Gourmet Chocolate Love

There is nothing subtle about the way our society celebrates the holidays. We have special decorations, special music and, yes, special food that we reserve for this special time of year. The flavors that make up your personal holiday repertoire may vary slightly from your friends and neighbors, but everyone recognizes certain “holiday flavors.”

Each year, Norman Love Confections puts together a special collection of flavors that are only available during the holiday season. These flavors, along with the 36 signature flavors we offer year-round, come in Holiday Gift Boxes ranging in size from 5 pieces to 50 pieces! This year, the Norman Love Holiday Collection, which was launched on Nov. 14, includes the following eight flavors:

• Candy Cane – Sweet white chocolate and peppermint are combined in a beautiful red and white swirled shell for a true holiday favorite.
• Champagne – Celebrate the New Year with this unique milk chocolate champagne filling, wrapped in a dark chocolate shell.
• Rum Raisin – Delicious rum-soaked raisins combined with a milk chocolate ganache will warm your heart for the holidays.
• Eggnog - Finely grated nutmeg is infused in rich cream and then folded with Swiss white chocolate and sweet butter to recreate this wonderful holiday refreshment.
• Gingerbread – Freshly baked gingerbread cookies are blended with creamy milk chocolate and a delicious mix of spices.
• Hot Toddy – This rich citrus-flavored dark chocolate with a surprising hint of heat will certainly put you in the holiday spirit.
• S’mores – Delicate marshmallows are melted with creamy milk chocolate and blended with lightly toasted graham crackers to create this true childhood classic.
• White Christmas – A traditional blend of hazelnut praline and creamy cinnamon ganache are layered inside a beautiful milk chocolate shell.

Each year, the collection is slightly different. We keep many of your favorites year after year and add new flavors to keep the collection fresh and exciting. Like all of our products, these beautiful, decadent confections are handcrafted with the freshest, finest ingredients available, including high-quality European chocolate.

Additionally, we create specialty chocolates, such as our famous gourmet Peppermint Chocolate Christmas Bark , just for the holidays. This delicious treat makes a wonderful stocking stuffer and beautiful present topper. It is also included in many of our Holiday Gift Baskets.

This year, for the first time, we are excited to announce we’ve added a special Hanukkah Collection with the following flavors available in special 4- and 16-piece silver boxes, topped with blue bows:

• Baked Spiced Apple –We use tart granny smith apples caramelized with cinnamon, vanilla and sugar, and pureed with sweet cream butter for this delectable filling, enrobed in a Swiss white chocolate shell.
• Cherry Cheese Blintz – Enjoy a creamy smooth white chocolate and cheese ganache, fresh vanilla and cherry jam layered within a white chocolate shell.
• Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroon – This rich dark chocolate confection contains buttery coconut cream and sweet toasted coconut flakes.
• Cinnamon Rugelach – Experience these beloved cinnamon swirled cookies in a new way, blended with a rich white chocolate ganache and covered in a milk chocolate shell.

No matter what your holiday traditions entail, those searching for a way to say “Happy Holidays” with gourmet chocolate can rely on Norman Love Confections for the utmost quality and ease. Order everything from your stocking stuffers to your employee and client gifts online at http://www.normanloveconfections.com/ , or at the Chocolate Salon in Fort Myers, Florida. Southwest Florida customers have the benefit of personal Delivery Service for in-store-only items such as gourmet pastries, pies and party platters as well.

How will you say “Happy Holidays” with Norman Love Confections this year? Share your ideas!

A graduate of Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, Nathaniel Reid has joined Norman Love Confections. A rising star in the pastry world, Nathaniel was recently selected as U.S. Pastry Competition Pastry Chef of the Year 2010 in New York City! 

This award-winning chef specializes in contemporary, modern bakery creations with a European flair. He will oversee the production of specialty cakes, desserts and bakery items at the Norman Love Confections Chocolate Salon in Fort Myers, and consult with Chef Norman Love on the chocolatier’s new Naples location. For more information about Nathaniel, visit http://bit.ly/dChJPJ.

The artisan chefs of Norman Love Confections are pleased to announce the introduction of 10 new gourmet confection flavors. Each premium confection is handcrafted using the finest ingredients including quality Swiss chocolate, decadent California honey and fresh fruits and nuts. There’s nothing like new LOVE!

1. California Honey – Simplicity sings in this beautiful golden California honey ganache dipped in Swiss milk chocolate.

2. Hazelnut Praline Truffle – Pure and delicious Hazelnut praline is better than ever in this luscious milk chocolate truffle.

3. Hot Dark Chocolate – This intense dark chocolate confection is infused with jalapeno pepper for a delightfully spicy sweet combination.

4. Mango – Ripe sweet mango provides a taste of paradise, which we enrobe in delicate white chocolate.

 5. Peaches and Cream – Nothing says “summer” like tart fresh peaches drenched in heavy cream and coated in white chocolate.

 6. Peanut Brittle Truffle - The buttery toffee and roasted peanuts that make peanut brittle such an all-time favorite are blended into a creamy milk chocolate truffle.

 7. Peanut Butter Banana – Back by popular demand, this confection is new again, honoring a classic flavor combination with a blend of creamy peanut butter and fresh banana covered in milk chocolate.

 8. Rum Cake – Indulge in a rich buttery dark rum-soaked cake, which we’ve blended into white chocolate ganache and covered with dark chocolate.

 9. Sweet Tea – Fresh brewed black tea and a splash of lemonade covered in white chocolate is a refreshing change from the ordinary.

 10. Tiramisu – Ciao down on creamy vanilla mascarpone and rich espresso ganache enrobed in a dark chocolate shell.

Norman Love Confections offers a total of 36 flavors year-round. In addition to the new flavors described above, the following delectable tastes are making a comeback this year:  66% Venezuelan Dark (formerly known as 70% Complexite), Almond Marzipan, Caramel Apple, Cherry Cordial Truffle, Cinnamon Roll, Coconut Truffle, Cookies ‘N’ Cream, Dark Chocolate Cream Truffle, Espresso Truffle, Florida Orange, Key Lime Shell, Milk Chocolate Truffle, Mint Chocolate Chip, New York Cheesecake, Passion Fruit, Passion Panna-Cotta, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Pistachio Cherry, Pumpkin, Raspberry, Strawberry, Tahitian Caramel, Vanilla Cupcake, White Chocolate Raspberry and White Vanilla Truffle.

For more information on these 36 flavors, special collections such as BLACK and S’more Love, Specialty Chocolates and more, visit http://www.normanloveconfections.com/.