The new Chuao bonbons are meant to “arouse your senses” and they do not disappoint.  

The bonbons offer candy eaters unique hand-crafted chocolate bonbons infused with aphrodisiac ingredients such as honey, wine, chilies, strawberries and various spices. 

One the most creative bonbons is the Firecracker Truffle. It’s a caramel fudge with chipotle chile and salt, covered with a layer of popping candy and chocolate. The treat tastes like a firecracker in your mouth as the candy pops in your head and you taste the spice of the chile. 

Another striking bonbon is the Cambur (kahm-boor), which has a soft banana and brown sugar caramel center. It tastes like a fresh banana dipped in chocolate and caramel.    

The candies, which are targeted at luxury chocolate shoppers, come in either a Elegancia jewelry box or a heart-shaped Sweetheart box. 

The line is a brand extension for Chuao Chocolatiers, which recently won a 2011 Good Food Award for its limited-edition Origins 77% Cacao de Chuao bars. 

S.R.P.: $49 for the hearth-shaped Sweetheart Box, which holds 22 bonbons, or $50.25 before Valentine’s Day and $67 after for 32 bonbons packaged in a 6x6x2.5-inch Elegancia jewelry box.