(Burlington, VT) Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC), a gourmet Vermont chocolate maker, has introduced its spring line of chocolate gifts for Easter, Administrative Professionals' Day, and Mother's Day 2007. Made in small batches from all-natural ingredients, LCC chocolates are carefully crafted by chocolatiers fanatical about creating chocolates with the honest individuality, charm, quality, and freshness which are synonymous with the spirit of Vermont. The new gourmet chocolate gifts are arriving on retail store shelves now and are also available at www.lakechamplainchocolates.com.
"Parents love being able to mix and match handmade bunnies and cream-filled eggs without having to worry about artificial ingredients and food coloring," said Allyson Myers, Director of Sales. "Filling Easter baskets with classic confections is worry-free when the entire line is made from fresh all-natural Vermont ingredients."
Small and Large Easter Baskets are filled with epicurean indulgences. The Spring Chocolate Assortment is fifteen chocolates including Chocolates of Vermont, Chocolate Truffles, Raspberry & Cherry Creams, Hazelnut Pralines, and Peanut Butter Cups. The Easter Egg Gift Box has a flavor for every taste -- coconut cream, hazelnut praline, raspberry cream, caramel, peanut butter, and dark chocolate java. The Treasure Surprise Egg "cracks" open to reveal an assortment of filled chocolate eggs, solid chocolate squares, and milk & dark chocolate bunnies.
Mr. Goodtime Bunny is a 16-1/2 inch tall, three-pound milk chocolate Easter bunny. Cruisin' Bunny drives a chocolate car. Both are meticulously hand decorated with white and dark chocolate accents. For the purist, the Classic Easter Bunny, available in both solid milk and dark chocolate, is 6-1/2 inches tall. Milk and dark chocolate Placesetting Bunnies are perfect table favors. All come packaged in cellophane tied with colorful ribbon.
Spring Chocolate Truffles nestles five of the coveted indulgences in a colorful gift box. The Chocolate Flowers Gift Box is filled with praline crunch, mint crunch, and caramel chocolate flowers.
Limited-edition boxes (available while supplies last) include:
-Chocolate Obsession is an assortment of caramels, truffles, chocolate covered almonds, and pralines.
-Truffle Obsession is petite, high-cocoa-content ganache truffles infused with Madagascar vanilla beans and coated in cocoa powder.
-Nut Obsession is dark chocolate covered roasted almonds & caramelized almonds, and milk chocolate covered macadamia nuts.
-Old World Truffles are inspired by ingredients and cultures from around the globe.
Lake Champlain Chocolates offers sweet indulgences that capture the essence of Vermont, the tradition of making fine chocolate, and the pride that goes into each bite. Preservative-free and Kosher-certified, Lake Champlain Chocolates are crafted in small batches from the finest quality Belgian chocolate and select natural ingredients including local Vermont cream, sweet butter, maple syrup, and honey. Lake Champlain Chocolates are available online at www.lakechamplainchocolates.com, toll-free at 1-800-465-5909, as corporate gifts & wedding favors, at three company-owned retail stores in Vermont, and nationwide at specialty food & gift stores and upscale hotels & inns.