These Healthy Homemade Chocolates Are Officially the Best Valentine's Gift Ever

POPSUGAR Photography | Jenny Sugar
POPSUGAR Photography | Jenny Sugar

Even though life is like a box of chocolates and "you never know what you're gonna get," no one wants to get weird ingredients or preservatives, right? So whip up a batch of these homemade chocolates and make someone's day a little sweeter.

Dairy-Free Peppermint Patties
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Dairy-Free Peppermint Patties

These vegan Peppermint Patties are the perfect marriage between chocolate and mint, and they taste better than the original because of the creamy, melt-in-your-mouth cashew filling.

Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Protein Balls
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Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Protein Balls

Did I mention these chocolate chip peanut butter cookie dough balls taste like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup?

Healthy Almond Joy
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Healthy Almond Joy

Coconut, dates, almonds, and chocolate unite in these delicious homemade Almond Joys.

Sunbutter Cups
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Sunbutter Cups

If you need to avoid nuts, your candy dreams just came true with these Sunbutter cups, filled with a sunflower seed and date mixture that's even better than a Reese's.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls

Nothing's better than chocolate and peanut butter, and these vegan chocolate peanut butter balls have crispy cereal added to make them even more addictive.

Dark Chocolate Salted Caramels
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Dark Chocolate Salted Caramels

Such an easy and amazing treat to whip up, these dark chocolate salted caramels are made with sunflower seeds, dates, dairy-free chocolate chips, and sea salt.

Almond Butter Cups
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Almond Butter Cups

Made with almond butter and maple syrup, these almond butter cups are lower in calories, fat, cholesterol, and sugar, plus they taste more decadent and rich than the original.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls

Made with just raw almonds, golden raisins, rolled oats, and dairy-free chocolate chips, each bite-size ball is soft, is super sweet, and tastes exactly like cookie dough.

Chocolate Raspberry "Truffle" Protein Balls
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Chocolate Raspberry "Truffle" Protein Balls

While these chocolate raspberry balls technically aren't truffles, they taste just as sweet and delicious, and your health-minded friends are sure to appreciate them.

Mint Chip Truffles
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Mint Chip Truffles

Peppermint Pattie and Junior Mints fanatics will flip for these tasty mint truffles.

Dark Chocolate Nut Clusters
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Dark Chocolate Nut Clusters

Please the Paleo-lovers in your life with these simple dark chocolate nut clusters. Get creative and use any type of nut, then mix in some dried fruit for a little added sweetness.

Raw Chocolate Truffles
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Raw Chocolate Truffles

Skip the sugary store-bought treats and whip up these heavenly raw chocolate truffles.