Give the best of both worlds with chocolate roses

Trying to decide between giving some chocolate or giving roses?  Agonise no more; you can get beautiful chocolate roses for all occasions and give the best of both worlds at once!

Pink, red, white, milk or dark chocolate roses, chocolate flowers such as tulips and lilies, long stemmed chocolate roses, foil wrapped chocolate roses, chocolate clay roses, wholesale and gift boxed chocolate roses, there is a type for every occasion - you will not be stuck for a gift again when you combine the two timeless presents of the rose and the chocolate.

Pink and red chocolate roses are always a surprise.  Made from varying ingredients ranging from chocolate fondue, coloured white chocolate or a mixture called “chocolate plastic” - definitely no actual plastic in them, so don’t worry! - they are coloured the desired shade of blushing pink or red and then carefully moulded, usually by hand, into fine-shaped roses and other flowers.  Some chocolate roses are instead poured into moulds and set, these may come packaged in a box a little like the chocolate seashells that are so popular today also.  The rose delicacies are then either wrapped carefully in foil, inserted onto long elegant stems to be used in a chocolate rose arrangement, or presented in a beautiful box.

Just imagine surprising a loved one with a tasteful arrangement of both chocolate roses and real roses.  The scent is heavenly and makes for a slightly different gift to the everyday normal box of chocolates, or a regular bunch of flowers.  The delight of being able to actually eat some of the flowers will make it a memorable and fun present.

Some chocolate roses are so unbelievably lifelike that you will have difficulty telling the actual flowers from the chocolate flowers.  The will have subtlety of colour in the petals and bud and they will be attached to lifelike stems with very convincing leaves with real-looking veins.

Some chocolate rose makers even go so far as to imbue the chocolate itself with edible essential oils of rose (a very highly prized essential oil) to make a true connoiseur’s chocolate!  Others will include chocolate cream in the centre of the rose that is flavoured with rose essence or sometimes violet essence, a delicate flavour that adds a floral note to chocolate.

Chocolate roses often come as a dozen in a presentation vase, so that the receiver of your lovely gift will not need to find a vase to put them in.  They might even say, “Oh, thank you - a bunch of roses, how delightful!” and when they go to sniff the roses, they will be greeted with the surprise of a chocolate scent instead!  Perfect for a birthday or Christmas treat.

Thanks to Sister72 for the image.

Pairing chocolate roses with another item to make a personalised gift

• Chocolate roses along with personalised chocolates for the ultimate gift for a chocoholic friend
• Placed with a book on gardening for a friend with a green thumb and a love of reading.
• Tucked inside a rolled-up baby blanket for a baby shower gift.
• Placed in the arms of a homemade doll for a memorable and well-received little girl’s birthday present.
• Thrown at the wedding instead of a bunch of flowers: for those who don’t want to follow the tradition of saying that the one who catches the bouquet will be the next to be married - instead those who catch the roses can eat them and be free and merry instead!  (There will be plenty of food around on the day so nobody need be jealous!)
• A single long-stemmed chocolate rose with an iTunes gift card tied to the stem.
• A chocolate rose tucked inside a map of the world for a budding new student at high school or university.
• Stuck through an Advent wreath on the door of a loved friend, along with a Christmas card, when they were out of the house.
• Along with a greeting card as a way of thanking the neighbour who helped you take your sick child in to A&E when your spouse was away and you were beside yourself.
• A small box of chocolate roses mixed in with other nostalgic items such as a leather-bound notebook, hand-knitted socks, a little photo album, a nice pen, an envelope full of hand-written going-away letters from friends and family a for a son or daughter leaving home to join the navy or army.
• A gift for your spouse on a Friday evening after the kids have gone to bed - paired with a kiss (or something more)!  ;)