully made, and include three Ravishing Raspberry cupcakes, three Velvety Vanilla cupcakes and three Death by Chocolate cupcakes. After eating these you will be heavenly satisfied and you’ll wish it could be Christmas every day! They cost an appetising £4.99.
Or, what about an amazing advent calendar for the kiddies? I know we are a little into December now, but playing catch up is always good – especially know that you will be getting delicious chocolates every time you open a new door! This advent calendar costs only £3.99 and is packed full of yummy Thornton’s chocolate. This fabulous advent calendar contains delicious milk chocolate seasonal shapes to sweeten the waiting period until the big day.
These Santa Tree Decorations are great for any child. There is no better way to finish of decorating your tree with these little Santa’s. Not only do they look incredibly festive, but just think of the enjoyment you will have indulging in them – yummie! This little box contains 9 individually wrapped Santa tree decorations are made of delicious milk chocolate and are waiting to be eaten! Get yours today for only £2.99.
There are over 50 products in the Thornton’s Christmas 2011 range including some truly gorgeous treats for the whole family. From individual gifts to full on hampers, finding the perfect Christmas present is easy!
The Christmas range are available in Thornton’s stores across the UK. For more information visit http://www.thorntons.co.uk.
Taylor’s is over 300 years old and still family owned. The First Estate is a ruby port, and is named after the first property acquired by Taylor’s in 1744. Taylor’s First Estate makes for a splendid after dinner tipple, and like all classic full-bodied ports, it’s great with all rich cheeses. It is also excellent paired with Brix Chocolate.
This wood box presentation of Taylors First Estate Reserve Port is presented with an 8oz block of Brix Chocolate. It looks luxurious and would make a great gift for many.
The Port itself is ready for drinking immediately, and there is no need to decant. It is best served at room temperature. Taylor’s First Estate is rich, full bodied and brimming with black fruits. It is of a deep garnet in colour and delivers hints of Christmas cake making it a warming and satisfying tipple.
Presented at the top of the wooden box is a bar of BRIX Dark Chocolate (54%), containing enough cocoa content to seduce the most demanding palates. This chocolate is so pure in flavour that it actually enhances the Port without confusing the palate. This smooth dark chocolate has been specially selected to pair with Taylors First Estate, sharing a mutual richness and complexity.
Taylor’s First Estate Port & BRIX Chocolate costs £26.99, which I feel is a fantastic price for what you get and can be found in Selfridges. Check out http://www.taylor.pt for further information on Taylor’s and also international stockists.
