Like many love stories, some pairs just blend together perfectly. This Valentine’s Day, Norman Love Confections introduces some of the chocolate world’s most compatible and delectable gourmet chocolate flavor combinations in its 2017 Valentine’s Day Collection, Perfect Pairs. The lineup of flavor pairings are Strawberry Banana, Lemon Raspberry, Peaches and Cream, Raspberry Champagne, Chocolate Vanilla Swirl, Coconut Pineapple, White Chocolate Mint, Peanut Butter Marshmallow, Coffee Hazelnut and Vanilla Caramel.
The Perfect Pairs Valentine’s Day Collection is available with an assortment of Norman Love Confections’ Signature flavors in gift boxes of all sizes, or in the limited-edition heart-shaped gift boxes. The limited-edition 10-piece heart-shaped gift box includes all of the 2017 Valentine’s Day flavors and is available for $27. The 24-piece heart-shaped gift box filled with an assortment of chocolates from both the 2017 Valentine’s Day collection and the Signature Collection is available for $55. Online pre-orders for the Perfect Pairs Valentine’s Day Collection will begin on Jan. 23 at www.normanloveconfections.com, with shipping beginning Jan. 30, and will be available for sale in-store Monday, Jan. 30 through Tuesday, Feb. 14 at Norman Love Confections’ chocolate salons in Fort Myers, Naples and Estero.
Perfect Pairs Flavor Descriptions:
Strawberry Banana
White Chocolate
Strawberry jam and banana ganache are the perfect couple, dressed in white.
Lemon Raspberry
White Chocolate
Opposites attract in this white chocolate with a tart lemon and sweet raspberry white chocolate ganache.
Peaches and Cream
White Chocolate
Everything about this chocolate is just peachy with a ganache made of sweet peaches and white chocolate.
Raspberry Champagne
White Chocolate
Champagne and raspberries add a romantic touch to this candy’s creamy white chocolate ganache center.
Chocolate Vanilla Swirl
Dark Chocolate
Vanilla and chocolate are swirled together in a decadent ganache, lovingly enrobed in dark chocolate.
Coconut Pineapple
Dark Chocolate
Engage in a tropical romance with this pineapple ganache, featuring rich coconut Gianduja, inside a dark chocolate shell.
White Chocolate Mint
Dark Chocolate
A kiss of crème de menthe adds a burst of flavor to this white chocolate ganache in a dark chocolate shell.
Peanut Butter Marshmallow
Milk Chocolate
Go nuts over this combination of sweet white chocolate marshmallow ganache and fresh peanut butter.
Coffee Hazelnut
Milk Chocolate
This milk chocolate is energized with a delicious hazelnut Gianduja infused with espresso beans.
Vanilla Caramel
Milk Chocolate
Layers of salted caramel and bourbon vanilla ganache create a mountain of milk chocolate-covered love.
In addition to the Perfect Pairs collection, Norman Love Confections also has a variety of chocolate gift boxes available for Valentine’s Day.
Norman Love Confections creates and distributes handcrafted artisanal chocolates from its Fort Myers corporate headquarters that encompasses both production and retail operations. The Fort Myers and Naples chocolate salons are stylish retail shops with an intimate ambience in which customers may purchase chocolates or linger over house-made pastries, gourmet coffees, lattes and smoothies.
The award-winning Fort Myers-based chocolatier has been lauded 13 times by a leading consumer ratings magazine including recognition six times for producing the best ultra-premium chocolates.
Founded in 2001 by Norman and Mary Love, Norman Love Confections creates and distributes handcrafted artisanal chocolates from its corporate headquarters at 11380 Lindbergh Blvd. in Fort Myers. The award-winning Fort Myers-based chocolatier has been lauded more than a dozen times by a leading consumer ratings magazine, including recognition six times for producing the best ultra-premium chocolates in the nation. Forbes.com included Norman Love Confections BLACK line on its list of the nation’s top 10 truffles; The Huffington Post listed it among the six best U.S. destinations in its Chocolate Lover’s Travel Guide; and USA Today named Love as one of its top 10 entrepreneurs for 2014. Love has recently been named as the inaugural inductee of Dessert Professional Magazine’s Chocolatier Hall of Fame, partnered with local chefs to present a six-course meal at the James Beard House in New York and Norman Love Confections was ranked among the top 10 shops in the world for chocolate lovers by U.K. media outlet Daily Telegraph.
Norman Love Confections has two Chocolate Salons in Fort Myers, a salon in Estero and in Naples, and Artisan Gelato by Norman Love is next door to the Fort Myers salon, off Daniels Parkway east of I-75. Chocolates, gift baskets, sipping chocolate and Love’s book, “Artistry in Chocolate, A Story of Love,” also can be ordered online at www.normanloveconfections.com. In addition, Norman Love Confections chocolates and desserts are offered on 18 Princess Cruises’ ships through the “Chocolate Journeys” partnership and at independent retail locations throughout the U.S. For more information, visit www.normanloveconfections.com or call 239-561-7215.
