The Best Boxed Chocolates
If you’re looking for a truly special box of luxurious chocolates to give someone, you can’t go wrong with the 16-piece Recchiuti Confections Black Box. Over the years, we’ve enlisted food experts and staffers to evaluate 36 brands of chocolate in taste tests. And we’ve found Recchiuti’s flavors, craftsmanship, and packaging to be nothing short of sophisticated—and, for the right occasion, maybe even a little seductive.Get more news about Chocolate Box,you can vist our website!
To suit people who have different tastes, we offer a variety of other picks, including ornate little flavor bombs, chocolates that evoke composed desserts, single-origin ganaches, and a vegan, nut-free assortment.
Who these are for: Adventurous chocolate lovers and traditionalists alike—those who will appreciate creative riffs on a classic chocolate selection.
Why they’re great: Unlike many of the chocolate boxes we’ve tried, the 16-piece Recchiuti Confections Black Box offers a full sensory experience—which is part of the reason for giving boxed chocolates in the first place. Every piece is memorable. Classic concoctions, such as Burnt Caramel and Piedmont Hazelnut, offer just the right balance of sweet and bitter. Adventurous flavors, like Tarragon Grapefruit or Star Anise Pink Peppercorn, are never overpowering (a problem we’ve encountered with most other flavored chocolates). One of our favorites, the Sesame Nougat, has the perfect texture of chewy caramel, a little crunch from toasted sesame seeds, and the snap of perfectly tempered dark chocolate.
We found the chocolate itself to be of high quality, with the subtle, long flavor that comes from great cacao. The bonbons aren’t too sweet, either. There’s just enough sugar to balance out the flavors. Among all of the chocolates we tested, the Recchiuti bonbons come in the most intriguing shapes and designs. No two chocolates are alike. Some have intricate patterns, while others look like little sculptures. As they say, you eat with your eyes first, and the visual variety adds excitement to this experience.
To top it off, the Recchiuti packaging—a matte black box that’s sexy, without being excessive or too obvious—is among the most elegant we encountered in our testing. (If this box doesn’t appeal to you, Recchiuti sometimes offers seasonal versions with different packaging. For Valentine’s Day 2023, there’s a Love Truffles box that’s silver with a red ribbon.) The Recchiuti box includes a minimally designed booklet explaining the flavors, with black-and-white illustrations of each chocolate. We found this much easier to decipher than keys for many of the other brands.
The Recchiuti Black Box has become a popular gift among our coworkers in the years since we first recommended it, in 2014. Wirecutter’s Annam Swanson told us, “I bought the Black Box for my boyfriend for Christmas ... and wow, were we impressed! Gorgeous packaging ... and every single chocolate was delicious and unique.” Editor-in-chief Ben Frumin said that when he ordered a box for his wife, “she declared them unequivocally the best and most stylish chocolates she’d ever had.” Though some of the chocolates had been damaged in transit, Frumin said Recchiuti’s customer service refunded him and was overall a pleasure to deal with.
Flaws but not dealbreakers: Some of the chocolates in this box come in pretty esoteric flavor combinations (more of a caveat than a flaw). Though we don’t think any would be offensive, they may be a little “out there” for some people. (Those palates might be happier with the more classic flavors of the Valerie Baby Grand Assortment.)
