15 best Valentine's Day chocolate gifts for sweeties

Christmas and Easter are certainly in contention, but Valentine's Day is the chocolate gift holiday. Even if you don't go all out with the piles of presents or bouquets of roses, you should definitely score your sweety a box of chocolates in time for Wednesday, February, 14.

Don't wait until the last minute and buy your loved one a crappy box of "gamble chocolates" along with everyone else who forgot about Valentine's Day. Instead, score one of the best Valentine's Day chocolate gifts, including some of our staff favorites, that won't just make them feel loved, but cherished.

1. Godiva Chocolatier Valentine’s Day Heart

For a sampler that won’t cause heartbreak

Not all boxed chocolates are terrible, and the Godiva Chocolatier Valentine’s Day Heart is one any chocoholic will love. It contains two pieces of seven different chocolate flavors including Raspberry Stars and Milk Caramel Embrace. This one has a mix of milk, white, and dark chocolates, but there's also one that's purely dark.

2. Staff Pick: Williams Sonoma Strawberry Heart Bark

For a new spin on chocolate-covered strawberries

This chocolate bark is almost too pretty to eat...almost. Our gift guide editor Jeaneen Russell says her "mouth waters just thinking about devouring another slab of this Strawberry Heart Bark made with sweet milk chocolate, strawberry flavored white chocolate, and bits of slightly tart dried strawberries. Plus, the gorgeous pink tin is perfect for gifting."

3. Hershey's & Reese's Valentine's Day XO Gift Box

For a box worthy of hugs and kisses

The presentation of this Valentine's Day chocolate gift is truly inspired. It's a mix of Hershey's Kisses and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Miniatures that is almost to cute to crack open and devour...almost.

4. Staff Pick: Compartés Premium 8 Chocolate Bar Gift Set

For show-stopping chocolates

If you're looking to score some brownie points or save yourself from the doghouse, our cooking and kitchen editor Monica Petrucci recommends Compartés Premium 8 Chocolate Bar Gift Set. She says, "They're exploding with flavor and made with high-quality chocolate sourced from local suppliers around the world."

5. Staff Pick: M&M’s Heart-shaped gift box

For a customizable gift

This clear heart is filled with Valentine's Day-themed M&M's with various options to customize names and heartfelt messages. The best part of this Valentine's Day chocolate gift is you can choose from so many colors and images to be printed on them to add a truly special, personal touch.

6. Lindt Lindor Strawberries and Cream White Chocolate Candy Truffles

For white chocolate lovers

While it has its detractors, white chocolate is beloved by many. These Lindt Lindor Strawberries and Cream White Chocolate Candy Truffles pair creamy white chocolate with strawberries, for a delicious and unique flavor profile. Plus, pink and Valentine's Day go hand in hand.

7. Godiva Chocolatier Patisserie Dessert Truffles Assorted Chocolate Gift Box

For fancy truffles

Aside from simple chocolates, Godiva also makes presentation-worthy truffles like the ones in this box. It's easily one of the best Valentine's Day chocolate gifts out there, with flavors like Tiramisu, Creme Brulee, and Dulce de Leche.

8. Dunkin' Chocolates Heart Box Valentine's Day Gift

For those who run on Dunkin’

Dunkin' may be the only donut franchise with die-hard fans. These Coolatta slurping so-and-so's will love the Dunkin' Chocolates Heart Box Valentine's Day Gift. It's packed with Boston Kreme, Strawberry Frosted, and Brownie Batter flavored chocolates that smack of the tasty drive-in donut chain.

9. Bailey’s Original Irish Cream Chocolate Truffles Filled with Liquor

For boozy chocolates

Chocolate is already an indulgent food, so adding booze to the equation is almost bacchanalian. For the ones who want to get tipsy with their treats, there's this pack of Bailey’s Original Irish Cream Chocolate Truffles Filled with Liquor, which all contain a nice hit of Irish Cream.

10. Ferrero Collection Valentine’s Chocolate Heart Gift Box

For a classic gift

For many chocolate truffle fans, there's Ferrero Rocher chocolates, and there's everything else. The Ferrero Collection Valentine’s Chocolate Heart Gift Box contains three different truffles in an attractive, holiday-appropriate box.

11. Taza Chocolate Organic Mexicano Disc Stone Variety Pack

For the ones who would rather drink their chocolate

Centuries before chocolate was sold in bars, the Aztecs were guzzling it down. This variety pack of drinking chocolate discs will smoke any hot cocoa out there, with flavor profiles like Salted Almond and Guajillo Chili.

12. Niederegger Marzipan Classics

For marzipan lovers

Marzipan is one of those candies like salt water taffy and nougat that has its die-hard fans. For chocolate-covered marzipan, there are few offerings as delicious as the ones made by Niederegger. Each chocolate comes wrapped in attractive red foil, which is so appropriate for Valentine's Day.

13. Mae Fine Foods Gourmet Chocolate Bonbons and French Macarons Gift Set

For a tasty duo

Chocolates are great, but they pair so well with other Valentine's Day-friendly treats like French Macarons. This gift set combines 24 colorful bon bons and nine gorgeous macarons that are great for sharing with your boo or devouring alone.

14. Sanders Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels

For sweet and salty treats

Chocolate and salt are as perfect a pairing as chocolate and caramel. These candies combine both of these ideal pairings for one of the best Valentine's Day chocolate gift that will make you cry when it's gone.

15. Staff Pick: SusieCakes Valentine’s Day Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake

For a cake that will spark romance

Cake is an excellent chocolate delivery system, especially if it's one made by our gift guide editor's favorite cake maker, SusieCakes. This towering dessert comprises of an ultra moist, old-fashioned chocolate cake made using simple, classic ingredients and enrobed with a delicious, dark chocolate buttercream frosting. You can even put a personal message for your loved one on it.