Staithes-based Paul A Young knows his chocolate. As one of the country’s best-known chocolatiers and a regular guest on TV’s Saturday Kitchen, he’s the man to ask for recommendations if you’re looking for a sweet treat to gift that’s made in Yorkshire
Marcella Extraordinary Chocolates, Knaresborough
Marcella makes award-winning chocolates by hand on-site using only natural ingredients. Marcella doesn’t sell online so you need to make a visit to her luxe store to select your chocolates. With a beautiful production kitchen on view customers can see everything being made.
Christmas chocolates include Filey Whisky, Black Forest Gateau, Eggnog and the Academy of Chocolate Awards winner Yorkshire Parkin. There’s a wonderful 100g Christmas bar with orange, cranberry and caramelised milk chocolate. Prices start at £2 per chocolate and £4.95 for bars.
11A Castlegate, Knaresborough
Pot and Pineapple. Whitby
Amazing selection of UK Bean to Bar Chocolate.
If you are looking for the very best in British chocolate made from the cocoa bean and with some unusual and innovative flavours then The Pot and Pineapple has the very best. With chocolate makers including Land Chocolate, Solkiki and Pump Street, you’ll find the perfect stocking fillers for any chocolate lover.
5B Skinner St, Whitby
Master Patissier Florian Poirot makes beautiful chocolates at his shop in Talbot Yard Malton. Pic Nigel Holland Florian Poirot, Malton
He may be famous for his divine macarons, but Florian’s chocolates are wonderful, with plenty of flavours including passion fruit, coriander, praline, bergamot and coffee. What I love is that buying online is unique and fun as you fill your own box which fills up as you click on the chocolate you like. I recommend the 36-piece box at £44.
2a Talbot Yard, Malton
florianpoirot.com
Birdgate Chocolates, Pickering
If you are looking for something unique and wonderful then you must try Birdgate’s Garlic and Marmite caramels. I love them, will you?
14 Birdgate, Pickering
birdgatechocolatiers.com
Bars, Brownies and Bullirum. I love milk chocolate and Bullion make some of the very best you can buy. Made from the cacao bean in Sheffield with a creamy aftertaste and a very chocolatey finish. My favourite is the Milk Chocolate Vault tray with four different milk chocolate bars.
104 Harvest Ln, Neepsend, Sheffield
bullionchocolate.com
Bettys, Harrogate
The Gloriously Chocolate Gift Bag is the perfect way to treat any chocolate lover. With hot chocolate, chocolate shortbread, chocolate buttons and two salted caramels this is definitely one present to open on Christmas eve for the perfect cosy festive night in. £40.
bettys.co.uk
Fusion Chocolate, Ilkley
Bright, vibrant and artistic describes Fusion chocolates snacking logs. They come in three flavours with three logs per box including my favourite, salted caramel and hazelnut.
fusionchocolate.co.uk
Lauden Chocolate, Leeds
Bright and colorful chocolates created by World Chocolate Masters finalist Stephen and Sun Trigg. I love boozy chocolates at Christmas and Lauden have everything you love including my favourite Diplomatioco rum and vanilla.
laudenchocolate.com
