“If any man has drunk a little too deeply from the cup of physical pleasure; if he has spent too much time at his desk that should have been spent asleep; if his fine spirits have become temporarily dulled; if he finds the air too damp, the minutes too slow, and the atmosphere too heavy to withstand; if he is obsessed by a fixed idea which bars him from any freedom of thought: if he is any of these poor creatures, we say, let him be given a good pint of amber-flavored chocolate… and marvels will be performed.”
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, 1775-1826, ‘Physiologie du gout’ – ‘The Physiology of Taste’
HISTORY
Aah chocolate – that beautiful gift from the bean of the Theobroma cacao plant. Chocolate has been around for a very long time, but not as we currently know it. Evidence shows that the cacao bean could have been fermented and made into an alcoholic drink in Central America as early as 1400 BC! The Mayans seasoned their chocolate, mixing the roasted seed paste with water, chilli and cornmeal, transferring the thick, unsweetened gruel-like mixture between earthenware containers several times until a foamy drink formed.
The Mayans loved their chocolate and the cacao bean was traded as currency. It caught the eye of explorer Christopher Columbus in 1502, and he brought some back to Spain with him. A few years later when the chilli was replaced with sugar the cacao drink gained popularity in European courts. The rest is history.
THORNTONS
The very first Thorntons chocolatier opened its doors in 1911 in Sheffield. Travelling confectioner Joesph William Thornton handed the keys to his sons Norman and Stanley and said, “Make this the best sweet shop in town!” They’ve done a rather good job at that!
Now, over 100 years later Thorntons is seen by the British public as the ultimate chocolate treat on the high street, with over 600 stores across the UK. There’s even one here in Shetland! Everyone has their favourite Thorntons chocolate – what’s yours?
ETHICS
Brits consume a whopping 660, 900 kg per year in a UK industry worth £3.96 billion (Mintel 2012). Demand for chocolate in the west has caused some cocoa farmers to resort slavery and child labour to cut costs and remain viable in what can be a very volatile market. These practises have featured in the news over the last decade or so and have driven consumer buying choices.
Thorntons has a strong corporate social responsibility policy, sourcing sustainable, ethically produced raw materials for their high quality products. They provide a range of organic, fairtrade and no added sugar ranges to appeal to all tastes.
THORNTONS INDULGENCE INTIMATE WICKER HAMPER
Nothing’s better than a chocolate fix after a long day at work, so why not give yourself an indulgent moment with a stunning keep-sake wicker hamper full of chocolate goodies?
Each indulgent intimate wicker hamper contains:
• Dreamy Desserts (192g) – this box of 16 chocolates includes all your dessert favourites: raspberry cheesecake, summer fruit cup, tiramisu, passion fruit mousse, pecan tart, lemon meringue, chocolate fudge cake and banoffee pie. My favourite from this selection was the banoffee pie.
• Irresistible Gooey Caramel Melts (200g) – Does just what it says on the box – they’re irresistible and gooey and deliciously caramelly and they are ever so nice melting in the mouth. These didn’t last very long at all. Individually wrapped: this only means it takes a little longer to shove them all in your mouth as you have to slow down to patiently unwrap each one first.
• Scrumptious Chocolate Cocktails (104g) – including Peach Bellini, White Russian and Strawberry Daiquiri. A grown-up chocolate treat.
• Irresistible Nutty Praline Melts (200g) – so incredibly moreish, these didn’t last very long either once they were opened. No, not nearly long enough. How did the bottom of the box appear so soon?
• Magnificently Milk Chocolate Block (90g) – delicious and creamy; this is the creamiest milk chocolate I have ever eaten. The bar size is ideal for sneaking to the couch with after the children have gone to bed and scoffing while watching catching up on the latest episodes of your favourite show on Netflix. The inner wrapper advises, “Relax, unwind, enjoy!”
• 70% Deliciously Dark Chocolate Block (90g) – decadent and dark! Superb for slowly savouring each mouthful.
• Thorntons Chocolate Liqueur 70cl – Think Bailey’s but chocolate flavoured. This goes down a little too well over ice!
Retailing at £44-99 this hamper has something for every tastes. Our family certainly enjoyed it! My family has to put up with an awful lot with me being a food blogger – late dinners (cold dinners!), complete recipe fails that I have to apologise for and hastily concoct a Plan B, hidden vegetables and weird and wonderful products to review. Sometimes we get sent something to review which makes them all smile like the cat that’s got the cream: this is one of those times.
You can find Thorntons on Twitter and Facebook. They also have an online shop.
“If you are not feeling well, if you have not slept, chocolate will revive you. But you have no chocolate! I think of that again and again! My dear, how will you ever manage?”
Marquise de Sévigné (French writer and lady of fashion) February 11, 1677
GIVEAWAY
Thorntons has ever so kindly offered one of my readers the chance to win an Indulgence Intimate Wicker Hamper of their own. Simply fill out the Rafflecopter entry form below.
PLEASE NOTE: The contents of this hamper were correct at the time of photography. Thorntons reserve the right to substitute products of equal value.
How to Enter
For your chance to win one Thorntons Indulgence Intimate Wicker Hamper RRP £44-99 enter using the Rafflecopter form below. Come back and tweet about the giveaway every day for more chances to win!
Terms & Conditions
This giveaway is open to UK mainland entries only. Entrants must be age 18 or over. The winner will need to respond within 48 hours of being contacted; failure to do this may result in another winner being selected.
The prize is offered and provided by Thorntons. The prize is one Indulgence Intimate Wicker Hamper. There is no cash alternative and the prize is not transferable.
If you need some help using Rafflecopter, here’s a quick clip to show you how. Rafflecopter will pick the winner at random from all the entries received. I will be verifying entries and any automated entries or those who have claimed they have made the mandatory blog post comment and really haven’t will be disqualified. It’s mandatory!
Closing date is midnight on Monday 29 September 2014 and the winner will be announced that day.
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Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary was sent a Thorntons Indulgence Intimate Wicker Hamper for review. All opinions expressed are our own. This is not a paid post.
phil kelly
any dark chocks !!
Holly Boyd
Coffee flavoured. I don’t even like coffee so not sure how that works.
Helen Catling
Viennese Truffles are lovely!
Deborah B
I can’t honestly answer what my fav flavor is, s is the 1st I have heard of this brand. But I do admit, collection looks delicious
Kristy Brown
The Praline melts are to die for
DENISE WILDEN
I love Pralines and Truffles yummy
Natalie Crossan
Champagne truffle 🙂 xx
Lani Nash
Lemon mousse
Karis on rafflecopter
I love fruit flavoured ones.
Janet Rumley
Diplomat
Emily Fraser
Viennese truffles! 🙂
Emma Bowes
I love nutty praline mmmmm
sarah
soft strawberry centers.
Petra Hora
toffee
Lynda Brown
My favourite is the silician lemon- can’t get enough of it!
Kelly Hooper
toffee
fern
my favourite from thorntons isnt a chocolate, its the peanut brittle! mmm…
BUT
i absolutly ADORE their mint selection. mint chocolate is the best EVER!
Sarah Lewis
I love the Champagne Truffles
Alison Johnson
I love their Champagne Truffles
Joanna Sawka
Caramel
Hannah Smith
I don’t know it’s name but it’s like a coffee truffle? SO DELICIOUS!
Emma Schofield
I love the continental range
Mark Palmer
Any of the truffles
l thomas
anything dark!
Lindy Hine
Love the Sicilian Lemon bars – they are delicious!
Mark Rayner
praline melts
Jamie
Strawberry 🙂 yum
Chris Noton
Champagne Truffles
Jeremy Hards
70% Deliciously Dark Chocolate Block
Georgia McAllister
Viennese Truffles
Conrad Edwards
nutty praline..omnomnomnom
Vicki A Smith
Champagne truffles
natalie baugh
strawberry or orange
Emily Hutchinson
I love the dessert range of chocolates best.
Luisa Lauren
Sicilian Lemon
Karen R
I love the champagne truffles 🙂
Caroline Anne Bellamy
I love the pralines
Ruth Patel
Peach bellini – to match my favourite tipple!
stacy sorrell
I ADORE ANYTHING WITH PRALINE IN IT 🙂
Katherine Coldicott
Salted Pistachio
alan forrest
Caramel Melts
Claire Barker
Mint crunch dark chocolate.
Amanda Hattie
All of the praline 1’s
Sarah Ballantyne
coconut
Blake Ahearne
Nutty plaline
Elle Warwick
Praline melts
Kathryn S
Strawberry Dream!
Erica wicks
Anything with strawberry in because it makes me think I am being healthy!!
Simonne
I love anything fruity – easily pleased
Heather Cain
My favourite thornton chocolates are dark ones with nuts in oooh lovely
Rosie Dunningham
Any of their praline truffles – they’re divine! Or anything white chocolatey…delicious! Rosie x
jackie curran
apricot parfait
Sarah Bates
Alpini!! Oooo yum
Vera Bahounkova
Milk chocolate
Leslie Evans
Champagne Truffle
Amanda Gregory
Milk chocolate covered toffee is my favourite.
Katie W
Praline
Charlotte Hoskins
Their Viennese truffles 🙂
Emma Jackson
I love the Alpini xx
Suzanne Howell
Cappuccino flavour.
claire griffiths
champagne truffles i love them
Paula Phillips
The Caramel Melts.
Helen Allan
Champagne Truffles
leanne weir
The Chocolate Cocktails one’s sound delicious!
Rachel Roach
chocolate gingers are my all time fave
lynda connolly
i love coffee choclates
Trudie Forde
mhmmm the Champagne Truffles 🙂
Jill Webb
Caramel Melts yummy
Robyn Lamport
Sicilian lemon mousse every time
Claire Nutman
Lemon mousse x
Daniel Plume
Champagne truffles 🙂
EMMA WALTERS
nutty praline
anne-marie wigley
truffles mmmm
Amy
my favourites are Thorntons truffles!
Amy
Looks soo yummy !! Good Luck everyone 🙂
Jamal
Most of them but the Lemon Mousse chocolate is the one!!
Claire Bodin
My hubby loves chilli chocolate
deborah sendall
strawberry
Holly S
Sicilian Lemon. Nom nom nom!
madeline connolly
fudge yum yum
julie laing
Mint chocolate
vic
viennese truffles are gorgeous
lorna kennedy
the praline melts x
MAZ WATSON
I love the alpines chocolates
NATALIE GOATLEY
Strawberry Cream
lucy fletcher
i love all thorntons chocs but my favorite would hav to be the alpini bar – hazlenuts and almonds praline – whats not to love!!
Corinne Henson
Thorntons are my hubby’s favourite 🙂
kelly brannigan
lovely prize 🙂
Katherine GG
I love their Lemon Meringue chocolates 🙂
DaveE
Coffee
ruth steel
70% Dark
lynn mitchell
love the coffee
jen louise jackson
champagne truffle – i love them
Rae Jackson
I have no idea what they are called but they are white chocolate with a delicious lemony centre!
Kerry Yannetta
I love any thorntons chocolate with soft caramel 🙂 I also love their creamy butter tablet 🙂
Natasha M
I love thorntons fudge!! yum!
Angela Fitzjohn
I love all of them, Thorntons is my word for Heaven.
Lydia
the caramel!
Angela Bates
Sicilian Lemon, they are gorgeous and zingy
Kay Broomfield
Their rum truffles are delish!
Lorraine Stone
Fudge brownie is delicious ~
christy beckett
I love Thorntons truffles especially rum and raisin
sue griffith
Of course if I won, I’d save it all for Christmas. Yes indeed.
Kayleigh Main
I love the peanut brittle
Margaret guest
would love this win so love chocs
Maureen Quinnell
Their chocolate covered toffee is just the business
Helen Gilbert
Gooey Caramels…..scrumptious
Mary @ Over 40 and a Mum to One
Champagne truffles
sylvia hughes
praline delicious
Heather Walsh
Viennese truffles
Samantha Atherton
My favorites are the Viennese truffles
Marylyn Hammersley
Viennese Truffles and my favourite Thorntons treat
Claire Green
coffee mmmm
Hayley Kinnaird
Dark chocolate 🙂
hannah
I love the Viennese truffles
tamalyn roberts
praline x
Kerry bennett
Peppermint cream
Kelly Harper
praline
Lisa Nancholas
Anything coffee flavoured…yummy!!
Alice Megan
Alpini chocolates definitely my favourite
Lynda Jones
I love the chocolate Mousse from the Continental range
Angela Wilcox
I love the Champagne truffles, gorgeous!
Susan Freeman
Classic milk orange for me
Laura Costello
they do the most amazing truffles! xx
Laura Stirk
The dreamy desserts…. they are addictive! x
emma milne
terkish delights are heavenly
Jacqui S
Praline melts do it for me!
Anna
70% dark chocolate
Angela Kelly
I love the Viennese chocolate with the whipped centre, mmmmmm
louise prothero
chocolate fudge cake
Aimee Wright
I love the cappuccino truffles & the rum truffles! 🙂
katie
Love their truffles. Yum!
Alexa
Definitely the nutty praline melts. Mmm…
Vikki Thomas
I love the Truffles, and the praline centres!
Gillan Moloney
In our household our favourite has to be the strawberry ones 🙂
ANDREW ROWLANDS
ALL OF THEM,MMMM
Cindy Gillespie
I love Thorntons Dreamy Desserts Raspberry Cheesecake – Delicious
Vicky11
Nice Prize
Pete
Chocolate ginger
Tracey Clapp
strawberry every time
Karen Barrett
Praline
Rachael Pilkington
I love the Thornton’s plain milk chocolate (especially when it’s in easter egg form!) but I am also partial to their champagne truffles.
caroline hooton-picard
Got to be strawberry creams!
Kirsty N
I love Thornton’s Milk Chocolate and I’m very partial to their truffles!
claire elizabeth noke
champagne truffles are lush x x
CLAIRE CONNIFF
I LOOOVE TRUFFLES
Beth @plasticrosaries
Anything praline works for me so definitely praline melts!
Rey Chunara
I love their Praline melts
kirsty
They all look delicious!
Bri Stebbings
I love all Thorntons apart from the coffee ones
laura silver
I love the ones with the praline centres 🙂 deeeelicious
Sarah-Jane Laycock
Viennese truffles are utterly divine
Jackie Ann Judge
I love their mint chocolate
Laura
Nutty Praline Melts
Katie McMillan
Cappuccino is my favourite. Melts in the mouth.
Clare B.
Viennese continental
laura jackson
Has to be the viennese chocolate bars 🙂
Galina V
I absolutely loved their lemon and sea salt bar, but sadly it’s not available any more. Dark ginger is great.
Lynda Pace Avery
Champagne truffles are my favourite.
Danielle Graves
Thorntons are one of the only places I know that still do proper coffee cremes, I love them!
Diane Wood
When I pop up my local shop, I buy a small bar, usually a fudge/caramel one, somehow they seem more grown up! But I am salivating at the thought of the tirasimu and Bailey’s ones, mm-mmmm!
Lydia Frew
I don’t know what my favourite is because I don’t get to try Thornton’s chocolates very often. It would probably be something along the line of orange or coffee.
Dianne Brewin
The Cappucino truffles are amazing with a glass of prosecco
sarah stevens
praline melts 🙂
Jane McColl
Tiramisu from the dessert inspired chocs
Mrs Janet Thornton
I adore the chocolate truffles,they are delicious.
craig dillon davis
I love any chocolate as long as it’s not dark x ….. fab prize fingers crossed I have done it the right way as I don’t want to miss out on the fab prize x 🙂
Zara Hazler
champagne truffles
tracy sinclair
My favourites are the Caramel Melts x
Jenny
My favourite is Turkish Delight hmmmm x
Lorraine G (@LG2306)
Praline Melts x
Freya
Strawberry creme
Lorraine Polley
i love the mint batons
Corina
hazelnut pralines
eric wall
I love Thorntons….too much my wife says as she pokes me in the belly 🙂 my excuse is they sell ice cream from the Thorntons shop near my office and as its been warm at lunch time 😉
Stephen Russell
rum
Catherine Culmer
Vanilla Truffle
Belinda Matthews
I love the Champagne Truffles
STEPHEN
NUTTY PRALINE MELTS
Joy Lawson
I love the melts
Sandra Clarke
Rum or coffee truffles for me.
Laura Caraher
Sicilian Lemon Mousse
Stefan Pearson
Turkish delight
kayleigh
anything from the desert collection
Jonny
I like strawberry
Cheryl O'Sullivan
Any of them! But I love the praline ones.
KRISTEN FRASER
I love them all but wish they would do more floral flavoured ones I love rose and violet creams but never seen them in thorntons x
Kate
Mmmm dark chocolate – the darker the better!
Michelle McCulloch
champagne truffles
Danika Lloyd
Praline melts
Laura F
WE love the chocolate coins they do at Christmas.
LESLEY BRADLEY
Lemon mousse is my fave
michelle hamilton
praline melts
Stephanie Whitehouse
Champagne truffles
Keri Jones
I love the simple praline ones, they are so delicious 🙂 x
Jackie Allum
Turkish Delight
christine taylor
I adore their raspberry cheesecake Mmmm
Elaine Hollis
Turkish Delight
Bethan Palmer
The alpini
Emmy Fisher
Just the plain milk chocolate
Lillian Fisher
Nutty Praline Melts x
Kim W
The strawberry creams… mmm…
sarah louise gray
I love the chocolate buttons. x
Nicola Holland
Praline chocolate
Naomi Buchan
Alpini or Turkish Delight x
Gul Choudhury
I love their dark chocolates and caramels
Jill Fairbank
Turkish delight
lisa tebbutt
champagne truffles YUMMY
Francesca
tiramisu
Lucie Faraday
Strawberry crème
tracey baker
Coffee!! Yummy
Natalie Gillham
I love their champagne truffles 🙂 x
Claire Nelson
Caramel hearts
Soni Shastri
Alpini
Caroline Howard
White chocolate ones
Margaret Harms
I just love the chocolate covered fudge or the Lemon souffle bar
genna st michael
the amaretto truffles. yum diddly dum!!
Sarah Tucker
My kids thought this page was wonderful telling them all about the chocolate and where its from. The pics etc. The prize is good too – thank you
Elizabeth
Thank you! So glad your children enjoyed it and delighted to hear people are reading it and not just skipping to the competition entry form! 🙂
champaklal lad
caramel
Pauline Wilson
Alpini are my favourite, I love Thorntons chocs so much
Judith Lightfoot
They used to make a delicious cookie type chocolate at Christmas which were delicious, but I couldn’t get them last year
Erica field
All of them!
lisa chappell
sicilian lemon
Mary Heatley
Lemon Mousse
LEE HARDY
any dark chocolate yum yum
Jayne K
Classics mint selection!
Helen Craigs
I love all the ones that come in The Desert Collection, so yummy!
FARIDAH BROOKER
Mint
Mary Campbell
Vanilla Flavour Fondant Mouse 🙂
andrea lloyd
strawberry creames are yummy
Christopher Read
Diplomat
Sylvia Gill
Champagne Truffles… cos I’m that kind of girl !
Katie Simmons
Champagne!
Rachael Barnard
banoffee pie dreamy dessert – yum!
Chloe
Dreamy deserts sound soo good!
Kati Whiteoak
Alpini
michael carter
great prize
alice lightning
how can you not like all of them so scrummy and elegantly delicious
Bernadette Willis
any of the dark chocolate varieties and I love the caramel ones too – well, in truth, I love the lot
Lauren Old
The hazelnut ones!
catriona nation
Strawberry creams
Hellie's Corner
Anything as long as it’s dark.
Anne
I love Thorntons!
Rachel
love the coffee truffles!
BEKI LACY
milk
kristin burdsall
any of the dark chocolate
Rich Hill
Thorntons make the BEST mint chocolate 🙂
sarah rees
champagne truffles
Charlotte Hood
Praline… yummy!
Charmian Filewood
All time favs are their Viennese Truffles, yum yum
caroline tokes
i love the coffee ones
Laura Whittle
Anything honeycomb
Tina L-D
Caramel
Simon hardy
http://www.thorntons.co.uk/product/Chocolate-Toffee-Fudge/Milk-Chocolate/Gooey-Caramel-Irresistibles-200g/pc/2198/c/2203/1076.uts
Debbie Preston
All of them but at the moment I love the Lemon Meringue
Zoe Bryan
honestly anything Chocolaye flavoured is great for me but if i really had to choose i would say the pralines
lynn neal
nutty praline
mrs sharron page
i love the chocolate bars
Michelle Wild
Champagne truffles.
MICHELLE NORTON
STRAWBERRY CREAME
pauline black
The pralines are amazing definitely my fav!
Mummy of Two
The white chocolate lemon cups (not sure of their proper name!)
Gerri Tennant
Champagne Truffles.
Kirsty Woods
Love the plain dark chocolate
Robby Price
Champagne truffles
Kim Lam
I love the Viennese truffles
Miriam Said
The Magnificent milk chocolate block.
kay S
Praline
Sarah Dearnley
vanilla truffles mmm
tam p
The very next one
Vivienne Wilkes
The nutty praline is amazing!
Brenda Wilkes
Love their truffles!
Colette Sheeran
Praline melt
Jane Gorton
Great prize, liked and shared x
Wendy Morgan
Champagne truffles.
Wendy Morgan
Champagne truffles anytime!
Rachel Lee
the praline ones
sam fernley
The champagne truffles.
jackie chapman
The champagne truffles are awesome
Lyndsey Beckford
I love the strawberry creams 🙂
Helena Williams
Sicilian Lemon
Aleksandra Odrowska
love them all
Susan Williams
Champagne truffles – utterly divine!
Joanne Clough
thorntons praline melts
Angela Williams
champagne truffles
denise farminer
i have just been onto the crafts page as i love crafts myself and i was delighted to read about your wedding and the theme you went for.i made my daughter a jewelled bouquet for her wedding in a posy style it was lovely and she will always have it to keep just like you.congratulations to you both sounds like you had a wonderful day
Elizabeth
Thank you, we did have a lovely day 🙂 I’d love to see a photo of the bouquet you made for your daughter, what a lovely thing to make!
denise farminer
having trouble choosing here.love all their chocolates but at a push turkish delight.
Laura Vitty
I love their marzipan coated in dark chocolate… drool.
chrissie anne bhaskar
turkish delight xxxx
helen booth
The truffles!
Diana Socha
70% Deliciously Dark Chocolate Block
Rhian
It has to be chocolate orange!
Susan Hoggett
all the nutty ones
Claire toplis
Praline melts
JAN SHARMAN
Lemon meinguw
claire little
milk chocolate 🙂
NATALIE BRADLEY
anything milk chocolate
Chris Fletcher
I love nutty praline!
Rachel
the nutty praline is divine!
gaynor lewis
Nutty Praline Melts – yummy !
JULIE BANKS
I just love the Diplomats
lisa dolatowski
I love their caramel and praline chocolates!
Carol Emmett
I love anything praline – so it’s got to be the praline melts’
GLENDA HANKS
Nutty praline for me :o)
liz ferguson
i like thorntons classic melts
liz ferguson
dark chocolate with over 80 per cent raw cocoa
SUSAN L HALL
I love the Dark chocolate truffles they are so yummy and rich you only need one at a time to make you smile ( does not stop me eating more though! )
Tim Taylor
Champagne truffles
Sheri Darby
I love the champagne truffles
Kerry Brown
anything praline 🙂
sarah harrison
viennese truffles
Michelle Fouracres
The lemon meringue
Clare S
I love the Chocolate Gingers
Tracey McPartland
I love nay type of chocolate although I prefer white chocolate
Tara Davies
Nutty praline irresistibles
sandralynn ralph
the praline melts are my favorites
Pam Francis Gregory
Plain milk chololate
Steven Montgomery
Truffle
joanne liddement
Strawberry cream
jessica newman
champagne truffles yummy
Debi
Raspberry 🙂
Nicola Stephenson
Vanilla Flavour Fondant Mouse
anita roberts
any with nuts xx
CJ
Their truffles are lovely
Nikki Hayes
Continental Rum Truffles are my favourite ;o)
vicki hennie
I love Thorntons Chocolate Fudge yummmmy
caroline kelly
Viennese
ESME MCCRUBB
I love the coffe ones
Julie Paton
Continental Alpini
Gillian York
love any but especilly with nuts
Victoria Savill
Eton Mess
Laura Oxley
70% Deliciously Dark Chocolate Block
Helen Atkins
I love all dark chocolate
sarah evans
i love their fruit creams
carolyn joyce
any with nuts! yummy!
Andrew Halliwell
Mint Crunch Dark Chocolate Block (90g)
Joanne Parkinson
Truffles
tracey thompson
praline melts are so yummy
nicola findlay
Champagne truffles
Rebecca Gransden
Praline melts – yumtastic
Sarah Hughes
I like anything with a cream centre!
Tracey Belcher
Champagne Truffles for me 🙂
Andrea Williams
I love the vanilla truffles
Linda Thorn
I love chocolate,
Made up with many streams,
Or made up with many swirls,
A full bodied chocolate,
Or a cream,
For a boy,
Or a girl,
But the best for me
It’s got to be
Chocolate with Brazil nuts in
Liane Ging
boozy soft centres
Simon Harrington
Lightly Salted Macadamia Chocolate Block is truly scrumptious!
Katie Walker
The Sicilian Lemon Mousse chocolates
mama syder
Dark Chocolate
jodie yorke
I love the praline chocs.
Lisa Jones
The Champagne Truffles are gorgeous ! 🙂
Gabrielle Powell
my favourite is milk chocolate
Sophie Lester
I love their Irresistible Belgian Chocolate Truffles! Yum!
Susan Kempson
Love Thorntons chocs xx
Debbie Nichols
Sicillian Lemon Mousse
Karen B
Champagne truffles for me too!
Rachel
Love Sicilian lemon, so light; also the praline chocolates like Aplpini and Diplomat.
Gloria Wilding
Praline Melts
Emily mayo
I love the praline melts but I love all thorntons chocolate its amazing 🙂
Donna Craggs
Champagne Truffles yum yum
Julie Savage
Love a soft caramel flavour
Michele Hemmings
I love the truffles!
jimmy ness
Champagne Truffles
Anne Plumb
Peach Bellina cocktail Chocolate
shelley stevenson
Good old milk chocolate for me 😀
Cecelia Allen
I love Praline melts
tina edwards
vienesse truffles yum
Caroline Blaza
I love the strawberry ones.
HazelY
Passionfruit Mousse. Scrummy!
Adele Hill
I love the 70% Deliciously Dark Chocolate Block
kayleigh white
White choc and fudge chocolate
Leighanne M
love simple milk chocolate
Sandra M
Love their vanilla truffles
Danielle Cresswell
Wonderful prize. All looks so tempting 🙂
Alex Kerr
The lemon mousse chocolates
Anna
Anything with hard caramel and dark chocolate. I can’t resist!
Lynne OConnor
lemon mousse
Sue Harrison
Creamy milk chocolate caramel
Ann Skamarauskas
My favourites are the Gooey Caramel Irresistibles
Tracey Gwynne
The 70% Deliciously Dark Chocolate Block is my favourite – im a traditionalist, and I like a classy taste as a treat
Eleanor Wigmore
I’ve finally managed to like dark chocolate so the 70% Dark Chocolate would be for me!
Amelia Stephenson
dark chocolate block x
mike
Coffee cremes
laura townsend
Alpini
dorothy cavender
i love the strawberry cream ones
Gillian Holmes
70% Deliciously Dark Chocolate Block
Mrs Janet Thornton
My favourite are the Strawberry cream ones.They are delicious.
Shelly Beckman
Alpini – I must go in and buy one every time I walk past Thorntons!
Susan Trubey
cappuccino and zesty lemon
Teresa Lee
Praline melts
Tina Holmes
Love the fudge
EJ Dunn
Praline
Tamsin Dean
any one that has fudge or caramel in them yummy yummy
Holly Edmundson
Strawberry cream 🙂
Marie Evans
Zesty Lemon out the classics box,And Lemon Mousse out the other box.But to be quite honest i like all the fruity flavours.
Michelle Ferguson
Champagne truffles are my favourite
Stacey Haines
Praline Mmmmmmm 🙂 x
Sharon L Johnson
nutty ones xx
Steven Appleton
anything coffee flavoured for me 🙂
Christine Caple
Praline melts
Amanda Beamish
champagne truffle hearts. LOVE those
jenette ogborn
anything with praline
Rosie Holloway
ooh difficult to choose only one – champagne truffles.
Claire Hull
All of them!
Anne Bostwick
Viennese truffles are terrific!
Maddy
I love the fruit creams, so the apricot parfait gets my vote
Louise A
Alpini is my favourite
Kellie Faggle McIntyre
Thortons toffee is my absolute fave-does no favours for my fillings though!
Sarah B
Champagne Truffle.
clare davies
i love thorntons white choc! x
Rachel Bustin
the lemon mousse chocolates are lush!
gemma clark
I love the fudge ones in the classic collection
Angela Carey
Strawberry Daiquiri
Victoria Easton
Chocolate truffles – very moreish!
Karen Shaw
Rum Truffles
Hekna
I really like Classics Almond Marzipan
michelle banks
Champagne Truffles x yummmy!
John Seaman
hampagne Truffles
kirsty john
truffle
Penelope edwards
Praline melts
Rachel McMillan
Anything with caramel
Georgina Allen
Praline melts and truffles 🙂
Helen Stratton
Turkish Delight has a slight edge, but I just love chocolate and Thornton’s is up there with the best.
Helen Southam
I love the marzipan bars and the mint selections
greig spencer
Turkish Delight. mmmm
sarah pearce
i love chocolate whatever the flavour!!! but particularly like soft caramels x
klara cort
dark chocolates
Deborah B
dark chocolate brazils
Amanda Walsh
ohhhh praline melts!!
Janet Tompkins
Love the Nutty Pralene Melts, scrumptious.
Nigel Soper
All Thorntons flavours are great – why pick just one?
Helen M
Anything nutty, especially a pistachio chocolate they do
R*
Would love to win this!
Iona Cornish
Strawberry Creme
Yasmin
Nutty Praline Melts! Anything prailine is the best!!!
Louise Perry Fairweather
I like their cappuccino truffles
Lorraine Critchlow
Nutty Praline Melts
donna jones
lemon mouse chocolates
Claire Fraser
Continental vanilla truffle – even though its 6.00 am I’m salivating at the thought!
Graham Ross
This a Chocolate lovers dream
Helena Horcickova
Champagne truffles of course
paul davies
DARK CHOLATE AND GINGER
Spencer Broadley
Praline Melts
YOLANDA (yoey) DAVIS
Anything with white chocolate.
Helen Hodgson
Banoffi pie- but I haven’t tried the cocktail chocolates yet!
MANDY DOHERTY
Mint Crunch Dark Chocolate
cassie fraser
champagne truffles
Christina kuczerepa
Has be any strawberry ones
Harley
Milk chocolate praline
Polly davis
The champagne truffle
Sharon Powell
Anything with Toffee in it 🙂
Jess Howliston
I love LOVE LOVE! strawberry! xx
Janice
caramels
Marie Griffiths
ALL OF THEM!!!!! I LOOOVE ALL OF THEM!!!
faye huntington
milk chocolate toffee truffle! 🙂
Faye x
janet humphrey
The vanilla flavoured ones, never shared !
Kevin Smith
A soft caramel centre of some kind
rebecca nisbet
i love their tablet that they do, and they use to do chocolate covered pretzels which were so tasty!
Jenna Parrington
lemon mouse chocolates 🙂
Ali Thorpe
I love their nutty Alpini bars.
Crystal
Anything with a liquore gets my vote….ps I’m just awful at spelling, I haven’t been dipping into the chocolates yet today!
William Gould
I love the Thorntons chocolate covered toffee, wife loves the coffee crèmes!
Heather Haigh
Fudge brownie milk chocolate.
Leanne Hansell
Strawberry creme
IZZY
rum truffles
Sarah Archibald
champagne truffles…. mmm….
Hayley Morgan
I loooooove alpini!
Stephen Shepherd
Caramel melts would be my choice
Rebecca Woodroof
vienesse truffle
Jane Frampton
Nutty praline melts :0)
Gwyn Sharps
Strawberry cream
Chris
Dark Chilli Chocolate
Amy Ripley
Alpinis!
Dawn Brodribb
Milk Chocolate and anything with fruit cremes! Sicilian Lemon bars are heaven!
Lucy Bishop
any milk chocolate and praline
Susan Elai Carter
Their Continental Champagne Truffle is my fave.
Eileen Sumner
turkish delight
Dawn Chapman
I love the marzipan bars!
Lyla
Difficult choice but I think I’ll go with Champagne Truffles
maria blythin
yummy praline x
jayne hall
lemon mousse
tracy baines
champagne truffle or the praline
Laura Pritchard
I like their white chocolate!
emma
tough question! Coffee flavour has to be my fave 🙂
judy kennedy
70% Dark Ginger Chocolate Block
Carolynn Woodland
Champagne Truffles
leanne abel
Love the truffles and strawberry dreams
Bonnie King
Any of the praline chocolates! I could really do with some right now ha.
Lucia Jefferson
champagne truffles
Andrea Fletcher
Anything with caramel.
Hannah Ingham
Strawberry Dream!
LynneH
Alpini
Sheila Reeves
I love the dark chocolate gingers
Karen Walby
Nutty praline melts
emma falvi
the praline melts
Paz
Alpini
Jane Willis
Thorntons diabetic Turkish Delight
Katrina McEvoy
I love anything truffle x
Katrina McEvoy
If you could see me you’d see i’m begging to win this one 😉 x
Bob Davison
Haven’t had thorntons for ages but love the diplomats, chocolate Brazils and cookies. Listed them all as couldn’t chose a favourite.
Pat Stubbs
Nougat
Elysia Benn
The Chocolate Riche is my favourite thornton’s chocolate, simple but delicious
Zinita
love good old milk chocolate!
Heather
I love their special toffee
Patricia Edwards
I love any in dark chocolate
Joanna Moon
I love the gooey caramels xx
Michelle lintern
Vanilla and chocolate truffle
KATHY D
love their chocolate fudge
maxine m partridge
Any of the dark chocolate ones or ones with coconut
Karen Whittaker
Violet creams
Anita
The nutty praline melts, delicious
Lucy Mayer
Cappuccino creams 🙂
Rachel @ Parenthood Highs and Lows
It’s chocolate – how could I possibly pick just one favourite?
Ruth Harwood
I love the Lemon flavour chocs
Amanda Brett
Strawberry creme,turkish delight or ANYTHING with Coconut-just lush xx
Richard Beesley
I love the dark chocolate block.
AMANDA ROBINSON
MY FAVOURITE HAS TO BE CARAMEL
Sarah Corbett
I love the little fondant pigs and mice! Yum YUM 🙂
Heather Macklin
Champagne truffles.
Angel
Coffee Creams
Susan H
Coffee
ANDREW ROWLANDS
PRALINE MELT
Michelle Smith
Viennese Truffle, love the sugary coating and super soft truffle centre
Laura Loo
The Cappuccino one are the best
Zoe Coen
Cappuccino
laura stewart
i like the truffles xx
lauren tourle
i like the ones with the freeze dried strawberries in 🙂
Sara Davis
anything praline 🙂
Diane Jackson
The Cappuccino bar – yummy!!
Terrie-Ann Wright
champagne truffles are divine
Kevin Honey
Chilli Dark Chocolate Block
Stacey Guilliatt
I love the lemon meringue! And this looks amazing! #TriedTested
Elizabeth
I liked that one too – and this hamper IS amazing! So yum!
karen hutchinson
orange sevilles
Janet Rawstron
I love the truffles best, all flavours.
John Taggart
The Champagne Truffles
Anneka Hulse
i love the strawberry chocolates
maz thorburn
I am totally addicted to their Marzipan Bars – bestest ever!! 🙂
Kathy Cakebread
Love their Continental chocolates
Solange
I love the Champagne Truffles
Eva Vida
Lemon meringue!
hayley Green
The Vietnamese truffles are absolutely gorgeous!
Danielle Baker
Love chocolate truffles!
Catherine Jones
Any with salted caramel
Kay panayi
I love the vanilla truffles
MALCOLM POYSER
I am a diabetic so tend to go for Dark Chocolate
Claire D
Champagne Truffles
Valerie Harbut
Thorntons Nutty Praline Melts
Julie Tift
Praline, yummy….
Corinne Peat
Anything with nuts!
joanne darnell
praline melts
Miss Carol Ann Betts
Champagne Truffles.
MARK THOMAS
Coffee centres
katie skeoch
the praline melts are delicious!!
Fiona Paley
Their vanilla truffles are my favourite.
Claudia Dance
Milk chocolate
Victoria
I love any milk chocolate
Michael Griffin
pralene melts
Angela McDonald
Definitely Cappuccino!
melanie stirling
The viennese truffles.
Julie D
anything with Marzipan!!
karen cowley
champagne truffle delicious xx
Hayley
Chocolate with a conscience!!
Sandra Lane
The dreamy desserts, especially the lemon meringue flavour. It is divine.
Karis G
I love this prize! Would love to experiment with the liqueur and I love all of Thornton’s nutty chocolates and truffles.
Chas Gilbert
I like their Diabetic Milk Chocolate bars but their shop in Belper has closed down now
laura jayne bates
praline yummy
Allan Wilson
Alpini
Becca Staples
I love the champagne truffles or the alpini chocolates best …but i love them all lol! x
CAROLINE WATSON
coffee creams are my fave!
Sam Williams
I love all the dark ones
elaine dale
love the dark chocolate caramels
Gareth Evans
champagne truffles for me
Sarah Spencer
Praline Melts
samantha price
i love all choclate …who can choose
claire woods
Champagne Truffles
samj
Nutty Praline Melts 🙂
Lindsey bannister
The Cappucino bars. YUM!
ann clements
turquish delight
Janine Phillips
Viennese
Julie Ward
Love their mint selection box
tracey huber
Viennese Truffles
MichelleD
Alpini !!
Abigail Cullen
Nutty praline are lush.
Liam Bishop
Hmmm truffles definitelty!
aj
Love the chocolate orange.
Susan Sargent
Love all of them, but the White Russian and Strawberry Daiquiri, is the first one I go for.
Paul Scotland
My favourite is the Banoffee Pie – this is the part of the dreamy desserts,
I also have to say the dreamy desserts is the best collection too.
emily hankins
Anything with praline. Yummy!
Christopher Packer
I am diabetic so its got to be their diabetic chocs boxes. If I won i would treat my fiends to a chocolate evening
emily omara
Vienician truffle
Joanne Beale
Haven’t really got a favourite as they are all so nice
Susan Laing
Has to be their praline
Hazel Rea
I love the 70% Deliciously Dark Chocolate Block – so satisfying!
StaceyD
Choc Nut Crunch
Joy Portas
Caramel
john hatrey
Praline melts, they are suspiciously addictive.
charlotte aldridge
Truffles are the best!! Who doesn’t love chocolate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jane Sanderson
Anything with nuts in!
tracey bowden
Anything praline
james wood
Champagne truffles
Michelle Austin
Anything cherry flavoured. Or their white chocolate. Yum.
Jennifer Bailey
The Irresistible Smooth Coconut Melts.
Kate Phillips
Irish cream truffles.
Heather Tinkler
From the desserts collection – Lemon Meringue.
angela edmonds
PRALINE MELTS SCRUMMY!!!!!!!
Debby
The Dark Ginger is my favourite flavour Thorntons chocolate, though the Mint Crunch, Dark Chilli, Dark Espresso and 70% Deliciously Dark are also gorgeous. Along with all the other entrants, I will be keeping my fingers crossed hoping for a little bit of luck to come my way now as this prize would be perfect for sharing with my nearest and dearest.
Denfor Hopkins
Rum Truffle
Angie Hoggett
champagne truffle
bev
champagne truffles
pete c
their Turkish Delight
Amanda Richardson
Rum Truffle
Kev C
champagne truffles
Suzanne Drummond
champaign truffle
Anthony G
Anything with white choc! :p
Martina Pichova
Coffee flavour
Zoe Howarth
I like all of the cocktail flavoured one’s!
clair dutton
praline ones for me
Nicki Evans
The viennese truffles.
Helen Battle
Marzipan in dark chocolate
Melanie McNair
Continental Vanilla truffle
Honey McKinley
Either champagne truffle or apricot parfait depending on my mood. I’d not turn down any of them though!
Angela Sandhu
The Praline ones
iain
love them all chocolate heaven
justine meyer
I like the rum but they don’t seem to sell them in a pack like they used to
Julie Howarth
I love Strawberry Creams 🙂
tamalyn roberts
praline
katrina walsh
Got to be strawberry creme
Sarah Hurrell
All of them! Their hot chocolate is the best!
Angie Poulding
Continental range – I love all of them.
Barbara Handley
Turkish Delight.
Jane
I like the dark chocolate mint crunch! 🙂
Jane
sarah brooker
Vienesse truffles
frances hopkins
Truffles x
Julie Davies
My favourite is Alpini from the Continental collection
Judith Allen (@JudeVFR400)
Continental Sicilian Lemon Mousse, I also love their fudge.
Kat (The Baking Explorer)
Who can say no to a chocolate filled hamper? I love truffles of any kind! Love that soft melting sensation 🙂
Stephanie Lear
Nutty Praline or anything with my name on it! Xx
Kate @ Family Fever
Dreamy Desserts sound amazing – raspberry cheesecake, mmmm! Thanks for linking up with #TriedTested
Helen Grayson
Just caramel 🙂 I feel so boring! x
frances hopkins
Great prize!!
shannon talboys
coffee covered in chocolate yum
mandi
Cherry 🙂
Louise Comb
EEK! How can you make me choose one chocolate over another? It’s Sophie’s choice! But if you force me, I’ll probably choose Thornton’s Turkish Delight, but I need to add to the rest that I love you all.
Janice Mackin
Caramel Melts
Melanie Edjourian
Champagne Truffles are delicious!!!!
Tammy Westrup
Coffee creams covered in heinie chocolate!
angela
i love turkish delight
Cristina McDowall
Champagne Truffles – yum!
Emma Harris
Praline Melt
Mary Chez
Sicilian Lemon Mousse and Strawberry creams but I really quite like all of them
kellyjo walters
ohh truffles
Mandy Waller
Mint Chocolate 🙂
Rebecca Phillips
mint! especially the gooey mint caramels
kathleen kerr
Chocolate Truffle Bar is really yummy
kelly
champagne truffles!
kazza ham
caramels are lush
clair downham
i love the truffles
Elizabeth (Liz) Briggs
Strawberry Dream 🙂
Kavey
White choc, coconut and lime.
thekiwibex
Champagne truffles!
lyn burgess
Nutty Praline Melts are great
Jazz
Caramel melts – mmmmmmmm!!!
pauline hill
love them all
fozia
truffles
Tracy Newton
Love the Scillian Lemon Mousee chocolates
michelle muirhead
I absolutely love their Dark Chilli chocolate
Hassni
The dark chocolates. The darker the better.
Kate @ Veggie Desserts
What a beautiful quotation! I love pralines.
Lisa Collins
Viennese truffles.
Amy Skinner
Coffee ones, they come in a little bag
Roger Bufton
Toffee & Fudge
Alison Joyce
Champagne Truffles are my favourite
Jemma Beynon
I love praline melts
Kiran Parry
I don’t have a favourite flavour I just like thorntons chocolate in general.
Sarahann Tonner
Vanilla Truffle!
Leanne Lunn
Vienesse Truffle
Caroline H
I love the coffee creams.
Mark
Champagne Truffles for me!
Abby M
I love Alpinis!!
olivia Kirby
My favourite is an Alpini, yummy, a classic.
Jessica Powell
turkish delight x
Emma Nixon
Praline melts
tom buchanan
turkish delight!
Jo welsh
I love the lemon mouse chocolates delicious!
Camilla @FabFood4All
Turkish Delight
Zoe G
Caramels
Katie Corr
salted pistachio chocolate block
Stacey Melia
Their dark chocolate is to die for!
Becky Morgan
Strawberry creme
Jayne T
I love their chocolate fudge, yum yum!
lynn lewer
I love Caramels
Rebecca Townsend
Classic Coffee Creams, so yummy!!
Amy PJ
Anything with milk chocolate!
Louise S
I love the vanilla truffles.
Leanne Newsome
Strawberry creme
Laura
Champagne truffles! Yeah, I know I have expensive tastes!
Holly Nelson
Where do they send it to?! I miss thorntons so much!
Victoria N
I’ve always loved their champagne truffles!
Heather T
Special toffee covered in chocolate
Helen B
I like alpini, Sicilian lemon, Viennese, cappuccino… Shall I go on??! 😉
Ane S
I love the classic melts 🙂
Ashleigh Allan
Caramels!
Louise Brown
sicilian lemon
Gilla01
All the dark chocolates – especially with marzipan or anything almondy.
Debbie Timms
The Champagne truffles are divine! x
catherine plant
the chocolate truffle
Christina Curtis
Strawberry Creme.
Val Swift
i love the strawberry creams
Selina Jefferies
tiramisu – yummy!
jennifer thorpe
anything toffee
kim neville
I love all the Thorntons Praline chocolates
Fiona K
My favourite are Chocolat Riche truffles
Jen Rogers
Coffee
Lisa Everaert
Praline Melts, absolutely delish!
paula burnside
I love anything Nutty.
Lorraine Tinsley
I love the dark chocolate with chilli bars
Ms Suan Watts
truffels
Rena Plumridge
I love champagne truffles
nicci cowdell-murray
i love the alpine chocolate they sell 🙂
Paul T
Turkish Delight
Emma H
Sicilian lemon mousse
adeinne tonner
My favourite would have to be anything from the wonderful white chocolate selection they do
Elaine Savage
strawberry dream
christine shelley
I like the strawberry one best
Bob Clark
Praline Melts
Lynne Durkin
Love their milk chocolate & especially anything coffee flavoured 🙂 my favourite used to be their Special Toffee but my fillings don’t like it 🙁 x
Elizabeth
I hear you! Toffees have long since been omitted from my diet!
Rachel Arnup
Has to be the Viennesse Truffle!
Milly Y
Praline melts <3
Calley Bryson
I love thorntons champagne truffles they are amazing!!
Anthony Harrington
I love all the flavours, if I had to pick just one I would pick dark
Isabel O'Brien
They used to do a cappucino bar that I loved but I don’t think they make it any more!
Tammy Tudor
champagne truffle mmmm 🙂
sarah birkett
anything from the mint chocolate range
Edward Guerreiro
I have never tried it, but i’m sure the White Russian flavour would be my favourite.
Susan Barrie
Definitely the praline melts, especially as my husband is allergic to nuts – I get them all to myself!
Taylor J
I love their dark chocolate!!
Paul Wilson
Champagne Truffles.
Marycarol
Champagne truffles for me – delicious!!
Alana Walker
I love the Viennese truffles.x
Tracy Nixon
Their irresistible Nutty Praline Melts!
sue hodges
Nutty Praline
Tracey Peach
My Favourite Thonton’s Chocolate Is The Vanilla Truffle
samantha felton
I like ganache chocolates best 🙂
Hester McQueen
Dark Ginger Chocolate Block – very difficult having to make a choice!
Alison Worgan
I like the strawberry creams
Scott
Milk chocolate is lovely!
Andrew Petrie
The Praline melts take some beating.
Sarah Bell
Strawberry ones are divine!
Gemma Snell
Turkish delight & Coffee flavoured chocolate
Emily Clark
I love the viennese chocolate bars. So dreamy.
glenn hutton
I love their truffles…
laura banks
the praline melts
Lisa Sands
Their Turkish delight bars are YUM x
Sarah Pybus
Alpini 🙂
Sallyanne Gooch
Strawberry creme
jodie crossley
I love their truffles
Carys Jones
Out of the hamper selection I would pick Irresistible Nutty Praline Melts, but the Thorntons Continental range is my overall favourite
Janet Dring
Any of the dark chocolates
Lorna Kennedy
I love praline melts 🙂
Jayne Wilson
I love the Champagne Truffles
Viv
champagne truffles are great
love the alpini as well
catherine
Love them all, Thorntons have been a special treat since I was a little girl. Love their truffles the best 🙂
kylie Kolacz
Awesome Prize!!
Alison
I love the praline melts, mmmm, could eat them all day
Richard Randall
I like the truffles that they sell.
winnie
70% Deliciously Dark Chocolate Block
shirley mackay
champagne truffles, absolutely divine!
Kim Carberry
I love the one’s with fruit centers…..The Chocolate Cocktails one’s sound delicious!!
julie gunn
I LOVE Thorntons
julie gunn
Any with a soft fruit centre
Ann Pierce
I love Turkish delight
Karl Borowy
salt
Liane
Love their Continental chocolates – all of them!