The most popular type of candy that is received on Valentines day according to an annual report by Candystore.com in 2023 is the conversational hearts, which may come as a surprise to many because most people would think it is the heart- shaped chocolate boxes. Those actually come in second place for the top Valentine’s Day candy choice in the United States.
In my opinion I would rather receive the heart-shaped chocolate box instead of the conversational hearts, because I like chocolate better than just the sugar conversational hearts. The heart- shaped boxes come with multiple different filled chocolates that some people might love while others might hate. I think that a few of the chocolates are good but for the most part it’s the ones with the weird fillings that most people including myself don’t like.
There is a variety of milk chocolate along with dark chocolate in the boxes. Some filled with caramel, some with truffle, and others with peanut clusters or almonds. The most popular filling is the caramel and nuts, while the least popular is the fruit-filled.
My favorite filling in the heart-shaped boxes would probably have to be the caramel ones because I love caramel in general so caramel with chocolate is even better. What’s even better is when it is milk chocolate instead of dark chocolate with the caramel filling. I feel like sometimes the dark chocolate can be overpowering, so the milk chocolate gives it a good balance between chocolate and caramel.
My least favorite filling would either be the truffle filled ones with the different colors that no one really even knows what it is or the peanut clusters. There are different types of truffle filled chocolates like strawberry, vanilla, and orange. I think that all of them are bad and I would rather eat the caramel filled or just regular chocolate instead. I also don’t like the peanut cluster because I don’t really like peanuts anyway.
Overall, the heart- shaped valentine chocolate boxes are a cute idea and fun to receive so you can try all the different kinds of chocolates, but I would rather receive flowers or a cute stuffed bear instead.