Paired with Valentine’s Day on the calendar, this sweet food holiday is widely observed with chocolates filled with everything from liqueurs and fruit to marzipan and caramels.
Cream-filled chocolates consist of a chocolate shell with a rich, flavorful center. The fillings can include ganache, creams, cordials, caramel, and nougat.
Ganache is a mixture of chocolate and cream, while cream fillings include buttercream, fondant cream, and whipped cream.
Cordials feature a liquid center, and caramel fillings are made from cooked sugar with cream and butter.
Nougat is a chewy, sweet filling made from sugar, honey, and egg whites, often mixed with nuts or dried fruit.
While the first cream-filled chocolate was invented in 1875 by Jean Tobler, a Belgian chocolatier named Jean Neuhaus II created created the first hard chocolate shell that made these these confections possible.
