PACKAGE DEALS

Beyond the dairy milk assortment: surveying the best in boxed chocolates.

To give, share or eat alone – we encourage all three – good things often come in fine packages. We round up our favourite boxed chocolates.

It was Plato

or possibly Forrest Gump who observed that life is like a box of chocolates – you don’t know what you’re going to get. But in this case, you do: the best boxed chocolates bar none. Inside these colourful, ribbon-tied cartons you’ll discover bright-red spheres filled with raspberry and rose, chequered cinnamon and sesame pralines, pastel pink pyramids, and salted-caramel cubes with splashes of gold. Dig in without fear – we’ve done the testing for you.

1 Winnow Chocolates Turquoise Ombré Cubes, $13.50 for 9 pieces

2 Josophan’s gift box of fine chocolates, $25.95 for 12 pieces 3 Koko Black Grandmaster Gift Box, $140 for 64 pieces 4 31 Degrees Custom Chocolates, $28 for 12 pieces 5 Bibelot bonbons, $50 for 16 pieces 6 Winnow Chocolates Golden Salted Caramel

Box, $39.95 for 25 pieces

7 Koko Black Hazelnut Praline Quail Eggs, $24 for 12 pieces 8 Sue Lewis Seasonal Truffles, $70 for 30 pieces 9 Sweet Stone 4 Stones, $12 for 4 pieces 10 Robyn Rowe Executive

Box, $77 for 25 pieces

11 Kakawa gift box, $58 for 25 pieces 12 Bibelot bonbons, $29 for 9 pieces 13 Ladurée Incomparable Chocolate, $45 for 12 pieces 14 Just Bliss Couture Collection and Truffles, $33 for 16 pieces 15 Cioccolato Lombardo handmade chocolates, $22.40 for 8 pieces 16 Haigh’s Chocolates Milk & Dark Assortment, $49.50 for 21 pieces 17 House of Anvers Premium Fruit Collection, $20 for 12 pieces 18 Winnow Chocolates

Pink Ombré Pyramids with Vanilla Chai, $17.50 for 6 pieces. Stockists p176.