Valentine’s Day Chocolate Box

This Valentine’s Day Chocolate Box is a delicious food gift idea for Valentine’s Day. Can you think of anything sweeter than a homemade chocolate box filled with Valentine’s Day Candy Hearts? It’s as beautiful as it is delicious!

This is also a fun project to do with the kids because the chocolate can be melted in the microwave, and solidified in the freezer. They get such a kick out of seeing the beautiful chocolate hearts emerge from the molds.

Other sweet treats that make for great Valentine’s Day food gifts include my French Macaron Recipe, Canele Recipe, or my Madeleine Recipe. 

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Melting the Chocolate

The process is fairly simple. Basically, it involves melting chocolate in the microwave and filling and freezing the molds.

Chocolate Melting Tips:

• If chocolate is too thick to pour. You can thin it by adding 1 tsp of vegetable or canola oil to already melted chocolate. Stir until smooth. Keep adding oil in 1 tsp increments until desired consistency is achieved.

• As the chocolate cools you may need to rewarm the pitcher in the microwave to re-melt and achieve a better pouring consistency

• Chocolates will keep in the fridge for many days until ready to use. Just store on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

If Your Chocolate Cracks:

If your chocolate box breaks or won’t release from the mold. Allow it to rest at room temp for 1-2 mins and try again. The mold should be completely dry of any water before using it.

A wet mold can be very hard to release (I speak from experience!)  But you can always crack the chocolate, pop back in your pitcher and re-melt and try again!

Selecting the Molds

I think it adds a lot more interest to use at least three molds in various sizes. It also helps if they have different textures and patterns too!

Plastic Mold

A simple plastic mold is the easiest to use and will create a beautifully smooth chocolate heart. They are also inexpensive and easily found in craft and cake decorating stores or online.

Just pour the chocolate in, and freeze! And transfer to parchment paper. They come out so smooth and beautiful and look so professional too!

Silicone Mold

The next easiest would be a pliable silicone mold. I love this style because they are deep and so decorative! They create a really beautiful design from the decorative relief.

I like to mix three types of chocolate, in each mold, for a variety of interest. I use white chocolate, milk chocolate, and dark chocolate. The rubbery material helps them pop right out of the mold.

They do all the work for you and provide a lot of look, without a lot of effort. There’s also something really romantic about their raised design. 

Flat Mold

And finally, a flat mold with a decorative swirl is another great addition to your homemade chocolate box. Simply melt some white chocolate and add some milk or dark chocolate and swirl gently.

A flat mold with a gentle relief pattern will create beautiful patterns to your swirl. Just be careful to not over-mix the chocolates otherwise you will lose the swirl.

Once set you’ll have another showpiece to add to your collection!

3D Chocolate Box Mold

I’ll be honest, these can be a bit tricky, but the great thing about this project is that if you make a mistake just remelt the chocolate and start again!

You’ll need a 2-piece 3D Mold. One piece will serve as the bottom and the other will serve as the top.

Fill the mold with the melted chocolate and freeze…

Removing the Chocolate from the Mold

Once you remove it from the freezer, allow it to sit out for 5 minutes before trying to remove it. Otherwise, if you remove it too quickly before the mold has a chance to contract with the room temperature air, it will crack.  

Once your chocolate box has been released then you are ready to fill your box with all your chocolates!

I like to add the flat ones on the bottom, and then top with the more decorative ones on top. Then nestle in the plain smooth ones.

The Supplies:

Here is a list of the supplies you will need. If you live near a Trader’s Joe’s you are in luck as they have the best chocolate for this! Much cheaper in the store but if you can’t get there, you can also buy it on Amazon too (who knew?)

• Small Heart Plastic Molds
• Red Heart Silicone Molds
• 3D Heart Box Mold
• Unfortunately, the flat heart molds appear to be no longer available
• Pyrex Pitcher Set
• Microwave Safe Pastry Bags
• Best Tasting Dark Chocolate
• Best Tasting Milk Chocolate
• White Chocolate Candy Melt Wafers