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    Homemade Chocolates in a Box

    Dec 10, 2021 · Updated: Nov 29, 2024 by Dee Dine · Affliate links disclosure.

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    Homemade Chocolates in a Box

    Make your own homemade chocolates in a box. Homemade chocolates that are filled delicious creamy fillings made with few and healthy ingredients! Perfect for any gift or holiday!

    overhead of chocolate box.

    Would you like to make a collection of assorted homemade chocolates in a box? I'm here to give you a bunch of recipes. Recipes of my favorite filled chocolates to fill your box. Pick one recipe or mix and match and make a collection.

    Among the recipes below are  chocolate fudge, chickpea clusters, mini twix cups, black pepper truffles, praline truffles, chocolates filled with my 2-ingredient sweet potato frosting - pictured in the broken chocolate above - and many, many more!

    Jump to:
    • How to Make
    • Pro-tip about Candy Molds:
    • Make Them Fancy
    • How to Pack
    • Ingredients
    • Chocolates with Nutrition
    • Homemade Chocolate Box Recipes

    Either way, the box is a perfect gift for all holidays, including Christmas, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day and even as a delicious candy birthday gift.

    How to Make

    Making the chocolates is easy. For each one, I usually make a soft filling, chill it and dip it in melted dark chocolate.

    You can just roll the filling using your hands if it's not too sticky, or use molds - fancy ones like here and here, or mini cupcake pans, or even ice cube trays.

    Pro-tip about Candy Molds:

    The rubber ones are made of silicon, like this one, and are not expensive and it's easy to remove chocolates from them.

    The polycarbonate molds, like this one, are clear and harder, and are much more expensive and it's sometimes harder to get the chocolate out especially if it hasn't hardened long enough.

    However - and this is a big however - the resulting chocolate will be much shiner on the surface. So I try to include a few polycarbonate chocolates in the box. The chocolates that I make with the silicon molds are usually duller so it's best to brush with gold dust or cocoa powder or sprinkles or wrap in gold paper.

    overhead of chocolate box.

    Make Them Fancy

    Chocolates are easy to make but there are rules if they are to join assorted chocolates in a chocolate box.

    Rule #1: They must be small enough to fit. For instance, the Chickpea Chocolate Clusters are included but note that if you make them for a chocolate box, cluster only 3-4 chickpeas at a time to allow them to fit into the well of a chocolate box.

    Rule #2: Make at least some of the chocolates fancier with either gold dust, sprinkles or wrap them in gold paper. Here is my favorite edible gold dust, and here is usefully small gold candy paper.

    How to Pack

    Once you have made your chocolates, you'll need to pack them up. I either box them in purchased gift boxes like these, or I use old chocolate boxes. If you are serving your chocolates for a dinner or party, put them in mini cupcake wrappers and set them on a tray.

    Ingredients

    Most of the ingredients I use in the filled chocolate recipes below include quality dark chocolate - Lindt, Enjoylife, HU, and fresh dates or maple syrup, fresh coconut, nut butter, chickpeas, lentils, almonds or any healthy flour, even sweet potato or pumpkin puree.

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    Chocolates with Nutrition

    Aside from homemade filled chocolates being an easy gift to make, the nutrition in these chocolates abounds. These recipes are full of fiber and protein, low in sugar, high in antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. They are high in MCTs and Omegas. This is a box of chocolates that can help you boost energy, improve skin and hair, control weight, blood sugar, fight colds and disease. Pretty good for a box of chocolates!

    Since you are here and interested in making your own homemade chocolates, I'd like to invite you to sign up for my free chocolate treat email course. Five lessons hit your inbox with detail on how to create your own simple healthy chocolate desserts.

     

    Also I'd like to note I have other chocolate box recipes in my healthy, minimal ingredient cookbook "Crazy Healthy With 4 Ingredients" where you can find "Lentil Chocolate Fudge Cups" on page 19 and "Chocolate Orange Turmeric Cups" on page 33.

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    Homemade Chocolate Box Recipes

    Without further chit chat, here are the recipes I use to create homemade chocolates for a chocolate box for holidays, birthdays, and just for fun. You'll find fudgy fillings, fruity bites, and coconut butter centers, and even a frosting that makes the perfect filling for homemade chocolates.

    Chocolate Candy In Molds

    oval chocolates on a table with a bite out
    Make chocolate candy in molds easily using a simple method that produces a chocolate coating with snap and shine, and creamy fudgy fillings. Easy to make, budget-friendly and the perfect holiday gift. 
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    Chocolate Covered Chickpeas

    chocolate covered chickpeas and a cup of fudge sauce.
    Chocolate covered chickpeas are only 2 ingredients, no bake, and easy to make with roasted chickpeas and melted dark chocolate. This protein-rich snack has a Twix or KitKat crunch, is easy to make ahead, and makes the perfect lunchbox treat or afternoon energy booster.
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    Chocolate Sweet Potato Frosting (2 ingredients)

    overhead view of 5 cupcakes frosted with sweet potato frosting
    This 2-ingredient chocolate sweet potato frosting has a creamy chocolate flavor, offers a healthy boost of fiber and vitamin A, and needs no added sugar. Plus the sweet potato flavor is undetectable to the taste buds.
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    Chocolate Coconut Truffles

    coconut truffles with a bite.
    Creamy chocolate coconut truffles are a simple treat made with 3 ingredients in 15 minutes. A creamy coconut center covered in a snappy chocolate shell, easy to make ahead and perfect for holiday parties.
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    Healthy Twix Cups

    twix cups on white board.
    These healthy twix cups have a cookie base, melty caramel middle, and a snappy chocolate top. An easy-to-make treat made with 5 main ingredients that is healthier than a candy bar and ready in under half an hour.
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    2 Ingredient Chocolate Fudge

    chocolate fudge cups
    An easy 2 ingredient chocolate fudge ready in under 30 minutes, a creamy fudge treat that is high in protein, easy to make in a mold or make in cupcake pans.
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    Chocolate Praline Truffles

    two chocolate pralines on a table
    Fancy chocolate praline truffles made from scratch with a creamy ganache filling dotted with homemade praline crumbs, all covered in a snappy chocolate shell. These gourmet chocolate truffles are fairly easy to make, with no candy thermometer needed. They make the perfect holiday gift.
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    Marzipan Chocolates

    chocolate coated hearts with others behind it
    My marzipan chocolates are filled with eggless homemade marzipan, peanut butter and covered in a rich chocolate shell. Made in minutes, these chocolate marzipan cups are the perfect holiday treat, especially for Valentine's Day and Mother's Day.
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    Chocolate Black Pepper Truffles

    rows of black pepper chocolate truffles
    These spicy chocolate black pepper truffles have a snappy flavor, creamy center, snappy chocolate shell and are made with only 5 ingredients in a single bowl, and only half an hour chill time. The perfect creamy treat for any holiday or celebration.
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    Chocolate Fudge Truffles

    brownie truffles
    These chocolate fudge truffles are creamy and buttery with a snappy chocolate coating. No bake, made with 6 ingredients, these vegan chocolate truffles are perfect for holidays, as gifts, and for an everyday snack. Dairy free, refined sugar free, and gluten free.
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    Enjoy making one or more of these recipes for a chocolate box or just a dessert tray. I store mine at room temperature for a few days. And the box I use is either a candy box like you see here, or a small box with tissue.

    If you tried any of these recipes or any other recipe on my website, please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how it went in the 📝 comments below. Thanks for visiting!

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    My name is Dee Dine and I’m a two-time cookbook author and certified nutritionist. Here you’ll find clean healthy recipes made with few ingredients, dairy free, & gluten free. About Dee →

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