A limited edition white chocolate bar favoured with coconut and lime from the Thorntons Chocolate Blocks range.

I have to admit, after reading the label, that I wasn’t particularly looking forward to trying this limited edition chocolate block, I have had other chocolate with coconut and was rather underwhelmed and some chocolate with lime tend to be too sweet and have a syrup like aftertaste.

But I must say I was quite surprised and impressed with Thorntons Coconut & Lime White chocolate block.

The chocolate bar comes in a lime green and brown box, a design matching the rest of the collection, with a limited edition “badge” in the top right hand corner. Inside the box the bar is wrapped in a silver coloured plastic foil.

Un-wrapping the bar releases a buttery aroma, with an underlying fresh citrus note from the natural lime. A rather surprising element are the brownish pink flecks of colour in the bar, at first I wasn’t too sure what these were, but it turns out they are coconut pieces that have been toasted and the colour has blended with the white chocolate.

The toasted coconut gives the chocolate bar a wonderful crunch, which I was not expecting. The lime is noticeable now and then, but gives more aroma than flavour.

The combination of the crunch with the smooth white chocolate and the odd hint of lime make this chocolate block pleasantly different, interesting and really worth trying, even for white chocolate haters.

£1.79, 80g.

Labelled: Vegetarian and Gluten Free.

cocoapod’s “I ♥ DAD” personalised chocolate bar, a chucky chocolate bar decorated with a transfer and I love Dad spelt out with chocolate letters and a foil wrapped chocolate heart.

This is the predesigned “long word” version of the bar, meaning that the letters are already chosen for you, making it perfect as a Father’s Day gift, but you can still choose the flavour of chocolate, the background design and the colour of the foil on the heart.

I really like the look of this bar, fun and playful chocolate. The letters used remind me of fridge magnet letters and the fact you can choose from five types of chocolate and over twelve foil designs means you can personalise it properly.

The chocolate heart is the same flavour as the lettering, in this case white chocolate, sweet but buttery and light. The milk chocolate bar is quite thick, about half a centimetre; the cocoa taste is quite mild but very smooth and beautifully creamy with the classic taste of Belgian chocolate that is very moreish!

There are two other sizes of personalised chocolate bars available from the cocoapod build-a-bar range; the “mini word” and “giant word”. All three of the different sizes can be customised, you can have letters and foil wrapped chocolate hearts or just letters, making them perfect for all occasions and events.

All of the chocolate bars, not matter the size, are packaged in a clear box keeping them safe and making them very easy to wrap.

Chocolate to have fun with!

£5.00, 85g.

Hotel Chocolat’s “Summer Sizzler” Peepster Box – four individually flavoured mini chocolate slabs, bursting with summer flavours.

Beautifully displayed in a presentation box, decorated with Union Jack flags and completed with a caring handle, each of the four chocolate bars peep out tempting you to try them.

Each of the chocolate bars are 100g and individually wrapped. The four Summery flavours are:

• Eton Mess: Vanilla infused white chocolate swirled with strawberry flavoured chocolate, poured over chocolate cookies and finished with meringue and strawberry pieces, creamy with a crunch and a fruity tang.
• Tutti Frutti: Half white chocolate and half milk chocolate, fused together and decorated with splashes of bold colours, studded with golden raisins, cherries and pistachios luxury fruit and nut with a Summer twist.
• Cookie Crème: Cocoa rich 40% milk chocolate, on a bed of cookie pieces and dotted with crispies, smooth chocolate with crunch.
• Banoffee: Real slices of banana top of dreamy caramel chocolate and 40% milk banana chocolate, mixed with crushed cookie pieces and decorated with white chocolate.

Three of the chocolate mini slabs are also available as giant chocolate slabs, so you could think of the Sleekster as a tasting box!

All the of the chocolate are part of the Summer chocolate range at Hotel Chocolat, classic dessert recipes which have been transformed into chocolate treats to brighten someone’s day.

£13.50, 400g.

Labelled: Vegetarian and Alcohol Free.

Bursting with colour and flavours the Hotel Chocolat Tutti Fruitti giant chocolate slab is the taste of classic Italian summer ice cream, tutti fruitti, in a huge chocolate bar.

This vibrantly decorated slab of chocolate is two types of chocolate fused together, half 40% milk chocolate and half fruity flavoured white chocolate, splashed with bright, naturally coloured, white chocolate and packed with sour cherries, pistachio pieces and moist golden raisins for the full tutti fruitti effect.

The giant slabs are the largest of the Hotel Chocolat Slabs, a whopping half kilo, so big they come in bags with handles!

£13.50, 500g of summer chocolate.

Labelled: Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Alcohol Free and Egg Free.