Thegourmet chocolate company based in Pennsylvania is led by Stéphane Lesaint, a French chocolatier with over a decade of experience. LeSaint Chocolate's gourmet chocolate assortments are crafted with the highest quality, beyond fair trade ingredients, the brand says. It also offers vegan and nut-free options.
All of the brand's luxury chocolate collections are made in fresh small batches to offer customers a selection of truffles, bonbons, pavés, and pralines. The award-winning chocolatier and founder of LeSaint Chocolate, Stéphane Lesaint, states, “I love cooking, and I especially love pastry and chocolate. Growing up in Normandy, my father was a charcutier and later a chef in our town’s local hotel. My dream was to be a chef, like my father.”
The company's gift collections feature hand-wrapped traditional French ballotin boxes with a silk ribbon. Every order has the option of adding a note printed on stationery for meaningful personalization.
Some of the chocolatier’s chocolate gift collections include:
- Passionfruit Ganache BonBon: A recipient of two awards, the 2019 Americas Silver and World Silver, LeSaint Chocolate’s Passionfruit Ganache BonBon offers a blend of passionfruit and white chocolate.
- Arancia Orange Truffle: A 2021 Silver Americas winner, this classic flavor combination uses Arancia paste ("orange{ in Italian) from Corsiglia, Italy, to perfume the 68% Bolivian Criollo dark chocolate truffles.
- Calvados Caramel Bonbon: Earning bronze in both the 2022 Bronze World and Americas awards, this hand-painted gourmet dark chocolate Bonbon is filled with chocolate-blended caramel and Calvados, an apple brandy.
- Dulce-de-leche Hazelnut Pavés: Winning Bronze in the 2022 Americas, the Dulce-de-leche Hazelnut Pavés offers fine milk chocolate infused with hazelnut paste layered with fresh chocolate caramel.
- Almond Praline Pavés: A recipient of the 2021 World Bronze and Americas Silver, LeSaint French Chocolate’s Almond Praline Pavés features hand-ground almond paste mixed with 45% milk chocolate to make a praline filling that is finished with gourmet dark chocolate and with a whole roasted almond corone.
- Yuzu Pavés: A winner of the 2021 Bronze Americas, the chocolatier’s Yuzu Pavés includes a lemon-lime-orange flavor from Yuzu and a mix of milk and dark chocolate.
- Moroccan Mint Dark Chocolate Paves: Earning Silver at both the World and Americas awards, the treat includes artisanal French-Moroccan gourmet mint and 68% Bolivian Criollo dark chocolate pairing.
LeSaint French Chocolate has recently announced three new products, as well:
- L’ Espresso Dark Pavé: A blend of coffee and dark chocolate, crafted with freshly ground fine espresso powder and 68% Bolivian criollo gourmet dark chocolate.
- Salted Pistachio Orange Bark: This orange chocolate bark is available with either Milk Chocolate or Vegan Dark Chocolate, and is studded with crunchy, salted premium pistachios.
- Essential Chocolate Gift Box: The chocolate gift box features a six-pack of the brand's Art Deco Craft Bars, three Dark Chocolate Bars, three Milk Chocolate Bars, and two specialty handmade hot chocolates, Cinnamon Mocha and Pure Dark.
The brand offers a no-melt shipping guarantee to ensure chocolates arrive in immaculate condition and a seamless process to schedule deliveries easily, it says.
