Our Peppermint patty truffle has the perfect amount of mint infused into pure dark chocolate to create a cool, refreshing taste. Only the finest ingredients are used for a taste of pure mint that’s as fresh and memorable as the first snowfall. A delightful finish to 25 days of sweetness.

This show was intended to have the look of a greeting card, which is why it’s animated in that particular style. In contrast Ranklin/Bass’ other famous holiday television specials, like ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ and ‘The Year Without a Santa Claus’, were done in stop motion animation. We wanted to capture the scene where Frosty first comes to life in a flavor, as well as pay homage to the greeting card animation style. Frosty’s first words are “Happy birthday!” and birthdays make up a large portion of the greeting card industry, so we went with the flavor of birthday cake!

The special begins with children going to school on Christmas Eve, which was common up until the mid-60s.

As with most animated characters, their hands have three fingers and a thumb. However, Frosty briefly gains a fourth finger after coming to life, when he’s describing how he can count to ten.

Our maple spaghetti chocolate truffle will bring you back to childhood memories of Christmas morning and stockings full of goodies. This truffle features decadent dark chocolate studded with sprinkles, chocolate chips, and fluffy marshmallows. Rich maple syrup winds its way through all of these ingredients for a ganache that’s brimming with sweet treats and layers of flavor.

As a child, we always left cookies and milk for Santa, along with carrots for his reindeer. Earlier this summer, when cleaning out the attic with my mom, we found a letter I wrote to Santa when I was 5 years old explaining this to Santa, wanting to ensure that his reindeer had nourishment for their long Christmas Eve journey. This became the inspiration for the chocolate truffle flavor representing this stop motion animated television special released in 1964.

Copies of both the Santa and Rudolph puppets were found in storage in the attic of a woman that used to work for Rankin-Bass. The puppets were in rather poor condition (Santa was missing his eyebrows and half his mustache along with his legs being broken. Rudolph’s iconic nose was missing and replaced with red wax), but amazingly survived being stored in a hot attic since the late 1960’s. They have since been restored by Screen Novelties to their former glory and now travel the country to various trade shows and conventions.

Our caramelized stuffing chocolate truffle is 68% bittersweet chocolate infused with thyme and sage providing strong herbal notes at the forefront and earthy notes lingering on the finish. Delicate hints of rosemary caramel linger throughout each bite of this festive truffle.

This film is a classic and we wanted to craft a flavor that reflected our longing for a white Christmas (although the guests and performers in Pine Tree, Vermont had a much better shot at a snowy holiday than we do here in Austin, Texas.) We were inspired to craft a truffle after the hot toddy, a cocktail traditionally drunk before retiring for the night or to alleviate the chill associated with cold weather. As Christmas draws near, we hope this expertly blended chocolate will summon a sense of cheer and maybe even the inclination to put on some vintage holiday music.

This is the third of three films to feature Bing Crosby singing “White Christmas”. The other two are Holiday Inn (1942) and Blue Skies (1946). The Vermont inn is the remodeled Connecticut inn set from Bing Crosby’s earlier movie Holiday Inn. In White Christmas, the recycled hotel set is very gray, and appears not to have been repainted in new colors. Since Holiday Inn was a black & white film, the sets were probably originally painted in grayscale, as color palette schemes would have been a waste of resources in 1942.

Our Mexican mole truffle takes our Chocolatier over a week to handcraft, making it a labor of patience and attention to detail. This truffle features a blend of 8 types of peppers, 6 spices, and 4 different nut pastes. Encased in 71% bittersweet chocolate, the smoky and decadent blend provides an all-around spicy heat feeling on the palate.

We wanted to honor the origins of this film based on the world-famous holiday ballet. The story contains plenty of inspiration for whimsical flavors with all the magical characters and rich scenery. Ultimately we decided on a lebkuchen chocolate truffle to pay homage to the Nutcracker’s native country of Germany. Similar to gingerbread, lebkuchen is a honey sweetened cake or bar cookie that has long been a part of Germany’s Christmas traditions.

In the book and ballet, the Nutcracker is a man who was transformed into a wooden robot by an evil spell, and relies on Marie/Clara to help him break his curse, similar to “Beauty and the Beast”. In this movie, Captain Phillip Hoffman (Jayden Fowora-Knight) is called a Nutcracker soldier, but appears as an ordinary man with no wooden qualities and no story about a curse.

This family comedy film captures the hectic energy parents often feel around making sure a kid’s Christmas is a memorable and joyful day. While the toy crazes of the 80s and 90s like Cabbage Patch Kids and Tickle Me Elmo may seem like a long time ago, today’s world of online shopping comes with its own stress as we track order numbers and hope everything will arrive with plenty of time to spare. Today’s flavor was inspired by the need for a pick me up many of us experience mid-way through December as we balance work, family, and holiday celebrations.

The Turbo Man television show that Jamie (Jake Lloyd) watches at the beginning of the film was a parody of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993). The story is based on the 1980s shopping frenzy over the Cabbage Patch dolls. However, it ended up perfectly mimicking the Tickle Me Elmo craze of Christmas 1996.

Our eggnog truffle is dedicated to the classic winter beverage of holiday meals. The velvety white chocolate ganache features a rich and warm blend of eggnog and nutmeg. A dash of rum adds a surprisingly pleasant kick to the finish. Today’s flavor is designed to leave you daydreaming of happy gatherings with friends and family.

I had never heard of this holiday movie until my husband and I celebrated our first Christmas together. TBS was playing their 24 hours of ‘A Christmas Story’ and we watched it 10 times straight! Hailing from the mid-west, Chicago specifically, you could see the pure nostalgic delight in his eyes as he watched this movie over and over again, pointing out mid-west inspired scenes reminding him of home. It has now become our family movie tradition on Christmas Day. Aside from the pink bunny pajamas scene, which I just couldn’t think of a flavor for, our second favorite scene is the turkey dinner disaster resulting in a Chinese “turkey” dinner at Chop Suey Palace. We just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to create a turkey and gravy flavor for Ralphie!

In 2005 the original home used for the exterior shots of the family home was put up for auction, and avid fan of the movie Brian Jones purchased it for $150,000. Jones then spent the following year restoring the home to the way it looked on screen. On November 25, 2006, the home finally opened its doors as a tourist attraction. Jones spent close to $500,000 in preparation for this grand opening. In addition, he also purchased the house next door and converted it to a gift shop and museum dedicated to the film and the house.

Nominated for five Academy Awards and recognized by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 best American films ever made, we just had to include this holiday movie in our advent calendar. We also wanted to pick a truffle flavor that best captured the heartwarming spirit of the story. Guardian angel Clarence’s mission to help George Bailey realize his significance to the town of Bedford Falls gave us the perfect inspiration.

For the scene that required Donna Reed to throw a rock through the window of the Granville house, director Frank Capra hired a marksman to shoot it out on cue. To everyone’s amazement, Reed broke the window by herself. She had played baseball in high school and had a strong throwing arm.

Our peppermint cocoa truffle features rich semisweet chocolate for a beautifully balanced flavor. The ganache is studded with fresh peppermint and fluffy marshmallows for a bite that’s both intense and satisfyingly sweet. Today’s truffle will make you want to curl up in front of a warm fire with a good book and cup of hot cocoa.

There are so many dishes to choose from in this classic holiday romantic comedy. Many of the dishes Felix creates for Elizabeth would have been the perfect inspiration for a chocolate truffle. Ultimately we decided to go with something that’s been a long standing favorite in American kitchens- fried chicken! It also reflects the culinary scene of our home city of Austin, Texas, where there’s plenty of options when it comes to flavorful fried chicken.

This was one of the first films to benefit from the “post-war euphoria” that gripped America in 1945. Despite being released in August (rather than a more logical holiday-time release) this grossed a then impressive $3 million, making it one of the year’s most successful movies.

In our cookie dough chocolate truffle, gold chocolate is infused with fragrant vanilla beans and delicious chocolate chips–with absolutely no nuts included. Gold chocolate has a caramel chocolate taste, with rich notes of toffee and cream and a unique pale amber hue. Take a bite and look inside. It looks just like chocolate chip cookie dough!

Today’s flavor is inspired by the unmistakable verdant hue of the Grinch. The red and green shades of Grinch masquerading as Santa Claus made us want to play with ingredients that add a pop of color and flavor to our chocolate. This is a truffle fit for both the joyful residents of Whoville and their ill tempered neighbor on the mountain.

In the 2000 movie the prosthetic make-up Jim Carrey wore took about two hours to apply and one hour to remove. It is rumored that Carrey felt so confined and uncomfortable in the latex skin that he sought counselling from a CIA agent who taught him torture-resistance techniques.

Our Char’coal’ goose chocolate truffle is draped in rich 71% bittersweet chocolate infused with charcoal seasonings and flavorful dry rubs. The luscious caramel blended into the center elevates the flavor profile and adds hints of smokiness on the finish.

* contains no meat

This heartwarming film is all about our entanglements with other people– as well as learning to accept the quirks and unexpected discoveries we find in each other. Juliet’s pie offering as a symbol of goodwill and friendship led us to craft one of our more unusual blends in this advent calendar– banana and toffee.

The airport greeting footage at the beginning and end of this movie is real. Writer and director Richard Curtis had a team of cameramen film at Heathrow airport for a week, and whenever they saw something that would fit in they asked the people involved for permission to use the footage.

The ambrosia truffle features pineapples and cherries for fresh and vibrant notes in the smooth milk chocolate. Coconut enlivens the ganache with a taste of the tropical, while the marshmallow in the center brings the sensation of lightness for whimsical delight.

This quirky and chaotic comedy about a couple that decides to skip Christmas gave us the perfect reason to blend smokey and savory flavors into this unique truffle. Nicole’s passion for blending unusual ingredients into our fine chocolates exemplifies her creativity to handcraft a chocolate truffle that reflects one of the central dishes of a family Christmas dinner- hickory ham!

The film is based on John Grisham’s book “Skipping Christmas.” The title was changed to avoid confusion with the movie Surviving Christmas (also released in 2004).

During filming, it was reported that the cast and crew had ingested over 10 pounds of fake snow.

Our Christmas pudding truffle is brimming with classic winter ingredients. Encased in smooth milk chocolate, orange zest and plum mingle beautifully with brandy and baking spices. Molasses brings a full bodied sweetness to the finish.

It’s difficult to remember a time when tiramisu didn’t have a spot on nearly every Italian dessert menu. In 2020, it’s hard to understand Sam’s response to Jay’s mention of the food. Back in 1993, it wasn’t something you’d easily find in American restaurants. The food was so unknown that TriStar Pictures, the distributor of Sleepless in Seattle, reportedly received 25-30 phone calls per day from moviegoers asking the meaning of the joke. Meaning ‘pick me up’ or ‘cheer me up’, this coffee-flavored dessert is a nod to 90s holiday nostalgia and the Italian heritage of our chef owner, Nicole Patel.

Tom Hanks simultaneously did voice work for the character of Woody in “Toy Story” (1995) during his days off from filming.

The role of Annie was originally offered to Julia Roberts, who turned it down. After Michelle Pfeiffer, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jodie Foster declined as well, Meg Ryan landed the role.

This modern retelling of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens follows a misanthropic and egotistical television executive who’s visited by a series of ghosts to rekindle his holiday spirit. The high pressure Frank is under to produce a holiday show led us to combine two unique ingredients as a reminder to relax and savor this holiday season with loved ones.

Filming began in December, 1987. With Christmas approaching, director Richard Donner asked if the production could have Christmas Day off. But “Paramount Pictures” executives refused, insisting that filming should continue on Christmas Day. However, Donner outwitted them. At the end of the day on December 24, 1987, he officially fired the entire cast and crew. Two days later, on December 26, he officially re-hired everyone. The break allowed the cast and crew members to spend Christmas with their families.

Our mac & cheese chocolate truffle features white chocolate infused with creamy cheddar cheese that cuts through the sweet white chocolate and presents itself as a piquant cheddar cheese sauce. A delectable mix of savory and sweet that allows the virtues of fine white chocolate to shine through.

The spooky aesthetics of Tim Burton’s stop-motion animated musical inspired us with the perfect way to start off our Advent calendar with a flavor that perfectly captures the transition between fall and winter- pumpkin spice! We took this opportunity to give a playful tribute to the misguided Pumpkin King attempting to reignite his love for all things ghostly.

Tim Burton said the original poem that provided the foundation for the film was inspired after seeing Halloween merchandise display in a store being taken down and replaced by a Christmas display. The juxtaposition of ghouls and goblins with Santa and his reindeer sparked his imagination. It took a group of around 100 people three years to complete the film. For one second of film, up to 12 stop-motion moves had to be made.