Cacao & Cardamom Chocolatier

"Boutique chocolatier Cacao & Cardamom has unveiled its 2025 Lunar New Year collection of bonbons with varieties inspired by Chinese flavors. Flavors like black sesame ginger, ube vanilla, Five-Spice Praline, matcha, and Strawberry Szechuan are available by the piece or in festive eight- and 16-piece gift boxes (or two-piece boxes available to purchase in a set of 10)." - Marcy de Luna, Brittany Britto Garley

"This holiday advent calendar guarantees a special sweet treat every day of December. Houston chocolatier Annie Rupani of Cacao and Cardamom offers chocolates inspired by cozy, nostalgic flavors such as peppermint mocha, banana walnut, Gingerbread Biscoff, cherry cordial, hot cocoa, fig and wine, cinnamon salted caramel, coquito, hazelnut praline, and rosemary pinenut. Recipients will also get to experience some one-of-a-kind flavors that Rupani and her team dreamed up specifically for this collection." - Brittany Britto Garley

"Cardamom is one of many ingredients used to enhance the complexity of velvet chocolate varieties available at this upscale shop. Spices like cinnamon, coriander, and cayenne are ground in-house before being folded into a rainbow of chocolate bonbons. Artful creations such as guava tamarind and lychee basil are also treated to coatings of literal candy paint." - Brittany Britto Garley, Cat Modlin-Jackson

"Texas chocolatier Annie Rupani expertly melds the world of spice and chocolate, making for chocolatey, almost majestic bliss." - Brittany Britto Garley

"With South Asian-inspired flavors and whimsical designs, Cacao and Cardamom’s craft chocolate is a welcome alternative to gifting traditional mithai during Diwali. The boutique makes it convenient to shop gifts with customizable bundles and boxes available in varying sizes, and as a bonus, it has vegan options too. Hosting a Diwali party? Consider the 2-piece Diwali favors, available in sets of 10, to gift your guests." - Megha McSwain