TEMPRD: made in Maldon

First up for our Valentine’s Day chocolates made in Essex is National Muddy Stilettos 2024 Best Food/Drink Producer, TEMPRD. A family run company, we love how their cocoa’s sustainably sourced – plus they’re working towards becoming plastic free. There’s tons of flavours, from banoffee pie to coconut caramel crunch – plus there’s a Valentine’s Pick Your Own Bundle with four flavours for £16.

Hill St: made in Saffron Walden

Treat him/her/you/anyone you love to Saffron Walden’s Hill St chocs, fresh artisan and homemade from a chocolatier that trained in Paris, don’t you know. There’s a lot of lush options to choose from, such as gournmet section boxes and super-rich bars. We say choose their Valentine’s Day offerings – our eyes are most certainly on this Salted Caramel Chocolate Hearts box for a reasonable £25.

Maldon Chocolates: the clue’s in the name

Next on our Valentine’s Day chocolates made in Essex is Maldon Chocolates‘ selection of loose and packaged fair trade choc and bars. We also love how they create fudge, liquorice, Italian nougat and Turkish Delight. What to choose? Their Large Chocolate Hamper. Sure, it’s £107, but just look at what you get for the price. And who says you have to share? Just undo those jeans a button or two (or three).

LOS Truffles: made in Leigh on Sea

Another family-run business, LOS Truffles handcrafts fresh truffles and sauce from their own recipe dating back to 1960. All are handmade to order using 100% natural ingredients, with no added colours, flavours or preservatives. Now; what to enjoy. We’ll go for the Tequila Truffle Gift Box, £25; with 25 truffles in salted caramel tequila, coffee tequila and strawberries and cream tequila flavours. Well they do say tequila makes you happy.

Nirvana Chocolat: made in Loughton

Nirvana Chocolat is another company passionate about sustainability and the environment, using sustainably sourced Belgian chocolate while eliminating plastics where possible. What’s on the menu when it comes to their Valentine’s Day chocolates made in Essex? Their Happy Valentine’s Day box of course (£32), 24 mixed chocolates in passion fruit, raspberry bonbon, cherry bonbon and milk chocolate bonbon flavours.

Be mine? Valentine’s Day chocolates made in Essex

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