B.T. McELRATH Chocolatier

Named one of the top ten chocolatiers in North America in 2010 by Dessert Professional, B.T. McELRATH Chocolatier has it going on! Our favorite bar, The Salty Dog, is made with 70 percent dark chocolate and pieces of butter toffee and sea salt. It will knock your socks off — you’ll be glad that it’s a sharing-is-optional kind of bar! For milk chocolate lovers, the Prairie Dog bar is made with 40 percent milk chocolate, butter toffee pieces, toasted almonds and sea salt. Can you say delicious? You’ll want to savor every bite of these bars.

Hagensborg Truffle Pigs

Delicious + Fun + Chocolate = Hagensborg Truffle Pigs. This line of truffles is spectacular. Upon unwrapping the bar, you’ll find the truffle molded into the shape of three little piggies all lined up. Once you gnaw at it, you’ll bite through a dark and creamy exterior to find a light truffle interior. Just let this scrumptious treat melt in your mouth and you’ll be in hog heaven!

Champlain Signature Chocolate Bars

Do you ever get the urge to tear open a chocolate bar as if you were Charlie — from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory — searching for the golden ticket? Lake Champlain Signature Chocolate Bars are just as much fun, but instead of finding a golden ticket, you will find an irresistible bar of all-natural chocolate that is created in small batches to ensure exceptional freshness. Lake Champlain bars are preservative-free and Kosher-certified. Indulge in such flavors as Dark Chocolate Peppermint Crunch, Dark Chocolate Almond and Milk Chocolate Caramel.

Marich Confectionery Company

Fruit, nut and chocolate lovers will adore products from Marich Confectionery Company. Bing cherries covered in milk chocolate and topped with a cherry confection will leave your mouth watering. Fresh roasted cashews with a hint of sea salt, covered with 72 percent dark chocolate are also a delicious option. But don’t forget the English Toffee Caramels — toffee flavored caramel with a thick layer of yummy milk chocolate — because these are surely a crowd pleaser at gatherings! • Stephanie Stille, Specialty & Ethnic Foods