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Love Letters Collection

  • Love Letters Collection

The 3-second version

  • Three confection types paired into harmonious flavor trios
  • Cherry, gianduja, and Colombian chocolate in one standout combination
  • Forty-two pieces total, organized for guided tasting or sharing
  • Three flavor themes only, not a wide sampler
  • Contains nuts in the gianduja dragées
  • Requires willingness to follow pairing suggestions

Why it's on GiftsFeed

Three chocolate trios that pair fruit jellies, coated nuts, and filled bonbons

Most assortments give you a sampler where you're guessing at each piece. This one builds flavor bridges: a fruit jelly sets a theme, a coated nut answers it, and a bonbon resolves both. The cherry-hazelnut-gianduja trio shows what that structure can do—tart meeting sweet meeting rich in a way a single chocolate can't deliver. It's worth it if you'd rather follow a tasting path than pick randomly from a box.

Good gift when

  • People who enjoy tasting chocolates in a structured sequence
  • Fans of fruit-and-nut pairings beyond plain chocolate
  • Anyone looking for a substantial gift box with built-in variety
  • Chocolate enthusiasts who appreciate bean-to-bar craftsmanship

Skip it if You want plain dark chocolate bars or simple truffles without layered flavors

Specs

Total pieces
42
Confection types
Pâtes de fruit, dragées, bonbons
Flavor trios
3
Maker
Dandelion Chocolate
Production
Bean-to-bar from cacao beans

What's included

  • 14 pâtes de fruit
  • 14 dragées
  • 14 bonbons
  • Gift box with organized compartments

If you're giving it

  • No sizing to guess
  • Arrives ready to give

Arrives in a finished gift box ready to present without additional wrapping.

The maker

Dandelion Chocolate started as a small-batch chocolate maker in San Francisco, sourcing cacao beans from single origins and roasting them in-house. The company built a reputation for transparent sourcing and meticulous bean-to-bar production before expanding into confections.

The Love Letters Collection came from the confections team exploring how different textures and preparations could tell a story when tasted in sequence. Instead of offering a typical assortment, they structured the box around flavor relationships, pairing tart fruit jellies with nutty coatings and rich fillings. The historical inspiration gave each trio a narrative thread, but the real work was in balancing acidity, sweetness, and chocolate intensity across three distinct confection styles.

The details

This collection arranges three distinct confections into thematic sets, each built around a different flavor story. You get pâtes de fruit with bright fruit notes, dragées that coat nuts in chocolate, and bonbons with layered fillings. The structure asks you to taste across types rather than working through one category at a time.

One trio centers on cherry, hazelnut gianduja, and Tumaco, Colombia chocolate. The tart fruit jelly plays against the sweet nuttiness, and the bonbon brings both threads together. Two other combinations follow the same pattern, pairing complementary flavors across the three confection styles.

The set is organized so you can follow the suggested pairings or break them apart. Each piece is individually wrapped or separated, so you can share selectively or work through the collection over time. The box holds forty-two pieces total, split evenly among the three trios.

Dandelion Chocolate makes everything from the cacao bean forward, so the chocolate base in the dragées and bonbons starts with beans they roast and refine in-house. The pâtes de fruit use real fruit, and the gianduja blends chocolate with ground hazelnuts in the traditional style.

This is for someone who wants structured variety rather than a single flavor repeated. The presentation is deliberate, and the combination logic is visible once you open the box. It works as a tasting experience or as something to keep on hand when you want a small, finished dessert.

Forty-two pieces organized into harmonious flavor combinations inspired by legendary romances

$165at dandelionchocolate.com

Ships and sold by Dandelion Chocolate. About this merchant

Questions

What is the difference between the three confection types?
Pâtes de fruit are fruit jellies with concentrated flavor and a soft, gel-like texture. Dragées are nuts coated in layers of chocolate. Bonbons are filled chocolates with ganache or other creamy centers. Each trio includes one of each type built around a shared flavor theme.
Do I need to eat them in a specific order?
The collection is designed so you can taste the pâte de fruit, then the dragée, then the bonbon within each trio to follow the flavor progression. But the pieces are individually accessible, so you can eat them in any order or share selectively.
Does this contain nuts?
Yes, the dragées include hazelnuts in the gianduja coating. If you have a nut allergy, check with the maker for specific allergen information, as the confections may share production equipment.
How long will these stay fresh?
Chocolate confections with fresh fruit components and ganache fillings typically last a few weeks when stored in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight. Check the packaging for any date information specific to this batch.

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