Let's get one thing straight. There is nothing necessary about coating your Valentine's Day chocolates with more chocolate. But oh, does it ever taste good. More

These easy homemade candies are reminiscent of fancy dipped chocolates. They may not look as pretty, but they are filled with the fresh, pure flavor of dark chocolate and sweet, boozy raspberries. Gussied up in paper liners and arranged in... More

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[Photograph: Ben Fink] Chocolate Turtles are some of the sweetest Valentine's Day candy out there. I mean, who can resist little blobs of caramel, chocolate, and nut that resemble adorable reptiles? With a few basic candy making techniques from Chocolates... More

[Photograph: Robyn Lee] As much as I'd like to believe that Valentine's Day is a day to celebrate love, for many of us, it's really all about the chocolates. Whether it's the big box of Godiva or a Whitman's sampler... More

The brigadeiro is a chocolate truffle-like candy named after a Brazilian air force leader who ran for president several times during the 1940s. During his campaign, Brazilian women raised money for him by selling sweet chocolate balls made with condensed milk, and called them brigadeiros for short. More