10 Chocolate Gifts for Every Kind of Mom on Mother's Day
Is your mom adventurous, classy, or glamourous? Does she have a green thumb or a love of wine? For Mother’s Day, we’ve picked out some special chocolate treats for every kind of mom. If you’re looking for a chocolate gift for your mother, stepmother, grandmother or even drag mother, we’ve got you covered.
Outdoorsy
Lake Champlain Chocolates - Chocolates of Vermont - 8 pieces - $16
Give mom a taste of Vermont with this wonderful set from Vermont based Lake Champlain Chocolates. Yes, that means maple syrup, local honey and more. Each box contains four flavors including Honey Caramel, Maple Crunch, Green Mountain, and Evergreen Mint.
For moms who love chocolate with their tea, try Republic of Tea’s Bananas Foster that contains tea and chocolate. Keemun black tea is combined with whole cacao beans along with flavors to make mom feel like she’s drinking a banana foster.
Mother’s Day means flowers so why not get mom some chocolate flowers. Maine based Dean’s Sweets has made this beautiful bouquet with flowers made in dark, milk, and white chocolates. And much like flowers, you can get them in a dozen or half dozen!
Spoil mom with chocolates with one of the finest champagnes from Mr. Chocolate himself. Each truffle contains delicious Belgian milk chocolate, cream, and real champagne. There’s also an option for 24 pieces as well.
Levain Bakery Spring Assortment photo courtesy of Levain Bakery
No time to bake? No problem. Famous for their giant cookies, Levain Bakery is a New York institution. But not only are they shipping nationwide, they are opening shops outside of New York. The Spring Assortment includes Chocolate Chip Walnut, Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip, Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip and Oatmeal Raisin.
San Francisco-based Recchiuti celebrates moms who love a glass of red. Nine chocolates are crafted to pair well with either a cabernet, shiraz, or merlot. Flavors include Star Anise & Pink Peppercorn, Force Noir truffles. And there are tasting notes to get deep into the red wine and chocolate experience!
Based in Central Point, OR, Lillie Belle Farms makes chocolate into an art form. Their bonbons provide a whole rainbow of flavors from Banana Honey bon-bon, Cayenne Caramel to even Smokey Blue Cheese (blue cheese from Rogue Creamery.) Get a double box so mom can try all the incredible flavors!
Green Thumbed
Get mom this wonderful box of chocolates from Delysia Chocolate. Each box contains four pieces of four different flavors of chocolates including lemon curd apricot chocolate truffles, raspberry rose petal chocolate truffles, rose orange blossom chocolate, and spiced lemon earl grey chocolates.
Who doesn’t want a box of sunshine? Inside Seattle’s Chocolates’ Box, there’s a variety of treats from a bag of truffles including flavors Pink Bubbly, Blackberry Creme, and more; white-chocolate sun-shaped lollipop, a You are Sunshine Truffle Bar made with honey crystals, blackberry blossom, milk chocolate, and sea salt; herbal tea from Big Heart Tea; postcards/stickers with cool illustrations. Plus each purchase supports Girls, Inc., a national nonprofit that aims to help girls become “strong, smart and bold.”
El Cerrito based Oodaalolly brings Filipino cacao and Swiss chocolate making techniques together in their delicious chocolate bars. Keep mom stocked in chocolate year round with a subscription that sends her a duo of a limited edition Makers’ Cache chocolate bar and a standard flavor bar every month with shipping included. For instance, April’s selection included 75% Dark Chocolate bar and a Pineapple Excess bar. Read more about Oodaalolly and founder Hernan Lauber.