Check out this crazy cool Christmas gift Marco and I received from a relative! Handmade.
If you have diabetes you might want to look away now…
I warned you.
First layer is Bounty and chocolate Santas, but I suggest checking out the lovely decorations on this box as well. A cat and a tree (the maker of this gift has two Ragdoll cats).
Second layer, Knoppers (wafers stacked with hazelnut and milk creme) and MilkyWay. I’m definitely eyeing the Knoppers…
A reindeer on this box.
Third layer is Koetjesreep, of which there is only a Dutch Wikipedia page. It’s a candy bar of Dutch origin, very popular with kids. Technically it has less than 35% cocoa bean inside, so it can’t officially be labeled as chocolate. It is instead labeled as cacaofantasie, or chocolate fantasy, which I find more amusing than I probably should.
The last layer, with various small chocolates inside. There’s a sleigh on this smallest box. The lids are stacked up (mostly) neatly behind.
We have enough chocolate to last us for 2026! Okay, probably not, but enough for the coming period for sure. It was a great gift to receive, too beautiful to tear apart (but someone has to eat the chocolate!).
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