Lindt is the world’s largest premium chocolate company. The Swiss-based confectioner, which dates back to Zurich in 1845, has a U.S. production facility in New Hampshire. The company maintains quality while producing chocolate in volume, making Lindt Excellence chocolate bars, other bars, and Lindor truffles. Here’s a brief history of Lindt.

Lindor truffles—a round chocolate shell with a liquid chocolatey center—are available year-round in flavors dark, 60% extra-dark, milk, sea-salt milk and white, and flavors: a total of 27 choices, from matcha and mint to coconut and dulce de leche.

Seasonal flavors include Gingerbread, Milk Peppermint Cookie, Snickerdoodle, Snowman (white center, milk shell) and White Peppermint.

Whatever the flavor, when your teeth break into the chocolate shell, the luscious, creamy, melting, center covers your tongue with some emotion between glee and enchantment. It’s a unique sensation in truffledom.

And that’s why any chocolate lover would relish a gift of Lindor truffles.

Holiday chocolate, including a selection of special holiday boxes, is available at retailers nationwide or at LindtUSA.com, in sizes from small to jumbo.
 
The line is certified kosher by KOF-K.
 
 
WAYS TO USE LINDOR TRUFFLES AT HOME

Beyond holiday gifts, Lindor offers year-round opportunities to:

 
 
DRINKING THE TRUFFLES

Lindor truffles are not just for eating. You can drink them:

 
When we visited the Lindt Outlet Store (here’s a store locator for both Lindt Chocolate Shops and Lindt Outlet Stores), we found a large cafe counter offering the choice of these drinks and more. We dove right in.

Our recommendation: For a less sweet drink, use two Lindor truffles per 8 ounces of hot milk or coffee. For a sweeter drink, use three truffles. Whisk them in one at a time.

We haven’t stopped drinking Lindt hot chocolate since!
 
 
RECIPE: CHOCOLATE-RASPBERRY LINDTTINI

Have it for dessert (photo #4)!

Ingredients For 2 Drinks

 
Preparation

1. CHILL the vodka, creme de cacao, and 2 Martini glasses.

2. ADD the vodka and creme de cacao to a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake well. Pour into the chilled Martini glasses.

3. GARNISH with an unwrapped truffle and a fresh raspberry on a cocktail pick. If you don’t have a cocktail pick, lightly notch the truffle and place it on the rim of the glass.
 
 
> THE HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE

> THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHOCOLATE & TERMINOLOGY

[1] Put a bag of Lindor truffles under your tree and in your candy bowl (all photos © Lindt).

[2] Treat your guests, treat yourself.

[3] Get holiday flavors such as Gingerbread, Milk Peppermint Cookie, Snickerdoodle and White Peppermint.

[4] Enjoy a dessert cocktail with a Lindor truffle garnish (the recipe is at left).

[5] Enjoy a Lindor parfait.