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La Mère Poulard Chocolates, to Discover and to Give

La Mère Poulard's chocolate gift box brings together three families: 100g bars with a salted butter caramel cream center, chocolate truffles in a 250g metal tin, and almond and orange Florentines in a 70g box.

For the chocolate bars, the cocoa comes from Côte d'Ivoire, and the sugar and butter from France. The chocolate selection meets the same criteria as the rest of the house: short recipes, a limited number of ingredients, and genuine raw materials.

For a gift that combines chocolate and biscuits, see the gourmet gift boxes page.

Key points

  • 100g bars: dark chocolate with a minimum of 70% cocoa or milk chocolate with 41% cocoa

  • A salted butter caramel cream center, with salt and Guérande fleur de sel

  • Chocolate truffles, 250g metal tin

  • Almond and orange Florentines, coated in dark or milk chocolate, 70g box

  • 48h delivery in France

 

Three Chocolate Families

Caramel Cream Center Bars

Two 100g divisible bars, built on the same principle: a chocolate coating, a salted butter caramel cream filling. The first is coated in dark chocolate with a minimum of 70% cocoa, the second in milk chocolate with 41%. Same center, only the cocoa content of the coating changes.

The filling combines sugar, fresh cream and 18% butter, with Guérande salt and Guérande fleur de sel. The texture is crunchy then melting: the coating gives way first, followed by the center.

Chocolate Truffles

The Chocolate Trufflescome in a 250g tin box. They are bell-shaped and uniformly coated with cocoa powder. Their texture is soft and melting, with a hint of cocoa bitterness.

This is the largest format: 250g, compared to 100g for the bars and 70g for the florentines. The box is made of tin and can be kept once the truffles are finished.

Almond and Orange Florentines

Two 70g references in cardboard boxes from the Collector range: Dark Chocolate and Orange Florentinesand Milk Chocolate and Orange Florentines.

The principle is the same in both cases: a round biscuit with slivered almonds, honey and orange peel, coated in dark chocolate with a minimum of 70% cocoa or milk chocolate with 41%. The texture is melting and crunchy. The almond provides the crunch under the coating.

If you're unsure

For a minimum of 70% cocoa, choose the dark chocolate references. For 41%, the same recipes in milk chocolate. For a gift without hesitation, the 250g tin box of truffles, which can be shared and whose box can be kept.

The company also offers pure butter chocolate biscuits, with different intensities: Le Sablé Éclats de chocolat and Le Palet Tout chocolat, with a dominant butter and chocolate flavor, and Les Pépites Tout chocolat, with a pronounced dominant chocolate flavor.

Storage and Tasting

Chocolate should be stored in a dry and cool place, away from humidity and heat. Upon receipt, truffles should be consumed within four months, florentines and bars within six months. The expiry date is on each package.

The bars travel in their sleeve, the truffles in their tin box, the florentines in their box. In summer, store the package immediately upon receipt. Truffles are more sensitive to heat than the rest.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a La Mère Poulard chocolate gift box contain?
It depends on the item. A La Mère Poulard chocolate gift box contains two 100 g bars with a salted butter caramel cream centre, one in dark chocolate with at least 70% cocoa, the other in milk chocolate with 41%; a 250 g metal tin of chocolate truffles; or a 70 g box of almond and orange florentines.
What is the difference between the dark chocolate and milk chocolate items?
The cocoa content. At La Mère Poulard, the dark chocolate items contain at least 70% cocoa, the milk chocolate items 41%. The recipes and formats are otherwise identical.
What is inside the centre of the chocolate bars?
The centre of La Mère Poulard bars is a salted butter caramel cream: sugar, fresh cream, 18% butter, glucose syrup, Guérande salt and Guérande fleur de sel. The bar is scored into snap-apart squares.
Do the florentines contain nuts?
Yes. La Mère Poulard florentines contain almonds, as flaked almonds and ground almonds, and may contain traces of other nuts. The full list of allergens appears on the packaging and on the product page.
How long do the chocolates keep?
From the day they arrive, four months for La Mère Poulard truffles and six months for the florentines and the bars. Store in a cool, dry place. The best-before date is shown on every pack.