Some Christmas gifts are almost too beautiful to unwrap. Think handcrafted chocolates in keepsake boxes, nostalgic candies dressed up for the holidays and decadent drinking chocolate worth lingering over. Whether you’re shopping for a serious chocolate lover, looking for a thoughtful hostess gift or filling a few stockings, we’ve rounded up the sweetest gifts to give this season.
Best Chocolate Gifts for Christmas
Evergreen Box
Rousseau Chocolatier
Inspired by Nova Scotia, Rousseau Chocolatier’s Christmas tree-shaped box holds 25 handcrafted chocolates in sophisticated flavours such as Balsamic Orange Caramel & Sage Ganache, Maple Pecan and White Truffle Oil. A beautiful gift for the adventurous chocolate lover.
16-Piece Chocolate Bonbon Holiday Collection
Aline Nasseh ARTISAN CHOCOLATE
Almost too beautiful to eat, these hand-painted bonbons are miniature works of art, each crafted over four days using layers of coloured cocoa butter. The holiday gift boxes includes seasonal flavours including Gingerbread, Apple Cider and the new Cinnamon Roll.
English Toffee
Croce's
Lightly roasted crushed almonds and Belgian milk chocolate enrobe Croce’s English Toffee to produce a sweet and nutty crunch in every bite.
Holiday 'Cookie Tin' Chocolate Bonbon Collection
Chocolat de Kat
Toronto chocolatier Chocolat de Kat puts a delicious spin on Christmas cookies with 16 handcrafted bonbons in eight flavours, including Raspberry Linzer, Ma’amoul Cookie, Frosted Sugar Cookie and Stroopwafel. The festive keepsake tin can even be brought back to the shop for a refill.
Anne Favourites
Anne of Green Gables Chocolate
Anne of Green Gables is the inspiration behind the handmade chocolates at the Charlottetown-based chocolate shop. This box of 21 chocolates has a selection of flavours, including Anne’s Caramel, Milk Chocolate Truffle, Milk Chocolate Medallion and Dark Sea Salt.
Best Christmas Candy Gifts and Stocking Stuffers
Sweet Mix-Up Box
Sugar Chic Candy
Toronto’s Sugar Chic Candy has packaged their top irresistible nostalgia-inspired sweets: Cola Bottles, Gummy Worms and Sour Gnarly Grapes in their signature triangular gift boxes.
California Holiday Gift Canister Set
California Gummy Bears
This beautifully-packaged gift set comes with four canisters of gummy bears: Bel Air Sparkling Rose, Cinnamon Apple, Sour Four (a fruity mix) and Gift Wrapped (strawberry and green apple).
Single Snowflake Hot Cocoa Spoon
Crate & Barrel
The perfect stocking stuffers, these hot chocolate spoons make the best hot chocolate. Once the chocolate has melted, the mini snowflake marshmallow remains. A Gnome Hot Chocolate Bomb is a worthy addition to the gift.
Trio of Candy Christmas Ornaments
C'est BonBon
These colourful Christmas ornaments do double duty as tree decorations and sweet little gifts. Each of the three festive boxes, in polar blue, pine green and Christmas red, holds five bags of assorted gummy candies.
BomBombs Hot Chocolate Mix Gift Set
Thoughtfully
Perfect as one gift or six small ones, this adorable gift set features tiny takeaway cups with hot chocolate mix in flavours like Double Chocolate, French Vanilla, Peppermint and Salted Caramel.
Jingle Bell Pops White Chocolate Kettle Corn
Eatable
Belgian white chocolate, crushed candy cane and peppermint-infused sugar crystals give Eatable’s signature kettle corn a festive makeover. Sweet, salty and wonderfully crunchy, it’s an irresistible holiday snack.
Holiday Macaron Gift Box
Ladurée Canada
Ladurée’s OTT holiday gift boxes of macarons are an annual favourite. This year’s limited-edition box design has delicate festive illustrations of gold feathers and gift boxes and contain 8, 16 or 28 cookies, in your choice of their iconic flavours (think Marie Antoinette and Orange Blossom).
Buttercream Shortbread Cookies
Yo-Yo Cookies
Made in Prince Edward Island, these indulgent cookie sandwiches are a combination of European-style shortbread (it’s a family recipe!) and buttercream. Available in Original Vanilla, Zesty Lemon, Red Velvet, ‘Oh My Chocolate’ and Salted Caramel.
Drinking Chocolate
SoMA
Nothing says ‘holidays’ like SoMa’s drinking chocolate. Toronto-based SoMA Chocolatemaker has a wide array of flavoured options for their rich drinking chocolate, from Yuzu to Bergamot to Malted Milk. Pick up a couple of their chocolate-swirled marshmallows to top off this gift.
If you’re looking for more gift ideas, we’ve got you covered. This luxury gift guide would be great if you have the room to splurge, including a smart coffee mug and more designer porcelain. For the glamourous foodie in your life, check out our list of food-inspired beauty products. We also have an eco-conscious gift guide, full of sustainable and practical presents. Lean into a more quirky and unique vibe with these adorable food-shaped candles.
