Lindt Master Chocolatier Collection

As the festive season approaches, Lindt introduces its most stylish gift for Christmas yet, guaranteed to delight even the most discerning chocolate connoisseur. Inspired by the joy of giving during the festive season, the NEW Master Chocolatier Collection is a unique selection of 16 delectable chocolate recipes perfected by the experts at Lindt.

My favorite type of chocolates are the ones that contain either coffee or nuts, so when I read the tasting card I was very happy to see plenty of nutty pralines and truffles plus two coffee flavoured chocolates - Tiramisu and Coffee Ganache.  A perfect line-up! Lindt also make my all time favourite chocolates Lindor, so I knew I was in for a treat!

These luxurious chocolates are made using only the finest ingredients and from the intense flavour of the velvety rich Coffee Ganache to the temptingly soft and smooth Almond Truffle, each irresistible mouthful delivers a bite-size moment of decadence.  The chocolates look beautiful, especially the Signature Dark Ganache and the Caramel Praline with gold writing enbossed onto their outer shells.  Lovely attention to detail.

There wasn't one chocolate that I didn't enjoy trying, and my girls agreed that these were a lovely selection of chocolates that were quite simple in their design, but beautifully made and quite delicious.  They are not keen on overly fancy flavourings so this classic selection of pralines, ganaches, creams, truffles and caramels were thoroughly enjoyed!

A joy to give, a delight to receive; the Master Chocolatier Collection is presented in a stylish and contemporary gift box making it the perfect present for loved ones.

The 305g box containing thirty chocolates is £12.99 or there is a smaller 144g box for £6.99.  This is great value for such a large selection of quality chocolates.

See the full range at www.lindt-shop.co.uk

Say Hello to a Playful New Range of Confectionery by Lindt

I read an article yesterday about the lengths that some parents go to to impress teachers at the end of term. Mummies have been buying spa days, Harrod's Hampers and Tiffany necklaces for little Johnny's teachers in a bid to curry favour for their child.  This new trend in the behaviour of competitive school mums goes completely against the fact that most teachers said they would prefer a thoughtful, small gift from their pupils; a token gift given with love. 

This year, Lindt have launched a playful range of chocolates bursting with personality, fun and yummy ingredients!  The range includes the lovely gifting boxes which look fabulous and are filled with Lindt's delicious chocolates. Perfect gifts for giving to a teacher to say thank you.

The boxed collection from Hello is available in a range of options, including the Hello Thank You box (45g), the Hello Heart Tin (45g), the Hello Cube (250g) and the Hello Praline box (100g).

RRP £2.49 - £6.99.

I am a big fan of Lindt chocolates and if someone gave me a gift of their chocolates I would be more than happy to indulge myself.  Teachers will love the ‘Thank You’ gift box with its unique mix of delicate, melt-in-your-mouth chocolates filled with crunchy nougat, tantalising caramel brownie and delicious cookies and creams – all wrapped up in a box which reads “Just wanna say Thank You”.  A simple yet genuine message for your child to show their gratitude to the teacher that has seen them through the academic year.  Combined with a home made card and I'm sure most teachers would be very happy.

Find them in selected Sainsbury's stores from July and nationwide from September.

The complete range includes:

 Hello Bars  (100g) £1.99

Hello Treat Bars (39g) £0.79

Hello Thank You (45g) £2.49

Hello Chocolate Heart (45g) £3.49

    Hello Cube (250g) £6.99

        Hello Praline (100g) £4.49

#WIN a Lindt Easter Treat!

I recently reviewed the gorgeousness that is Lindt Lindor and used some in a yummy Brownie recipe which we conjured up ourselves in a baking session.  Well, now I can share the chocolate love by offering one of my lovely readers the chance to win their very own Lindt Easter chocolate to do with as they wish...scoff singlehandedly, share with the kids or use to bake up some chocolatey recipes of their own!

A selection of some of Lindor's Easter Chocolates

So, if you want to win your own Chocolate surprise from Lindt, simply fill out the Rafflecopter entry form below.  But hurry the giveaway will close on Tuesday 26th at midnight.  Good luck!!


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Lindt at Easter and a Lindor Brownie Recipe

I make no secret that Lindt Lindor are one of my favourite chocolates and my husband knows that any special occasion calls for a box of Lindor.  I love the melt in the mouth, smooth chocolate centres and the creamy milk chocolate shells. (My mouth is watering as I think about how lush they are!!)  So when I was sent some Easter Chocolates from Lindt I was a very happy bunny!

The Lindt Lindor Easter Egg is luxuriously presented with its red bow and golden foil and accompanied by eight of the gorgeous little Lindor eggs (RRP £10.29).  The famous Lindt Gold Bunnies (£2.99) with their golden bells tied around their necks are simply synonymous with Easter and a perfect treat for the kids (to keep them away from my egg!!) Lindt chocolate is very creamy and smooth and my children love it.

We were challenged to come up with a recipe using Lindt chocolate, so if there is any left after Easter it can be used as an ingredient for baking up something delicious in the kitchen.  Ably assisted by Ella, we came up with this recipe for Lindor Brownies!

185g unsalted butter

185g dark chocolate

85g plain flour

40g cocoa powder

4 Lindor eggs chopped

50g of chopped pecan nuts

3 large free range eggs

275g golden caster sugar

• Put butter into a bowl with  dark chocolate cut into small pieces. Microwave for about 2 minutes on High. Leave the melted mixture to cool.
• Meanwhile pre-heat the oven to gas mark 4 or 180 degrees, and prepare a 20cm square silicone tin.
• Break the large free range eggs into  bowl with golden caster sugar. With an electric mixer, whisk until very thick and creamy. 
• Pour the cooled chocolate mixture into the sugar/egg mix, then gently fold together.
• Sieve in the cocoa and flour and gently fold in.  Then fold in the Lindor chunks and chopped nuts.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared tin.
• Put in the oven for 25 minutes until the brownie has a papery top and doesn't wobble when gentle shaken.
• Leave to cool and then cut into squares.  Enjoy :)

The finished brownie was moist, sticky, chocolatey, rich and melted in the mouth, just like a good brownie should!  Its success has made me keen to experiment with different confectionery items to add a twist to this family favourite.  

See all the Lindt products and buy them online at www.lindt-shop.co.uk

I was supplied with the chocolate  for this recipe.