Top 10 Non-Edible Gift Ideas for Chocolate Lovers

The holiday season is one of indulgences: lengthy vacations, extravagant gifts, and delicious foods. But even the most devout chocolate lover may want to watch their diet during the holidays, making gifts of gourmet treats and decadent sweets a bittersweet temptation to their resolve. Choosing a non-edible gift for the chocoholic in your life is a thoughtful alternative to additional calorie-laden tokens, and there are many options available for chocolate-themed gifts that don’t require extra sit-ups or hours on the treadmill to redeem the holiday waistline.

1. Chocolate-scented Candles. 

With a rich fudge and vanilla-tinted aroma, these decadent candles create a warm aura of melting chocolate without a double boiler, hot stovetop, or other equipment. Available in a variety of flavor-oriented scents including chocolate truffle, chocolate chip cookie, and milk chocolate, the blend of warmth, subtle candlelight, and rich scents is sure to please any chocoholic.

2. Chocolate-themed body products. 

Different manufacturers offer a range of body products including lip gloss, shampoo, designer soaps, and hand lotion in assorted sweet scents, including chocolate, truffle, dulce du leche, mocha, and other delicious combinations. These gentle products provide soothing aromatherapy and skin treatments for indulgers, completely calorie-free.

3. Novelty chocolate gifts.

Trinket boxes shaped like cookies, soft pillows with nostalgic candy themes, miniature charms, and playful figurines are all available with chocolate connotations. These items can often be chosen to match the recipient’s other hobbies as well as their passion for chocolate: a pillow may match bedroom or family room décor or charms can coordinate with other jewelry preferences, for example.

4. Stock shares in chocolate companies.